How was it like travelling to Kullu-Manali almost 200 Years Ago? Here is a glimpse of Kullu, that existed in the 19th century, through some rare black and white photographs clicked by the travellers, who were the first ones to explore the Western Himalayas…


Chehni Kothi: Most travellers, who crossed Jalori Jot mountain pass to enter the Kullu valley would stay in this beautiful village for a while. Such fort temples acted as watch towers besides providing shelter during war. This photograph was clicked by F Gore, who had travelled all over Kullu in the latter half of the 19th century.

Bajaura: Bajaura is the first town on entering Kullu district from Mandi side on national highway. The five visible tall structures are forts and the house in the foreground belonged to a tea planter. During the British days there were many tea gardens in Kullu including in Bajaura and Raison village. In the old days Bajaura was a fortified and an important place because the main trade route from the plains entered the valley here only after crossing the 6760 feet Dulchi Pass, the lowest of the passes leading into Kullu and the only one which is not snowbound in winter.

Mussucks: In the absence of bridges, locals used to cross rivers on inflated buffalo skins or mussucks. The mussucks were widely used to get to the other side of the Beas in Bajaura, Nagwain and other places. It was after the Britishers took control of Kullu in 1846 that many suspension bridges were built on the main rivers. The second photograph is clicked by Samuel Bourne, a British photographer who had set up a photo studio in Shimla in 1863.

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