How are you my dear hive friends? I hope you guys are as amazing as me. Let's talk today about such a hot water pool, in which all the diseases of the body go away by taking a bath. There is so much belief among the people that the public comes from all over the country and abroad to take a bath here.
The Famous Vashisht Temple
Let's go and come after seeing this hot water pool. So the matter is of June 2023, means of this year, when I was with my friends and we were going back home from Leh. Due to land slide on the way, we had to stay in Solang Valley for two days.
The Gate to Hot water spring
On the first day, due to heavy rain, we could not go anywhere, stayed in the hotel room the whole day. And the next day also when the road was not open, we decided to go to Vashisht Kund in the rain itself. The four of us set out in the rain. The distance by road from Solang to Vashisht Kund is 13 km, though one can go here on foot but we thought it appropriate to go by car.
The view around the Vashisht temple
We put the car in the Shiva parking lot, and reach the famous Vashisht Kund. This place is famous because of sage Vashisht. Once upon a time, sage Vashisht did penance here and even today a temple in his name can be seen here.
The temple is 4000 years old
Rama stayed here during his exile, sage Vashisht had to go to bathe in the river Beas every day. To reduce this walking distance, Rama's younger brother Laxman shot an arrow into the earth and built a hot water tank. Since then sage Vashisht started bathing in the hot water pool.
Landscape seen from temple
Vashisht Temple is situated at an altitude of 2030 meters above sea level. This place is amidst pine and deodar trees, from here one can see the panoramic view of Old Manali, Beas river below. Vashisht has three temples, the first dedicated to sage Vashisht, the second to Lord Shiva and the third to Rama. The hot water pool located here is the center of attraction for the country and abroad.
Sulfur is mixed in this hot water pool, so it is believed that if anyone has extreme disease, he should come and bathe there, bathing here cures all kinds of extreme diseases. Because of this the fame of this kund has spread far and wide. Of course I don't have any skin disease but I have probably taken bath in this pool more than 10 times.
There is a lot of recognition of this place among the locals and tourists, people come here and take a bath first, then worship in all the temples located nearby and get the blessings of God. We also took a bath and saw God in the temple. Photography is prohibited inside the temple premises so I could not click a single photo inside. Due to the rain, I could not even take my camera, so had to manage with my mobile.
The traditional house in Vashisht village
Ok, forgot to mention one thing, this temple is 4000 thousand years old from today. Although the old remains are not left, but even today its antiquity can be gauged by looking at the idols kept inside. All the three temples located here are built by interlock technology of stone and wood. There is no effect of weather on teak and sal wood. Being in the Himalayas, snowfall starts here after October, which continues till March.
If a tourist wants to come and stay here, then there are many home stays around the temple which you will get at a very cheap rate. The boundary of Vashisht village also connects with the temple complex. Due to the proximity of the village, apple orchards can also be seen here in abundance. Here the apple is ready by October. Here the mobile network is also 4g, so if someone wants to work from home, then staying here can be a profitable deal for him too. Talking about food, along with Indian food, intercontinental food can also be enjoyed here.
Mighty pir panjal mountain range seen from temple
After bath we visited the temple and came to the parking where we had parked our car. After paying Rs 100 for parking, we go back to the hotel. So this was a visit to the famous Vashisht Kund where all kinds of skin diseases are cured.
The enterance of temple
Disclaimer: All the photos in this post have been clicked from Poco f1 and edited with Lightroom. The above English content is originally written by me in Hindi, which I have translated into English with the help of Google Translate. I proudly say this entire post is AI free.
Market and home stay around the temple
