Dharanu observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Himachal Pradesh.
Temples near Dharanu
Named places of worship on record
The principal temple recorded for Manali mandal is Takshak Naag Temple Chhika Jagtsukh. No temple of this dedication is on record within Dharanu itself.
The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.
| Kept for | Immersion | |
|---|---|---|
| One and a half days | Tue, 15 Septembertoday | |
| Three days | Thu, 17 September | |
| Five days | Sat, 19 September | |
| Seven days | Mon, 21 September | |
| Anant Chaturdashi | Wed, 23 September | The day most community mandapams immerse |
Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.
A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.
Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.
Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.
Dharanu is a village in Manali mandal, Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh. It has a population of 1,141 in 278 households with a literacy rate of 69.1%.
By population, Dharanu ranks #13 of 75 villages in Manali mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dharanu is a village of 1,141 people in 278 households (Census 2011) in Manali tehsil, Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh, the 13th-largest of 75 villages in Manali tehsil. Literacy is 69%, 3 points below the tehsil average of 72% and the sex ratio is 921 women per 1,000 men. It lies 12 km from the Kullu district centre, 37 km from Zero Point railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 175131, served by Manali (Kullu) post office; the LGD village code is 12671. The nearest hospital or health centre is Civil Hospital, Manali, 5 km away. The sarpanch is Lajja Devi, and the village votes in Manali assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bhuvneshwar Gaur. The population is estimated at 1,345 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
8 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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