
Maun Mela fishing festival and traffic near twin bridges in Uttarakhand
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Maun Mela, a traditional community fishing festival held along the Aglar River in the Tehri Garhwal region of Uttarakhand, India.
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Is that a run of the river hydro power project along a tributary of the Parvati? Telecom towers and hotels with multi-coloured roofs have invaded the landscape... What lovely evening warm light over the deodar forests along the Parvati River in Himachal Pradesh's Kasol village. Trout teem in the river, while the hamlet still has apply orchards around, but the town is getting crowded with a lot of fresh construction. Kasol is a hamlet in the district Kullu of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It is situated in Parvati Valley, on the banks of the Parvati River, on the way between Bhuntar and Manikaran. It is located 30 km from Bhuntar and 3.5 km from Manikaran. What a fast flowing trout stream the Parvati is at Kasol in Himachal! Some autumn colours still remain on the chestnut and other
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