Location and Driving Instructions

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Vayu Kutir is located at Dehra Gopipur, in Kangra district off the Mubarkpur - Dharamshala highway. The cottage is on the south bank of river Beas close to the Dehra bridge which marks the start of the Pong reservoir.

Coordinates

You can locate Vayu Kutir on Google Maps using the following coordinates

31.871553, 76.219473

Dehra Gopipur

The genesis of the name Dehra Gopipur is interesting

 According to legend, after fleeing from Kalyavana (the Yavan or Greek) demon, Lord Krishha took shelter in some caves in the Gopipur foothills & killed the demon inside the caves. There is an ancient Pandav temple in Dehra that is believed to have been constructed at the time of Mahabharata.
 The town started to referred to as Dera from mid 15th century onwards, when foreign invaders used it as a camp (dera) for expedition to frontier hill states. 
 The British sanctified the reference by officialy referring to the town as Dera. They made the adjoining area a tehsil in the year 1868 after the town gained economic prominence due to logging. Logs from trees cut up stream river Beas would float down stream and be collected and processed into wooden planks at a saw mill ('lakar mandi') at Dera.

Driving Instructions

Vayu Kutir is 1 km off the Mubarakpur - Dharamshala highway as shown in the map above. 

From Chandigarh

Route via Ropar, Anandpur Sahib, Nangal, Una, Nandpur, Nehrian to Kloha, where you turn left towards Pragpur. Go past Pragpur to Nehran Pukhar where the road links up with National Highway 503 (Mubarakpur to Dharamshala). Turn right towards Dharamshala.

Approximately 2-km after crossing Nehran Pukhar, look left for Maruti Body Shop. Slow down when you see it. Approximately 100m ahead, look for a road on the left going down, adjacent to a building with a small transformer. Follow the village road for exactly 1-km ignoring a road that forks to the left. You will find yourself at Vayu Kutir!

From Hoshiarpur

Route via Hoshiarpur, Gagret, Mubarkpur. At Mubarakpur continue on NH 503 towards Dharamshala. Go past Dhaliara onto Nehran Pukhar. 

Approximately 2-km after crossing Nehran Pukhar, look left for Maruti Body Shop. Slow down when you see it. Approximately 100m ahead, look for a road on the left going down, adjacent to a building with a small transformer. Follow the village road for exactly 1-km ignoring a road that forks to the left. You will find yourself at Vayu Kutir!

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