Join us to visit : Malana-Shangrilla in Himalayas (Article written by MrVirendra Bangroo ) Malana : Shangrila in the Himalayas Below the Chanderkhani pass of the Kulu valley lies a small cluster of around two hundered stone roof houses constituting a village called Malana. Its inimitable culture and the temple of Jamlu distinguish the village. The village consists of around 1500 inhabitants and has an impeccable system of administration with even a higher and lower court guided by the spirit of village God Jamlu. Malana stands out as an autonomous self-created unit whose inhabitants claim Greek ancestry. The Republic of Malana; a little Greece in Malana; the Drug Mafia in Malana; dos and donts in Malana - all sort of fanciful stories are being regularly published in newspapers and magazines. A Malanese is subject to all sorts of probes and investigations. However, what distinguishes this village in the interior of the Himalayas are the striking characteristics such as: · Persistent & adamant effort by the inhabitants to retain their unique age-old heritage. · Inaccessibility of the village so far makes it a greater attraction for adventure tourists and scholars alike. · Unique geographical location, which has preserved its bio-diversity and is an ecological heaven. · The village God is considered by the inhabitants as superior in power as compared to those of the other Gods in the Kulu valley. · Their manner of worship in strikingly different from the usual Himachal traditional rituals. · Some words of the language and the architectural motifs are arguably of Greek provenance. · A strange legend exists related to Emperor Akbar legitimizing pre-eminence of the Jamlu devta. · Language locally called Kanashi does not belong to the Indo-Aryan group and serves and acts as a medium of communication among the Malanese only.Architecture is also unique and each architectural structure has a specific purpose and bears a vernacular name. · The motifs on the residential houses have no resemblance to those in the adjoining regions. The motifs have connotations, which could be of interest to scholars. · An elected village judiciary enforces rules and regulations adopted over the centuries for the benefit of the Malanese.
Posted on: Tue, 01 Apr 2014 17:22:32 +0000
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