Chitkul Village & Mathi Temple
4.8
Chitkul2-3 hours
VillageTempleHeritage
About
Chitkul is a traditional Kinnauri village of stone-and-wood houses whose flat roofs are weighted with river stones, a design perfect for Chitkul in winter. The Mathi Devi temple is the spiritual centre a 500-year-old wooden pagoda. The best of all things to do in Chitkul is simply walking through the lanes on your Chitkul trip: seeing potato fields, drying racks of apples, and old village elders in traditional woven caps.
Highlights
What makes this place special
01
Mathi Devi Temple
A 500-year-old wooden pagoda temple is the guardian shrine of the village, a must-see on any Chitkul trip.
02
Stone-Roof Houses
Traditional Kinnauri homes in Chitkul have stone-weighted roofs, a building style unchanged for centuries and built to withstand a harsh Chitkul in winter.
Things to Know
Tips for your visit
- •Photography of villagers requires permission
- •Remove footwear at the temple
- •Dress modestly in the village
- •Dhabas serve simple rajma-chawal and momos
- •Carry warm layers year-round
