03-31-2006, 10:28 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Manali in Himachal Pradesh, India derived its name from Manavalaya i.e. the abode of Manu. According to myth, Manu the divine law-giver, was the only survivor of the Mahajal Pralay - the great flood - and is said to have fathered the human race. He certainly chose enchanting environs.
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One day, Varvasvata, the seventh incarnation Manu found a tiny fish in his bathing water. The fish told him to look after with devotion for one day it would do him a great service. The seventh Manu cared for the fish till the day it grew so huge that he released it into the sea. Before departing, the fish warned Manu of an impending deluge when the entire world would be submerged and bade him to build a sea-worthy ark. When the flood came, Varvasvata and seven sages were towed to safety by Matsya, the fish -which is regarded as first avatar of Lord Vishnu. As the water subsided the seventh Manu's ark came to the rest on a hill side and the place was named Manali (2050 m) after him.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I was checking my future travel spot; I came across above description on Manali.
Reference to âthe great floodâ, does this mean cloud burst or Ice melt down after Indonesia volcano eruption and later decades of cold winter in Indian subcontinent. Archeologist believe majority of Indian subcontinent population perished.
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One day, Varvasvata, the seventh incarnation Manu found a tiny fish in his bathing water. The fish told him to look after with devotion for one day it would do him a great service. The seventh Manu cared for the fish till the day it grew so huge that he released it into the sea. Before departing, the fish warned Manu of an impending deluge when the entire world would be submerged and bade him to build a sea-worthy ark. When the flood came, Varvasvata and seven sages were towed to safety by Matsya, the fish -which is regarded as first avatar of Lord Vishnu. As the water subsided the seventh Manu's ark came to the rest on a hill side and the place was named Manali (2050 m) after him.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I was checking my future travel spot; I came across above description on Manali.
Reference to âthe great floodâ, does this mean cloud burst or Ice melt down after Indonesia volcano eruption and later decades of cold winter in Indian subcontinent. Archeologist believe majority of Indian subcontinent population perished.