Little ahead of the beautiful Chandra Khanni Pass lies the tiny village of Malana, an isolated community that has its own language, customs and laws, governed by a parliament of village elders called Koram. Beware! It’s not like the other friendly village. Seek permission before you take pictures and don’t try touching the temple walls or the villagers as the outsiders are considered unclean.

The trail leads through picturesque landscape, birch forests, rhododendron bushes, lush meadows which afford breathtaking views - from the snow-capped Dhaula Dhar to the south, to Hanuman Tibba at the head of the Solang Valley and the Ghalpo peaks in Lahaul.