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Manali View
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| Photo Information |
Copyright: imtiyaz basha (imtiyaz)
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| Genre: Places |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2007 |
| Categories: Nature |
| Exposure: f/6.3, 1/400 seconds |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2007-07-18 9:41 |
| Viewed: 571 |
| Points: 2 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
Manali one of the beautiful place in India.
If anyone wants to go to the Manali please take the guidance from Himachal Pradesh Tourism, They will get the good packages from hotels. For more information mail to manali@hptdc.in
Manali is named after the Hindu lawgiver Manu. The word Manali literally means “the abode of Manu”. Legend has it that sage Manu stepped off his ark in Manali to recreate human life after a great flood had deluged the world. Manali is known as the "Valley of the Gods". The Old Manali village has an ancient temple dedicated to sage Manu.
Manali, (alt. 1,950 m or 6,398 ft) on the Beas River valley, is an important hill station in the Himalayan mountains of Himachal Pradesh, India, near the northern end of the Kullu Valley.
Manali had a population of 6265. Males constitute 64% of the population and females 36%. Manali has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 63%. In Manali, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.
In ancient times, nomadic hunters known as “rakshas” sparsely populated the valley. The next arrivals were the shepherds who arrived from the Kangra valley and settled to take up agriculture. Some of the earliest inhabitants of the region are the 'naur' or 'nar' which is a caste unique to the Kullu valley. Only a few naur families are known to exist now. A naur family in the village Soyal near Haripur on the west bank of Manali was famous for the vast land they owned and their practice of having 'rakshas' as their labourers.
The British were responsible for introducing apples and trout, which were not native to Manali. It is said that when apple trees were first planted the fruits were so plentiful that often branches, unable to bear the weight would collapse. To this day apple along with plum and pear remains the best source of income for the majority of its inhabitants.
For more information about Manalli
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manali,_Himachal_Pradesh
For travellers
http://wikitravel.org/en/Manali
http://hptdc.nic.in/cir0203.htm
- imtiyaz
Details :
Camera Model : Olympus SP510UZ
F-Stop : f/6.3
Exposure Time : 1/400 sec
Focal Length : 14mm
Max Aperature : 2.97 |
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This looks very clean, quiet and calm. Very peaceful. Great shot. TFS
Regards
Flemming
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