Trek  itenerary

saturday – 7th july – reach manali, naggar to rumsu (2-3 hours trek). we will reach manali 10AM type

sunday – 8th july – trek to chiklani  ..base of chanderkhani …trek will be about 5-6 hours

monday – 9th july – to malana- today we will be crossing chanderkhani pass and reach malana

tuesday – 10th july - to malana dam and drive to manikaran…Gurudwara darshan and disperse.

source (wikipedia.org)

The village administration is democratic and is believed to be the oldest republic of the world.

The social structure of Malana in fact rests on villagers’ unshaked faith in their powerful deity, Jamblu Devta. The entire administration of the village is controlled by him through a village council. This council has eleven members and they are believed as delegates of Jamblu who govern the village in his name. His decision is ultimate in any dispute and any outsider authority is never required. It is although a real fact that Malanis through this council perform a political system of direct democracy very similar to that of ancient Greece. Thus Malana has been named the Athens ofHimalayas

Malanis (the inhabitants of Malana) admire their culture, customs and religious beliefs. They generally do not like to change though some traces of modernization are visible.

People in Malana consider all non-Malani to be inferior and consequently untouchable. Visitors to Malana town must pay particular attention to stick to the prescribed paths and not to touch any of the walls, houses or people there. If this does occur, visitors are expected to pay a forfeit sum, that will cover the sacrificial slaughter of a lamb in order purify the object that has been made impure. Malani people may touch impure people or houses as long as they follow the prescribed purification ritual before they enter their house or before they eat. Malanis may never accept food cooked by a non-Malani person, unless they are out of the valley (in which case their Devta can’t see them). Malanis may offer visitors food but all utensils will have to undergo a strict purification ritual before they can be used again. This is also seen as a technique used by the people of Malana to protect their vested interest in the Hashish manufacture / Marijuana fields in the mountains above their village, since Malana Cream and other popular, yet costly varieties of the drug come from this part of India alone.