Honeymoon in Manali

Manali is one of the popular honeymoon destination of north India. Manali means the 'Home of Manu'.

In Hindu mythology, when world was drowned in flood, manu came to manali to recreate life. Manali is situated at an altitude of 2050 meters above sea level and is 280km from Himachal’s capital Shimla. Manali’s Temprature remains mild in summers and falls in winters. If you want to experience snow fall, then visit manali in December-january.Being a popular tourist destinations, manali is well connected. Manali has a small airport names – “Bhuntar”. The closest railway station is – “Jogindernagar” which is 135km away from main town of manali. It is easily reachable by road too. There are daily tourist busses from Delhi or you can hire a taxi from delhi to manali.

Basic Facts About Manali 

State:	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kullu
Famous For	Hill Station
Languages	Pahari, Hindi, English
Best Season:	Oct - May
Pincode	175131
Places to visit	Hidimba Temple Vashisht Rohtang Pass Heli Skiing Hidimba Devi Temple Gadhan Thekchoking Gompa Gulaba Camp Malana Valley Manali Sanctuary Temple Of Manu Nehru Kund

Places to visit in Manali

Hidimba Temple:

Hidimba Temple

This temple believes to be from Mahabharata time and devoted Hidmibi Devi. This temple is located in the Van Vihar forest. This forest gives a beautiful view while going to temple. A major festival is held here in the month of May. The temple is noted for its four-storeyed pagoda and exquisite wooden carvings. 

Manu Temple

Vashisht Temple

Rohtang Pass

Vashisht (3 kms)
Himachal tourism sulphar baths are major attractions. This little village is famous for its hot sulphar springs. It also has many old temples which are believed to be in existence from Ramayana era.

Manu Temple (2 kms)
As the name suggest Manu Temple is dedicated to manali’s founder – Manu. Manu Temple gives a beautiful view of manali. 

Rohtang Pass
Rohtang Pass is located at the height of 3980m and gateway to many districts like Lahaul. Rohtang Pass is open from June to November and remain clode sue to snow fall in this area. Rohtang Pass is quite popluar among adventurous people for trekking.

Tibetan Temple

Tibetans have a base in Manali too. There is a large modern Tibetan temple to the South of the bus stand and also a small handicrafts center.

Old Manali: At a distance of 3 km of Manali is Old Manali, And is famous for its orchards and old guesthouses. There is ruined fort here by the name of Manaligarh. There is also the Manu Maharishi Temple, to sage Manu. Solang Valley (14 kms) Solang Valley is just 14 kms from Manlali and is famous for adventure sports like trekking, paragliding etc. HPTDC organises ski packages during winter. Solang valley offers the view of glaciers and snow capped mountains and peaks. It has fine ski slopes. The Mountaineering Institute has installed a ski lift for training purpose.

Manali Sanctuary Manali sanctuary is spread over an area of 3,180 hectares. It is located in District . The sanctuary was notified on 26th February 1954, under the Punjab Birds and Wild Animals Protection Act, 1933. Naggar Naggar is a beautiful village ,situated on a hill surrounding by forest. The region have various monuments ,which shows its glorious past.

Places to visit in Manali	Distance in Km
Arjun Gufa	4
Club house	2
Hidimba Devi temple	2.5
Jagatsukh	6
Kothi	12
Manu temple	3
Mountaineering Institute	3
Nehru kund	5
Rahala water falls	16
Rohtang pass	51
Solang valley	13
Tibetan monasteries
Vashisht hot water springs and temples	3
Mandi	110
Keylong	120
Trilokinath	152
Kaza	200
Kangra	240
Shimla	260
Chhatru (L&S)	81
Batal (L&S)	110
Kunzum Pass	122

How to reach to manali

By Air The nearest airport to Manali is Bhuntar, which is 52-km from Manali. From Bhuntar one can take a taxi or a bus to reach Manali.

From Thiruvananthapuram by taxi*

* Fares are subjected to change as per petrol / diesel price 

Chandigarh To Kochi (Cochin) Trains

Train No.	Train Name	Origin	Dep. Time	Arr. Time	Days Of Run
					M	T	W	T	F	S	S
12218	KERLA S KRANTI	Chandigarh	09:00	10:20	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N

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HONEYMOON : History and Etymology

HISTORY:

One early reference to a honeymoon is in Deuteronomy .“When a man is newly wed, he need not go out on a military expedition, nor shall any public duty be imposed on him. He shall be exempt for one year for the sake of his family, to bring joy to the wife he has married.

Originally "honeymoon" simply described the period just after the wedding when things are at their sweetest; it is assumed to wane in a month. The earliest term for this in English was hony moone, which was recorded as early as 1546.

In Western culture, the custom of a newlywed couple going on a holiday together originated in early 19th century Great Britain, a concept borrowed from the Indian elite, in the Indian Subcontinent. Upper-class couples would take a "bridal tour", sometimes accompanied by friends or family, to visit relatives who had not been able to attend the wedding. The practice soon spread to the European continent and was known as voyage à la façon anglaise (English-style voyage) in France from the 1820s on.

Honeymoons in the modern sense (i.e. a pure holiday voyage undertaken by the married couple) became widespread during the Belle Époque, as one of the first instances of modern mass tourism. This came about in spite of initial disapproval by contemporary medical opinion (which worried about women's frail health) and by savoir vivre guidebooks (which deplored the public attention drawn to what was assumed to be the wife's sexual initiation). The most popular honeymoon destinations at the time were the French Riviera and Italy, particularly its seaside resorts and romantic cities such as Rome, Verona or Venice. Typically honeymoons would start on the night they were married, with the couple leaving midway through the reception to catch a late train or ship. However, in the 21st century, many couples will not leave until 1–3 days after the ceremony and reception in order to tie up loose ends with the reception venue and/or simply enjoy the reception to its fullest and have a relaxing night afterwards to recover, before undertaking a long journey.

ETYMOLOGY:

The Oxford English Dictionary offers no etymology, but gives examples dating back to the 16th century. The Merriam-Webster dictionary reports the etymology as from "the idea that the first month of marriage is the sweetest" (1546).

A honeymoon can also be the first moments a newly-wed couple spend together, or the first holiday they spend together to celebrate their marriage.

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"The first month after marriage, when there is nothing but tenderness and pleasure" (Samuel Johnson); originally having no reference to the period of a month, but comparing the mutual affection of newly-married persons to the changing moon which is no sooner full than it begins to wane; now, usually, the holiday spent together by a newly-married couple, before settling down at home.

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One of the more recent citations in the Oxford English Dictionary indicates that, while today honeymoon has a positive meaning, the word was originally a reference to the inevitable waning of love like a phase of the moon. This, the first known literary reference to the honeymoon, was penned in 1552, in Richard Huloet's Abecedarium Anglico Latinum. Huloet writes:

“	Hony mone, a term proverbially applied to such as be newly married, which will not fall out at the first, but th'one loveth the other at the beginning exceedingly, the likelihood of their exceadinge love appearing to aswage, ye which time the vulgar people call the hony mone.	”
—Abcedarium Anglico-Latinum pro Tyrunculis, 1552

In many parts of Europe it was traditional to supply a newly married couple with enough mead for a month, ensuring happiness and fertility. From this practice we get honeymoon or, as the French say,lune de miel [lit. "moon of honey"] Given that this etymology does not appear in the usual scholarly works on etymology, this claim is usually dismissed as a false etymology.

There are many calques of the word honeymoon from English into other languages. The French form translates as "moon of honey" (lune de miel), as do the Spanish (luna de miel), Portuguese (lua de mel) and Italian (luna di miele) equivalents. The Welsh word for honeymoon is mis mêl, which translates as "honey month", and similarly the Polish (miesiąc miodowy), Russian (Медовый месяц),Arabic (شهر العسل shahr el 'assal), Greek (μήνας του μέλιτος) and Hebrew (ירח דבש yerach d'vash) versions. (Interestingly, Yerach is used for month, rather than the more common Chodesh. Yerach is related to the word Yare'ach for moon and the two words are spelled alike: ירח.) The Persian word is ماه عسل mah e asal which has both the translations "honey moon" and "honey month" (mah in Persian meaning both moon and month). The same applies to the word ay in the Turkish equivalent, balayı. In Hungarian language it is called "honey weeks" (mézeshetek). Likewise, the Tamil word for honeymoon is "Then Nilavu" meaning Then-honey and nilavu-moon

Source : wikipedia.