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Introduction
In the wanderings of Lord Siva and Goddess Parvati in the forests of the Himalayan ranges, they came to a place now called MANI KARAN. The mountain - locked area, the lush green patches and the forests charmed them and they decided to stay there for sometime.
For long eleven hundred years they remained
at this place. At one time, when the Lord was relaxing with the Goddess, in the beautiful
waters of a stream running by the side, the 'MANI' (Jewel) in an ear-ring of the goddess
dropped somewhere.
Parvati was much distressed and there was a
thorough search but efforts to find out the jewel failed. Lastly, the Lord ordered his
attendants, to trace out the jewel, wherever it may be. That was also unsuccessful. Lord
Siva got enraged, as a result of which his third eye opened. With the opening of the third
eye of the Lord Siva, a very ominous event, there was a great commotion, all over the
universe. The entire universe was much too upset and apprehended a great calamity.
*In later administrative
re-organisation Mani Karan complex has gone to Kulu district now. But as Kangra
people devotedly even now treat Mani Karan tro be in Kangra the description has been given
here.
Author: P.C.Roy Choudary
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