The quaintness of one Kinnauri village.

Kalpa. A blessed hamlet nestled in the valley surrounded by the incredible Kailash range, that makes it look magnanimous. It's completely snowy in winters till mid April and mostly uninhabited except a few, that let's Kalpa be untouched and savage. It's a connection between Shimla-Kinnaur-Spiti. The Shimla Kaza road which goes through Thranda, is steep,  harsh,  craggy, and is sculpted off the edges. If you step out of your car,  you'll be blown away by the wind,  as theres no way to pass. But it's worth all the palpitations.

Once you reach Kalpa, you enter a icebound world which looks more like a dream than a reality. This snowy swiss is breathtakingly beautiful and you ought to get completely lost in these surreal town.
We reached Kalpa at night.  Stayed at Hotel Shivalik and became spectators of sight which was etched  permanently in our hearts.

Next day we went to Roghi village, a small place to witness the ethnicity and traditions of the locale. A dangerous trench called suicide point which is steep as hell and is brown,  treeless,  rugged yet spectacular and picturesque.

Then we hiked for Chini village or 'gaon' by the locals. It's a beautiful walk to a Hindu-buddhist temple in Kinnauri craftsmanship, named as Narayan Nagini temple and Hu-bu-lan-kar monastery coexisting. There's also a small market and roads covered with pine trees on both sides with birds finding their homes in it.
Thus Kalpa even without phone network and internet is a peaceful stay and blissful sight to behold.