Mandi
Eighty one temples along the Beas, and a week-long Shivratri fair to which the gods of every valley are carried in on palanquins.
- Where
- Himachal Pradesh, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 31.7108, 76.9294
Get the Mandi stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Mandi. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Himachal Pradesh volume with your photos and a note.
Near Mandi
Rewalsar Lake 12 km
A small hill lake that the Tibetans call Tso Pema, above Mandi at thirteen hundred metres.
Naina Devi Temple 13 km
On a ridge above the Gobind Sagar.
Prashar Lake 17 km
A round lake with a floating island and a thirteenth century pagoda temple above Mandi.
Kullu 32 km
The valley town on the Beas whose Dussehra begins when everyone else's ends, with two hundred village gods carried in for it.
Bir Billing 41 km
The take off point for the paragliding world cup.
Baijnath Temple 46 km
Shiva as the physician, in a Nagara temple facing snow.
Kasol 49 km
The Parvati valley's front door.
Malana 50 km
A village with its own laws and its own language.
More famous places to visit in Himachal Pradesh
Questions
Where is Mandi?
Mandi is in Himachal Pradesh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Rewalsar Lake (12 km), Naina Devi Temple (13 km), Prashar Lake (17 km).
How do I get the Mandi stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Mandi and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Himachal Pradesh volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Mandi before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Himachal Pradesh volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.