About 2km northwest of the Mall on the far side of the Manalsu Nala stream, Old Manali still has some of the feel of an Indian mountain village once you get past the core backpacker zone. There are some remarkable old houses of wood and stone, and the towered Manu Maharishi Temple is built on the site where, legend says, the ark of the Noah-like Manu, the creator of civilisation, landed after the great flood.
