
Mana Village
Chamoli, Uttarakhand, India
India's 'first village' on the old Tibet route beyond Badrinath — Vyas and Ganesh caves, the Bhim Pul rock bridge and Bhotia wool looms.
Why visit: Mahabharata geography you can walk: where Vyasa dictated and the Pandavas passed.
- ›Bhim Pul over the Saraswati
- ›Vyas Gufa
- ›India's 'last tea shop'
- ›Vasudhara falls trail
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Best time
May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Entry fee
Free
Est. budget
₹300–800
Duration
2–3 hrs
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A 400-ft ribbon of glacier water beyond Mana village, said to turn away from sinners as the wind sways its spray.

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