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Panchvaktra Temple in Mandi, an old stone shikhara at the Beas-Suketi confluence, the temple town called the Varanasi of the Hills
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Mandi: Why This 81-Temple Town Is Called the Varanasi of the Hills

Everyone passes through Mandi on the way to Manali. Chhoti Kashi, with its 81 stone temples, a 500-year-old deity fair, Rewalsar and Prashar Lake, is worth stopping for. A Kullu local makes the case for giving it three days.

Rajesh Thakur·6/19/2026
Prashar Lake at 2730 metres with the floating vegetation island visible in the centre and the three-tiered pagoda temple of Sage Parashar on the western shore
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Prashar Lake Trek: The Floating Island Mystery and Complete Guide (2026)

A floating island that drifts across an alpine lake at 2,730 m. A pagoda temple attributed to a 14th-century Mandi raja. A depth nobody has measured. The complete Prashar Lake trek guide for 2026 by a Mandi-region writer who has stood at this lake more times than he has counted.

Rajesh Thakur·5/3/2026