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 the forests of Devtar and the snow-covered mountains all around. All of this together looks like a childhood painting has come to life. And as soon as you reach Harshal, you will really see some paintings too. 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. A face of a local lady has been made. It shows the local culture, shows the local people and shows the activities they do. It is a very good and unique style here. Now 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? So 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 travelling. There are a lot of small villages in Harshal Valley. But the closest one 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. And when I went inside the 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 aunty the reason for these closed houses. Namaste ji. Is there a lock in most of the houses in the village? Yes, all of them are locked. Where will you go? We live in Dunda village, which is 18 kms away from Uttarakhand. We live here for 6 months and come back for another 6 months. My aunty has a shop here. I will go there tomorrow or day after tomorrow. So people leave the village for 6 months? Yes, we stay here as caretakers. Because of the cold? Yes, because of the cold. When it rains, there is a lot of snow. So mostly old people stay here? Yes, old people stay here. It's peaceful here, right? Yes, it's peaceful here. It's very peaceful. We don't do anything here. Where is this water coming from? This water is from Jalandhri. It's made of snow. The top is made of snow. Is this Bhagirathi water? Yes, it's from Jalandhri. Glacier water? It's very clean. Aunty told me something special about the culture here. The red temple is blessing us here. We take blessings from the Buddha and the God. Do you believe in the Buddha and the God? Yes, we believe in both. We also believe in the Goddess Lakshmi. We also wear the Mangal Sutra. So you wear the Mangal Sutra. Yes, we also wear the Mangal Sutra. Is this the necklace you are wearing? Yes, this is the necklace of the Buddha. This one is of Buddha and Mangal Sutra is of Hindu. This is a very good thing. Both are God. You can go from here or from behind. There is only one way to go. Just like their thoughts, the monastery and the temple are built right next to each other. Now, not many people live here so whoever lives here sits outside the house and drinks tea together. And today, tea is made for me too. I have kept the tea. You can go down. You made the tea? Drink it. This is black tea? No. You sit here. No, no, no. You sit here. You sit in the sun. I sit in the sun all day. Chauhanty gave me this tea. And I came to know that along with apples, very tasty apricots are grown here. Chauhanty gave it to me. It is locally known as Chuli. Which apricot tree is this? That one. These are leaves. Whether you are in Bagori or in Harshal Valley, or anywhere in the world, one thing that you will see from everywhere is this beautiful Gangotri Range. The peaks of this range are more than 22,000 feet high. 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 all times. But looking at these peaks, it is also clear that it is very cold here. And that is why people here make their clothes from sheep wool. But I saw that sheep skin is also used here. Is this made from sheep wool? Yes, it is made from sheep wool. Oh, so you don't wear a blanket but use sheep wool. No, sheep wool keeps you warm. It keeps you warm. I see. Yes. When it is cold here, it keeps you warm. So you don't need a blanket? No, you have to take it from the top. So you have a lot of sheep, that is why you have so much wool. I have a lot of sheep wool. This is called Khandi. What is Khandi? It is made from sheep wool. I see. I get it from there. I see. So I got some sheep wool and auntie gave me tea. It is inside. It is cold here. No, no, you have it. I didn't go home since morning. The auntie who sells sheep wool, she also gave me tea. Yes. You are very nice people. You are very nice. I have been to so many villages, but no one has given me so much tea. And not only that, auntie also invited me for dinner. And for dinner, she made Pahadi Rajma, We have red ones. This is Pahadi Rajma. Yes. It has the same taste. And this Pahadi Rajma was really very tasty. Now I will make it for you. Eat it slowly. Now don't give me anything else. And while having dinner, I came to know that the people who lived in Paghori never used to live 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 road from which these people used to go to Tibet had a wooden bridge that used to go from Nilong Valley to Paghori. And even today, the old wooden bridge which is called Kartang Gali. This cliff is so close. I can't even stand straight like this. And there is a whole road from there which used to go all the way to Tibet from India. People used to walk along this road with their animals. And this was the solid route of Indo-Tibet. Now it is closed due to the Indo-China war. But it used to go all the way to Tibet. And imagine, so many years ago, these people used to make such a road by cutting such cliffs. This place is so special. It is a very good engineering marvel of that time. And it is still so challenging to make 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 its route was so beautiful that I just walked from Harshal to this village. It is a very beautiful view. What else do you need? Such beautiful trees, snow peaks, and a very clean river. You can hear the sound of that river all the time. What else do you need? I will just walk. The name of this beautiful village in Harshal Valley is Mukhva. Mukhva is exactly like you can imagine a typical village. Old wooden houses and some people Some cows and goats coming from under the house. Kids playing in the street. Sunrise and cool breeze. If you fall from all this, you will feel the speed of life decreasing again. Mukhva is the name of this village.