Mana | |
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Village | |
 Gateway to Mana village | |
  Mana Location in Uttarakhand, India Show map of Uttarakhand Mana Mana (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:30°46′19″N79°29′43″E / 30.77194°N 79.49528°E /30.77194; 79.49528 | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttarakhand |
| District | Chamoli |
| Elevation | 3,200 m (10,500 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,214 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi,Garhwali |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | UK 11 |
Mana is avillage in the district ofChamoli in theIndian state ofUttarakhand, located at an altitude of 3,200 meters {10,500 feet}.[1] It is located on the northern terminus ofNational Highway 7 (new numbering system),[2] Mana is the first village before theMana Pass and is 26 kilometres from the border of India andTibet. The village is at a distance of about 3 km from the Hindu PilgrimageBadrinath and the two places are culturally connected with each other.[1]
As perCensus 2011 the village had about 558 households and a population of about 1214.[3] The people belong to Marchhas and Jads orBhotias.[1] During winter months, the entire populations comes down to lower places, as the area is covered under snow.[1] Many coffee shops here tell people that their shop is the last coffee shop on the Indian border.[4]
The villagers of this village are culturally associated with activities of Badrinath temple and annual fair of Matha murthi.[1] They used to trade with Tibet in earlier days.[1] There is a small cave in Mana, named Vyas Gufa and it is believed that MaharshiVyas composed Mahabharat in this cave.[1] One more cave is called Ganesh Gufa and tourists visit both caves regularly.
Nearby places includeVasudhara Falls,Satopanth Lake, Bhim Pul, Saraswati Temple and river etc.[citation needed]
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