- Best time
- Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct
- How long
- 2–4 days
- Stay a night
- ₹800–4,000
- Food a day
- ₹250–900
- Nearest railhead
- 185 km away
- Nearest airport
- 200 km away
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Plan this tripAbout Bharmour & Manimahesh
The old capital of Chamba and home of the Gaddi shepherds — 84 stone temples in one courtyard, and the trail to Manimahesh lake below Shiva’s Kailash, a big yatra every August.
Things to do in Bharmour & Manimahesh
Chaurasi Temple Complex
84 shrines including the 7th-century Lakshana Devi temple.
Bharmani Mata Temple
Walk up through fields to a meadow temple above town.
Manimahesh Lake
Sacred lake below Manimahesh Kailash; holy dip at Radhashtami.
Hadsar–Manimahesh Trek
13 km climb via Dhancho and Gauri Kund.
Chamba Chowgan & Bhuri Singh Museum
Pahari miniatures and rumal embroidery, on the way in.
Where to stay in Bharmour & Manimahesh
Bharmour
Guesthouses near the Chaurasi temples.
Hadsar & yatra tents
Trailhead stays during the yatra.
Chamba town
Better hotels 65 km down the valley.
What to eat
Chamba madra
Chickpeas in curd gravy.
Yatra langars
Free food along the Manimahesh trail in August.
Good to know
- The Manimahesh yatra runs from Janmashtami to Radhashtami (about two weeks in Aug–Sep); register online with the HP government.
- The Chamba–Bharmour road is prone to slides in the monsoon.
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