Nashala Village

A small village, nearly 30 Km form Kullu. Yet another secluded place where it seems that it is specially blessed by God.

Lots of vegetables and other crops are grown here. In the pics above you can see paddy fields.

Dreamland

Welcome to Paradise



Road to dreamland...



Morning after the rains...













Valley with beautiful cloud toppings..., took this shot from my home.

Lisianthus

A beautiful annual, with bluish green, slightly succulent leaves.



The name Lisianthus comes from the Greek words lysis, meaning dissolution and anthos, meaning flower.



Flowers are large funnel shaped growing on long straight stems.

They make a excellent cut flowers and are grown commercially too.

Lisianthus like moist, well-drained soil and a good amount of light. This is the first time i have grown this plant and its so beautiful. Now i regret buying only one plant. Well will try propagating some from its seeds.

Wrapping up

Himachal handicraft : Baskets made of wood used for carrying fruits, wood, grass, cow dung, vegetables etc....





Wooden house in village Jana





Another view of Village Jana.



Today is the last post about Village Jana, i hope you enjoyed my litle and first ever effort of covering a village.



Now i am in search of new destination with interesting facts and beautiful views, so that the world can know more about Kullu.

Landscape - Jana Village

A view from the road.



Girls bringing dry grass for feeding cattles.

Like a typical Kullu Village a small Temple of the Village Diety. Here it is believed that the village God is their protector, preserver and creator they pay their full homage to the God and pray for health, wealth & prosperity.

The Younger Ones

Some photographs of the younger generation from Village Jana.

mmm.. yummy yummy

O ... , i have no money

Big brother .. pls give me some..

While guys are playing these girls are busy in household chores.

Reading between the lines

Some elderly faces from Village Jana.






These wrinkles has a lot more to say than the words.

A series of events, different experiences and a lot more ...

Leisure & Pleasure

An elderly man dressed traditionaly with Kulvi cap in Jana Village smoking hookah.

Hookah are single or multi-stemmed (often glass-based) water pipe for smoking. The concept of hookah originated in India, once the province of the wealthy, it was tremendously popular especially during Mughal rule. The hookah has since become less popular, however it is once again garnering the attention of the masses, and cafés and restaurants that offer it as a consumable are popular. Hookahs is used in many villages as per traditional customs. Smoking molasses in a hookah is now becoming popular amongst the youth in India. It is a growing trend amongst youngsters and adolescents. There are several chain clubs, bars and coffee shops in India offering a variety of hookahs. The new trends emerging are that of non-tobacco hookahs with herbal flavors.

Me trying the tobacco in the Hookah, the villagers were looking at me with equal and being caught by my friend.

Tranquility

Yesterday was a great day, I visited one of the most beautiful and largest village in Kullu valley - Jana Village.

Surrounded by serene green mountains, it’s located nearly 35 Km from Kullu. Will post more pictures and information about the splendid journey I had.

Long way to go

Parvati is a major tributary of Beas river and it meets the beas near bhuntar. A view from the Jia village near Bhuntar (9Km from Kullu).