Street Scenes of Manali

Photo 1 - Blake bought cashews from this man -- notice his mustache. Photo 2, main street of Manali called the Mall. Photo 3, woman on left is a local - notice her garb

Tibetan Monastry, Manali

We are not far from the Tibetan border and from where the Dalai Lama lives permanently. There is a large Tibetan population in this area. Blake spun all the prayer wheels for his sister Carol.

Blake on a Yakity Yak... Don't talk back

In Manali

Hidimba Temple, Manali

This temple is over a very small cave. First you enter the building, then you have to crawl under a stone ledge to be in the inner sanctum. One of the few temples where they do animal sacrifices. The temple looks somewhat like a hunting lodge because there were many antlers of wild animals sacrificed here. Hidimba is the wife of Bhima from the Mahabharatha.

Gayatri Temple, Manali

Again notice the use of wood and the carving of the wood in the architecture.

Kullu-Manali, Himachal Pradesh

Vashisht Temple and Hot Springs. Here you find a natural hot spring. Surprisingly little sulfur smell. Notice the completely different architecture from South Indian temples plus the use of wood as a building material.

On the road to Shimla

This was the view from a small handloom shop where Blake bought shawls made of Yak wool as well as a Nehru woolen vest.

It was so cold up here that Blake started using both right away and you know if Blake says its cold -- it must have been really cold.