Vashisht, Himachal Pradesh

Vashisht
Vashisht
	Village
	Vashisht Temple
	Nickname(s): Vashisht , Vashishta ,Vashishat , Vasist ,Bashisht ,Basist.
	Vashisht Vashisht shown within Himachal Pradesh Vashisht Vashisht (India)
	Coordinates: 32°15′32″N 77°11′24″E
Country	India
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kullu
Town	Manali
Founded by	Guru Vashisht
Named for	Vashistha Clan
Elevation [1]	2,050 m (6,730 ft)

Vashisht is a village in Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh, India.[1] It is a popular tourist place.[2]

Founded by Guru Vashisht who was sole guru and teacher of Ram and Laxman. The village was once the home residence of the Vashisht clan.

Ruled by the direct ancestors of Guru Vashisht until 1534, when under Akbar, the Mughal army seized the temple and small palace of Vashisht village and the neighbouring villages which were under the rule of Guru Ram Chandra Vashisht. The family of the ruler and the remaining Vashisht clan were exiled to Punjab (now Haryana) under Akbar's rule.

Shri Chandra Vashisht son of then Ruler Ram Chandra Vashisht was one of the prominent Hindu gurus in Akbar's court and the family was kept on heavy pension until Jahangir abolished the Vashisht clan hierarchy and stopped the pension but still rewarded them with land in unknown villages of Haryana and Himachal Pradesh.

Shri Chandra Vashisht died in 1572 serving under the Mughal court in Delhi.

References

Spooner, C.R. (10 October 2002). Ski Touring India's Kullu Valley. Alpine Touring Publishing. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-9581086-0-7.
Planet, Lonely. "Vashisht travel - Lonely Planet". Lonely Planet.

There are Hot water spring ctreated two pools. One for male and one for female.

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[book1-1] Spooner, C.R. (10 October 2002). Ski Touring India's Kullu Valley. Alpine Touring Publishing. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-9581086-0-7.

[2] Planet, Lonely. "Vashisht travel - Lonely Planet". Lonely Planet.