Mana, India
Mana is a village in the district of Chamoli in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, located at an altitude of 3,200 meters.[1] It is located on the northern terminus of National Highway 58,[2] Mana is the last village before the Mana Pass and is 24 kilometres from the border of India and Tibet/China. The village is at a distance of about 3 km from the Hindu Pilgrimage Badrinath and the two places are culturally connected with each other.[1]
Demography
It has about 180 households and a population of about 600. The people belong to Marchhas and Jads or Bhotias.[1] During winter months, the entire populations comes down to lower places, as the area is covered under snow.[1] Many coffee shops here tell people that their shop is the last coffee shop on the Indian border.[3]
Cultural identity
The villagers of this village are culturally associated with activities of Badrinath temple and annual fair of Matha murthi.[1] They used to trade with Tibet in earlier days.[1] There is a small cave in Mana, named Vyas Guha and it is believed that Maharshi Vyas composed Mahabharatha in this cave.[1] One more cave is called Ganesh Guha and tourists visit both caves regularly.
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Nearby places of Mana include Vasudhara Falls, Satopanth Lake, Bhim Pul, etc.[citation needed]
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