Forest Rest House at Tannu Jubbar in Kotgarh Forest Division was completed during the financial year 2022-23. This rest house is located near Tannu Jubber Lake & Nag Deta Temple, making it an ideal accommodation for visitors.

Surrounded by green tea estates and forests of pine and deodar, Palampur has several interesting trekking trails.

Some of these paths leading to the hills are often used by Gaddis – the nomadic shepherds of the area. With a number of interesting areas in the vicinity, angling in the river Bundla, paragliding at Bir-Billing 35 km away.

Preface to Tannu Jubbar

Tannu Jubbar also known as Nag Jubbar is a historic & religious place located at a distance of 10 km from tourism spot Narkanda. This place is situated on the bank of Tannu Jubbar Lake. It is believed that the lake & the forest adjoining this place is protected by Nag Devta. Every year, a fair is held here from 28th to 31st of May. Here ChaturmukhDevta of Mailen village comes to meet The Nag Devta. The scenes of the meeting of two devtas display a picturesque view and a lot of public from the adjoining areas gather on this occasion to have a glimpse of it. This place is a great example for amalgamation of our cultural, religious & natural heritage. Its altitude is 2350 m to 2400 m above mean sea level. The average summer temperature is 21º C and average winter temperature is 2º C. The north slope of this place is dominated by young crop of Deodar and with a bit of pine and spruce whereas on the south slope we have spruce as the dominating species with few trees of pine and deodar. This area is rich in many species of avian fauna, reptiles, butterflies and mammals. This place is very good for bird watching and can be developed as an important sight for bird watching. A large number of tourists visits this place during the summer and winter season.

Preface to Eco Park at Tannu Jubbar

The ECO PARK TANNU JUBBAR is situated on the bank of Tannu Jubbar Lake with Nag Temple on its one end and lush evergreen forest on both the sides which creates a picturesque view on this landscape. This Eco Park has been developed with the main objectives to educate and spread awareness among the people for the conservation of Western Himalayan Flora and Fauna. This place has emerged as a prominent tourist destination which reflects the co-existence of our social, cultural, religious and natural heritage.

The approved rates for entry/gate fee to Eco Park at Tannu Jubbar are as under:-

• -Above 5 years to 15 years children Rs. 10/- per child
• -Above 15 years to 60 years Rs. 20/- per person
• -Above 60 years Rs. 15/- per person

Historic Background of Tannu Jubbar Lake

According to folk lore, this was a grassy meadow of 1 sq. km, where people used to bring their cattle for grazing. With the passage of time people started cultivating this flat grass land. There is a hearsay that the local people who were engaged in cultivation work came across thousands of snakes on this patch of land and whenever they tried to kill these snakes it used to disappear.

Once people started ploughing this land with 18 set of bullocks, the entire land start sinking suddenly and a big hole was created in which the bullocks and men were gutted. This big hole was filled up with water which took a shape of big lake and an Idol of Nag Devta appeared on the shore of lake. Thereafter, people living around this place established this Idol under the big willow tree and after some time a beautiful temple of Nag Devta was constructed. It is also said that all the bullocks and men appeared at the bank of river Satluj, the place called Khekhar.

It is still believed that the lake and the forest adjoining to this place are still protected by Nag Devta. Every year, a fair is organized from 28th to 31st of May by the local people to seek the blessings of Nag Devta. During this period Chaturmukh Devta of Mailen village comes to meet Nag Devta. The scenes of their meetings are really wonderful to watch. This place is a great example for amalgamation of our cultural, religious & natural heritage.