Helipad services for Manimahesh
Our Correspondent (www.tribuneindia.com)

Chamba, July 5
The air service to the Manimahesh temple is expected to begin before
the Janmashtami celebration here as the construction work for the
helipad near the temple is going on at a fast pace.

Set in the snow-clad Bharmour valley, Manimahesh is situated at about
216 km away from the nearest Pathankot railway station.

Lakhs of devotees throng the place during the Manimahesh pilgrimage
starting from September 4 on the eve of Janamasthmi and will conclude
on September 19.

Bharmour Congress MLA Thakur Singh said Chief Minister Virbhadra
Singh would inaugurate the helipad before start of the celebration.

Kailash mount situated at an altitude of about 5,656 metres is
clearly visible to the devotees from the Manimahesh lake. — PTI