According to legend , when the Hindu God Shiva and his consort Parvati were walking in the valley , Parvati dropped one of her earrings . The jewel was seized by Shesha , the serpent deity , who then disappeared into the earth with it . Shesha only surrendered the jewel when Shiva performed the cosmic dance , the Tandava and shot the jewel up through the water . Apparently , jewels continued to be thrown up in the waters at Manikaran until the 1905 Kangra earthquake
1905 Kangra earthquake
1905 Kangra earthquake
Manikaran