Another day out here in the outskirts of Manali.
Siyal Village was the place where we were and it was the day exploring the Tibetan Market and the places nearby.
Julley Everyone,
It was arund 3PM when we reached this place which was near to the Siyal Village of Manali around 5-10 Minutes Walk from the Main Mall Road Manali.
The weather conditions felt quite chilly and warm though it was the time of pre fall season the sunny days made it all!
The whole Street kinda had a vibe to it. There were kids ridng the bikes, there were various food stalls selling the local Tibetan food, There were kids playing and few of the people parking their vehicles on the no parking zone. It was truly a place full of vibe.
The Sunny days of the October month is the best time to visit Manali or the Northern Himalayas to be honest personally as it this particular period of time or season the weather it at its best, Warm Sunny days with chilly winds, Cool Evenings and the Mornings with bright sunrise and sunset view. The clear skies before the fall and the winter season. That was something that made this time a perfect time to visit a place like this.
There were several food stalls selling freshly traditional Tibetan dishes. Few of the people even passing on their legacy family business of selling the cooked food.
Just the difference was that at the olden times the place was somewhere in Nepal or Tibet now in the Outskirts of Manali as they have shifted to this place.
There were a handful amount of shops on this street of Tibetan Market of Manali and We got to know that there even was a Huge Complex of clothing stores near a Market named Dragon Market in Manali. There were various complex named Dragon Market, Ibex Market and much more...
But as of now our main focus was to explore the outskirts of Siyal and The Tibetian Market followed by the Manali Monastery.
Gadhan Thekchoking Gompa.
After searching for the monastery and asking for the direction from the local people we finally reach our destination. The Gadhan Thekchoking Gompa which to be honest guys was the most peaceful place in Manali. There was just the calmness and thats it. The whole place had a unique positive vibe that would just freshen everyone up.
There was a luch green garden onto the right of the Monastery inside the premises and straight to it was A Stupa. There were several benches and places to sit back and relax the vibes and one could even easily meditate in such a wonderful hidden place in the Himalayas.
The Gadhan Thekchoking Gompa
The Main Entrance
It was quite a task finding the place but the polite locals of Manali helped us a lot and the kids they were just following us and were waving to us! Maybe they just came to drop us to the destination! They were speaking in their local Himalayan Language of the "J'hecha' The people of Upper Kullu Valley.
The interesting fact about the place was that though the whole region is kind of similar from all the way Kullu to Manali but there is a difference between the language and the dialect! As me being a local born and brought up in Manali would find a difficulty in figuring out the language that the people of upper valley would speak of the Seraji People would speak people of Tirthan Valley and nearby which is around 100KM from Manali.
What I understood from my end was that in the past olden times before the construction of the roads the distance of 20 KM in the mountain would be like travelling once a year to a different place on the other side of the mountain crossing the frozen river and such! So by that the villages nearby would distinct themselves from other villages and had their own different language and culture.
We spent quite a while at this place and tied to capture the Siyal Village of Manali that has a glimpse of the Tibet of Manali.
So thats all for today guys. I hope you liked it.
Thanks for your precious time. 🙏
Love from the Himalayas. ❤️
