Mana is a
village
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
in the district of
Chamoli in the
Indian state
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of
Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand (, ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2007), is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. The state is bordered by Himachal Pradesh to the n ...
, located at an altitude of 3,200 meters .
It is located on the northern terminus of
National Highway 7 (new numbering system), Mana is the first village before the
Mana Pass and is 26 kilometres from the border of India and
Tibet
Tibet (; ''Böd''; ), or Greater Tibet, is a region in the western part of East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about . It is the homeland of the Tibetan people. Also resident on the plateau are other ethnic groups s ...
. 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.
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Demography
As per Census 2011 the village had about 558 households and a population of about 1214. The people belong to Marchhas and Jads or Bhotias.[ During winter months, the entire populations comes down to lower places, as the area is covered under snow.][ Many coffee shops here tell people that their shop is the last coffee shop on the Indian border.]
Cultural identity
The villagers of this village are culturally associated with activities of Badrinath temple and annual fair of Matha murthi.[ They used to trade with Tibet in earlier days.][ There is a small cave in Mana, named Vyas Gufa and it is believed that Maharshi Vyas composed Mahabharat in this cave.][ One more cave is called Ganesh Gufa and tourists visit both caves regularly.
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Other destinations
Nearby places include Vasudhara Falls, Satopanth Lake, Bhim Pul, Saraswati Temple and river etc.
See also
* Niti Valley
References
Tourism in Uttarakhand
Cities and towns in Chamoli district
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