Manikaran ( Hot Springs), Kullu District, Himachal Pradesh, India

Manikaran is located in the Parvati Valley on river Parvati, northeast of  Bhuntar in the  Kullu  District of Himachal Pradesh. It is at an altitude of 1760 m and is located about 35 km from Kullu.

This small town attracts tourists visiting Manali and Kullu to its hot springs  and  pilgrim centers. An experimental geothermal energy plant has also been set up here.

Manikaran is a pilgrimage center  for  Hindus and Sikhs. The  Hindus  believe  that  Manu  recreated  human  life  in  Manikaran  after the  flood, making  it  a  area. It has  many temples and a gurudwara. There are temples of the Hindu deities Rama, Krishna, and Vishnu. The area is well known for its hot springs and its beautiful landscape.

According to legend, when the Hindu God Shiva and his consort Parvati were walking in the valley, Parvati dropped one of her earrings. The jewel was seized by Shesha, the serpent deity, who then disappeared into the earth with it. Shesha only surrendered the jewel when Shiva performed the cosmic dance, the Tandava and shot the jewel up through the water. Apparently, jewels continued to be thrown up in the waters at Manikaran until the earthquake of 1905