Travel tips: Mandi is one of the best tourist destinations, tourists are attracted due to tea gardens and pine trees.

Himachal Pradesh has many tourist places - Mussoorie, Manali, Dehradun, Kullu, Shimla, Nainital - etc. One of these tourist places is Mandi, a city nestled between natural beauty and high hills, which is the second largest city and district of Himachal in terms of population after Himachal Pradesh's capital Shimla. Mandi, formerly known as Mandu Nagar and Tibetan name is Jahor, is a city located in the Mandi district of the Himachal Pradesh state of India. It is also the headquarters of the district and is an important tourist destination as well as a religious and cultural center of Himachal, situated on the banks of the Beas River.

Surrounded by the lush green cover of pine trees and tea gardens, Mandi City is located at the junction of Kullu and Dharamshala. This city is known as 'Varanasi Hills' or 'Chhoti Kashi' because there are also 81 temples in the area of this city. The people of Mandi proudly claim that Banaras (Kashi) has only 80 temples, whereas Mandi has 81 temples. Mandi is also a popular commercial center in Himachal Pradesh. The city is located on the banks of the Beas River and also displays the masterpieces of old palaces and colonial architecture.

The lakes and gardens of this city with a mix of hot and cold weather provide a fresh atmosphere to the tourists visiting here. Serving as the gateway to some of the famous valleys like Kullu- Manali, Spiti, and Lahaul, Mandi is a tourist city that never disappoints its tourists. Mandi is a city in North India where it is hot in the summer and very cold in the winter. It is advisable to wear warm clothes here in the winters. If you want to visit Mandi, then let us tell you that the best time to visit here is from April to October. Because this time is the perfect time for holiday makers.

The city of Mandi is located 145 kilometers (90 miles) north of the state capital, Shimla. It is important from the tourism point of view and the Navratri fair held here is famous. This fair held every year on the occasion of Navratri in Mandi has its own identity in the world. It was once the capital of Mandi princely state. Mandi city was founded by Ajbar Sen in 1527. Mandi princely state existed till 1948. Later the main city was shifted from Old Mandi to New Mandi.

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