Most Beautiful Villages of Uttarakhand | Harsil Valley | Bagori and Mukhwa | Gartang Gali

A beautiful sight of Uttarakhand, which is still unknown to many people. Where beautiful blue rivers flow from high, high glaciers. And some very beautiful villages are settled right next to these rivers. 200 km away from Dehradun, this is the Harshal Valley of Uttarakhand. Harshal Valley starts from where the largest river in India, Ganga, flows down the mountains of the Himalayas and flows through Gangotri into its first stream, which is called Bhagirathi. And this beautiful river, right next to Bhagirathi, is Harshal Valley. And not just the river, but these divine forests and snow-capped mountains all around. All of this together looks as if a childhood painting has come to life. And as soon as you reach Harshal, you will really see some paintings. As soon as you enter Harshal, you will see a lot of yellow buildings along with peace and tranquility. A lot of buildings have been painted yellow and some paintings have been made on them. There is a face of a local lady, a local culture, a local people, or whatever activities they do. It is a very good and unique style here. It is sunny here, but it is so cold here that the temperature is still 3 degrees Celsius. But I am completely comfortable because I am wearing a hemo. You must be thinking, what is hemo? Hemo is basically a comfortable wear by March. And not just hoodies or pants, but all-year jackets, shorts, and a unique March sweatshirt, which is called hemo original. It is super comfortable and best for traveling. There are a lot of small villages in Harshal Valley. But the one closest to Harshal Market is Bhagori Village. Bhagori Village is one of the few places in Uttarakhand where you will still see wooden houses. About 150 wooden houses, which are beautifully built in a straight line. And there are some apple trees next to every house. And you can hear the sound of some bells in the peace here. I followed the sound and reached the monastery here. But when I went inside this village, I saw locks in most of the houses. Wherever I looked, there were only locks in front of the houses. And I asked an auntie the reason for these closed houses. Namaste ji. Namaste. There are locks in most of the houses in this village. Where are you from? We are from Dunda village, which is 18 km away from Uttarakhand. We live in Dunda village. We live here for 6 months and stay for another 6 months. Auntie has come here to cut the apple trees. I will leave tomorrow or day after tomorrow. So people leave the village for 6 months? Yes, we stay here. Because of the cold? Yes, because of the cold. We live in the snow. The rest of the people live in the bushes. So mostly old people live here? Yes, old people live here. It's peaceful here, right? Yes, it's very peaceful here. In Dundun, we feel like we have our own land. We don't do anything here. You grow and eat here? Yes. Where is this water coming from? This water comes from Jalandhri Ghat. The top part is made of snow. Is this Bhagirathi water? No, this is Jalandhri water. Glacier water? Yes. The water here is very clean? Yes, it's very clean. Auntie told me something special about the culture here. We are blessed with the blessings of Lord Buddha. Do you believe in Lord Buddha? Yes, we both believe in him. We believe in Lord Shiva and Goddess Lakshmi. We also wear Mangalsutra. Oh, you are wearing Mangalsutra. Is this the necklace you are wearing? Yes, it's of Lord Buddha. And you are wearing Mangalsutra. This is a very good thing. We both believe in God. We don't care where we go. There is only one way to go. Just like their thoughts, Monasteries and temples are built right next to each other. Since not many people live here, those who do, sit outside in the evening and have tea together. And today, tea is made for me as well. I have kept the tea here. Oh, you made the tea? Thank you. This is black tea? No, this is black tea. Sit here, I will sit there. No, no, no, you sit there. I will sit here. You can sit in the sun, there is no one there. I sit in the sun all day. So, auntie gave me this tea. And I came to know that along with apples, very tasty apricots are also grown here. Which auntie gave me. Which is locally known as Chuli. Which tree is this apricot tree? That one, that one. Is this a leaf? Yes, this is a red leaf. Whether you are in Bagori or in Harshal Valley, there is one thing that you will see from everywhere. And that is this beautiful Gangotri Range. The peaks of this range are more than 22,000 feet in height. And it is difficult to look at them from the front and take your eyes off them. Whether it is morning, day or night, these peaks look different and beautiful at different times. But looking at these peaks, it is also understood that it is very cold here. And that is why people here make their clothes But I saw that sheep's skin is also used here. Is this made of sheep's wool? Yes, it is made of wool. Oh, you don't wear blankets, do you? No, I don't. It is warm. When it is cold here, it gets warm. So you don't need a blanket? No, you have to take it from above. So you have a lot of sheep, that's why you eat so much. I have a lot of sheep. This is a bone here. What is a bone? It is a part of the body. We sell it. We sell its stomach. We get it from there. We kill it there. We pick it up and bring it. This is it. Just like that, Aunty also gave me tea. It is inside. It is cold here. No, no, you have it. I have been eating it since morning. The aunty who is selling her clothes, also gave me tea. You are very nice people. You are very nice. I have been to so many villages, but no one has given me tea. And not only that, Aunty also invited me for dinner. And the dinner was made with the growing Pahadi Rajma. We have red ones. This is Pahadi Rajma? Yes, this is Pahadi Rajma. It is very tasty. And this Pahadi Rajma was really very tasty. Now I will make it for you. Eat it slowly. Don't give me anything else now. And while having dinner, I came to know that the people who lived in Paghori never lived here. Before the Indo-China war, these people used to live in the Nilong valley of Uttarakhand and used to trade with Tibet. For this, these people used to walk from Nilong valley to Tibet. But after the war, Nilong valley is now in the line of actual control. That's why these people were shifted from Nilong to Paghori. But the amazing thing is that the way these people used to walk had a wooden bridge that used to go from Nilong to Tibet. And the old wooden bridge can still be tracked to this day. It is called Kartang Gali. Look how close this cliff is. I can't even stand straight because it is so close. And this is the way that used to go all the way to Tibet from India. People used to walk or walk with their animals and this used to be the salt route of Indo-Tibet. It is closed now after the Indo-China war. But it used to go all the way to Tibet. And imagine, so many years ago these people used to cut such cliffs to make this road. This place is so special. It is a good engineering marvel of that time. And it is still challenging to build such a structure. And it was built so many years ago. It is a very good experience to walk on it. There is another very small village And the way to this village was so beautiful that I walked from Harshal to this village. It is a very beautiful view. What else do you need? There are so many beautiful trees and snow peaks. And there is a river flowing It is a very clean river and you can hear it all the time. What else do you need? I will just walk. The name of this beautiful village in Harshal valley is Mukhwa. Mukhwa is exactly like a typical village that you can imagine. Old wooden houses and some people Some cows and goats coming from under the house. Kids playing in the lane. Sunrise and cool breeze. If you fall from all these you will feel that the speed of life will decrease again. Mukhwa is named Mukhwa Mandir Pari. And this temple is very special for the people here. Because this is the second house of Ganga ji or Ma Ganga after Gangotri. The people here also call it Ganga ji's maternal home. This is the mother's temple and maternal home. The mother's temple is called maternal home? Yes, maternal home. Along with the temple, Mukhwa is also famous for its apples. There are so many apple trees here that people can't even break all the apples. Are there still apples on this tree? Yes, there are. Why don't you break them? I don't want to go there. You don't use it to eat? Why not? You want to eat it, right? No, I don't want to eat it. Have you eaten it? No, I didn't bring it from there. It must be at home. Do you let it stay on the tree? No, no one goes up there. That's why it's like that. It's very common for you to see apples on the tree. Yes, I don't do that. We get so excited when we see apples on the tree. We don't do that. Because there are so many. We don't do that. That's all I asked and she gave me a lot of apples. No, no, you keep it. It's for eating, right? Yes, you keep it. It will be useful for you. We have a lot of apples. No, no. Give it to aunty. You eat it too. Give it to me. What? These are good apples. I'll take one. Have an apple. Everyone is having an apple party. I brought it for you. No, no, I won't eat so much. You guys eat. We keep eating. Give it to the camera. Yes, I'm eating. Eat a lot. Thank you for the apple. I don't think anyone can go empty-handed from these villages here. Whether it's the Bagori village or Mukhwa of Harshal Valley, nature has created this beautiful valley with a lot of time. But these mountains are made by the people who live here. Did you make tea? Thank you. And these people came to this small house and settled down in the depths of the Himalayas. These beautiful valleys are visible. Maybe because of these people even we can call these mountains our home today. Okay aunty, bye. Come again tomorrow. Come again in the evening. Okay.