{"id":30274,"date":"2025-02-21T11:35:55","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T06:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=30274"},"modified":"2025-04-10T09:24:42","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T03:54:42","slug":"manikaran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/manikaran\/","title":{"rendered":"Manikaran"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Manikaran Latest News<\/h2>\n<p>A recent proposal to transfer water from Manikaran &#8211; a pilgrimage site for both Hindus and Sikhs &#8211; to Kasol in Himachal Pradesh&#8217;s Kullu district to establish a hot bath facility has upset the local residents and sparked a row.<\/p>\n<h2>About Manikaran<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a small <strong>town in Himachal Pradesh,<\/strong> famous for its <strong>hot springs, religious significance<\/strong>, and scenic beauty.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>It is located in the <strong>Parvati Valley<\/strong> along the banks of the Parvati River, at an altitude of about 1,829 meters.<\/li>\n<li>It has the <strong>finest natural hot water springs.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>These hot springs, <strong>believed to have healing properties<\/strong>, attract devotees and tourists alike.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>The water of the springs is <strong>said to be radioactive.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is believed to be beneficial to sufferers from rheumatism and similar ailments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>It is a significant <strong>religious site for both Sikhs and Hindus.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Manikaran is known for its <strong>Shiva temple, Manikaran Sahib Gurudwara,<\/strong> and a <strong>Rama temple.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Manikaran FAQs<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q1<\/strong>. Why is Manikaran famous for?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans<\/strong>. It is renowned for its hot springs, religious significance, and breathtaking natural beauty.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q2<\/strong>. Which river flows in Manikaran?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans<\/strong>. The Parvati River flows through Manikaran.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q3<\/strong>. What is the reason for hot springs in Manikaran?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans<\/strong>. The hot springs in Manikaran are caused by geothermal activity beneath the Earth&#8217;s surface.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/plan-to-divert-manikaran-holy-water-in-himachal-pradesh-stirs-row\/articleshow\/118396685.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TOI<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manikaran is a small town in Himachal Pradesh, famous for its hot springs, religious significance, and scenic beauty<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":30275,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-30274","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30274","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30274"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30274\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30274"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30274"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}