Six days of cultural Spiti drive: An experience
Ours was a 6-day trip starting from Deodar cottage. A group of 9 including my husband and our 5 year old twins. We had decided to take a self- drive…
Cultural bliss: Deota Melan or Chatur Mukh in Kotgarh
The Deota is believed to be one of the most powerful gods in these hills. He is the family of the Kotkhai and Khaneti chiefs and also of the Thakur…
Blooming Cherries another reason to visit Deodar cottage
Kotgarh is where Apples were first planted in Himachal Pradesh, but the small region has steadily become the heartland of cherry plantation in the State. Orchards around the Deodar Cottage…
Why one should take out time to trek in the Mountains
When was the last time you experienced silence and solitude? If you have probably ever had, it must have been on some mountain trail somewhere. Mountains are symbol of strength…