We wake up early the next day. The hangover of the snow experience is still there and it is something which I will never be able to forget. This day was to be spent exploring Manali with its temples and monasteries and of course the “Maaaal Road” (read Shimla to understand what Maaaal Road is 😛 ).  We would end our day with a visit to Chandigarh.

We first go to Vashishta Muni temple. The temple is a wooden structure with a slate roof.

There is a hot spring gushing out near the temple which has been converted to a public bath.

The water was pretty hot indeed. However I was hoping to see more of an open hot water spring. But there is no “pool” as such. There are pipes which carry the water out of the mountain. Not entirely “natural”! 😛

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