* Mana is a village in the district of Chamoli in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.
last indian village
* It is a last village before the Mana Pass, near Badrinath and is 24 KM from the border of India and Tibet/China in the Himalayas.
* It is located on the northern terminus of National Route 58 & its been designated as a ‘Tourism Village’ by the Uttarakhand government.
view from Mana village
* With 10,248 ft above sea, Mana village holds a lot of mythological relevance and we can actually see traces of the Mahabharata scattered across this small village
*It’s believed that Pandavas had passed through Mana when they on thier journey to heaven. There’s a famous stone bridge created by Bheem (stronger among the Pandavas), aptly name Bheem Pul. It’s a huge rock formed as a bridge across river Saraswati.
Bheem Pul
*Water gushing out from the origin of the river Saraswati is an interesting site. The short and swift river joins Alaknanda river at a confluence(sangam) a few hundred meters ahead.
* It has about 180 households and a population of about 600.
* Veda Vyas Guha & Vyas Pothi where Veda Vyasa resided and composed the whole Mahabharata and Ganesha Guhawhere Lord Ganesh wrote the Mahabharata as dictated by Veda Vyasa, are some of the attractions here.
Ganesh gufa
* Many coffee shops here tell people that their shop is the last coffe shop on the indian border.
India’s last Tea shop
* Inhabitants of Mana village are the last generation of Bhotia community of Mongolian tribes.
* During October to March, because of the extreme winter conditions, they reside at Chamouli, 100 km away from Badrinath.
Chamoli
Chamoli
Tungnath temple Chamoli
Tungnath temple Chamoli
* When Badrinath temple opens on ‘Akshaya Tritiya’, devotees start to visit. For Bhotias this is the time to come to Mana village.
* The houses here are small with a kitchen garden in the backyard, where the locals grow their own vegetables like spinach, cauliflower and potato, and sell these to small hotels in Badrinath.
* Guest houses are another source of income for Mana’s residents. These houses usually consist of two rooms.
* They charge Rs 500 to 1,000 per day, while many youths work as tourist guides.
* The owner of hotel, welcomes you with smile and serve you a hot cup of Tulsi Tea.
* If you have permission then you can travel to World Highest Moterable Road “Mana Pass”.
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Mana, one of the most awe inspiring spots I have visited so far..very beautiful ..thrilling to be there..an ‘once in a life time’ experience…It was thrilling to feel to be at an end of India and that too at the country’s last Coffee House..we were there on the 18th of May, 2013, barely one month before the catastrophe..My sincere condolences to those who could not come back…