Gurudwara Shri Guru Nanak Dev Manikaran Sahib is one of the holiest places of pilgrimage of the Sikhs and is located on the banks of the Parvati River at an altitude of 1760 m in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh.
Author: Vaishali Shah
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