Kullu Valley is a broad open valley in
Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh (; ; "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen mountain states and is characterized by an extreme landscape featuring several pea ...
, India, formed by the
Beas River between
Manali and Larji. This valley is famous for its temples, beauty and its majestic hills covered with pine and deodar forest and sprawling apple orchards. The course of the Beas river presents a succession of magnificent, clad with forests of deodar, towering above trees of pine on the lower rocky ridges. Kullu valley is sandwiched between the
Pir Panjal
The Pir Panjal Range (Kashmiri: ) is a group of mountains in the Lesser Himalayan region, running from east-southeast (ESE) to west-northwest (WNW) across the Indian territories of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir and then Pakistan's ...
,
Lower Himalayan and
Great Himalayan Ranges.
Ski touring is a sport growing in popularity in the Himilayan peaks surrounding the valley.
Economy
''See Economy section in
Kullu district.''
Tourism
''For places of interest, festivals, and outdoor sports in the Kullu valley, see Attractions section in
Kullu district.''
Further reading
''See Further Readings section in
Kullu district.''
Gallery
File:The Castle at Naggar Castle,Kullu.jpg, Naggar Castle in Kullu valley
File:Kullu Valley with River Beas - Kullu - Himachal Pradesh - 2014-05-09 2181.JPG, Kullu valley with river Beas
File:Kullu Valley in autumn, Himachal Pradesh.jpg, Autumn in Kullu Valley
File:Beas Valley - Kothi - Kullu 2014-05-10 2295.JPG, View of Himalayas from Beas river valley in Kullu
File:Kullu Valley, Beas River near Manali, India.jpg, Beas River in September
File:Kullu Valley, Panoramic views 2, India.jpg, Panoramic view
File:Kullu Valley, Panoramic view of Naggar, India.jpg, Naggar
References
Valleys of Himachal Pradesh
Geography of Kullu district
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