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Jana, a remote village of Kullu, with efforts of its occupants has turned into the fastest growing tourist spot of Manali with 30,000 tourists visiting the place annually. Jana has today the potential to defeat Naggar, Manikaran and other nearby tourist destinations and Mani Ram is the man who had laid foundation to this achievement 11 years ago. The village is now famous as ‘Jana Waterfall’ as it also has a small waterfall. Tourists have two reasons to visit the village -- waterfall and pure desi food items prepared by Mani Ram. Going back to 2002, when not more than 100 tourists get to have glimpse of beautiful village and its surroundings but the fragrance of Kullu cuisines and efforts of this village guy have established a new milestone. “I used to invite my foreigner friends to taste my desi food 11 years ago who themselves advertised this place and people started searching for me. Number of my customers has increased from less than 5 in 2002 to more than 300 today and it is increasing every year,” the proud founder of this magical tourist destination, Mani Ram, said. According to him, nobody developed this place and it was the beauty of village and its people which forced people to visit this place. Situated at height of about 9,000 feet and 32km from Manali, Jana Waterfall has created opportunity for about 50 villagers who after getting influenced from Mani Ram are earning from tourists by operating dhabas, developing photographs and offering taxi services to nearby places. Deep Prakash, a Jana villager, who has been witnessing change in the village in last ten years, says, “Only some trekkers used to camp here for a night halt some years ago. No doubt these are the efforts of Mani Ram who never gave