Top Choice Landmark in Manali to Keylong
Rohtang La
The Rohtang La (3978m) is a spectacular highlight of the journey from Manali to Lahaul and Ladakh. From Manali, the road strikes north along the Beas River and climbs slowly through pine forests and endless switchba…
Buddhist Monastery in Manali to Keylong
Guru Ghantal Gompa
Historic Guru Ghantal Gompa is the oldest monastery in Lahaul and was allegedly founded by Padmasambhava. Although crumbling, the gompa contains ancient thangkas, a painted ceiling mandala, unusual wooden statues of…
Hindu Temple in Manali to Keylong
Raja Gephan Temple
Four kilometres west of the Rohtang Tunnel entrance, Sissu village is home to the architecturally unexciting but locally important Temple of Raja Gephan, the presiding lord of Lahaul, who resides on Gephan (Gepang) …
Fort in Manali to Keylong
Gondhla Fort
Below the main road in Gondhla, 14km west of Sissu, this six-storey, stone-and-timber tower fort was built about 300 years ago and used to be a local thakur's (lord's) residence. It's now unoccupied and locked up, b…