
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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Indian pilgrims cross the wooden bridge to get to the Manimahesh lake in Bharmour subdivision of Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh. Hindu pilgrims can be seen walking holding a stick. Located 35 km from Bharmour subdivision of the Chamba district in the Pir Panjal Range of Himachal, Manimahesh Kailash Peak is also known as Chamba Kailash stands at a height of at 5775 meters. The word Manimahesh means a jewel or Mani and Mahesh refers to Lord Shiva. So, the name Manimahesh signifies a jewel on the crown of Lord Shiva. It is said that the rays of the moon reflected from the jewel can be witnessed from Manimahesh Lake also known as Dal Lake on full-moon nights. Pilgrimage from throughout the country undertakes Manimahesh Yatra, which starts from Lakshminarayan Temple in Chamba and ends at t
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