Kalpa is a small village in the Sutlej river valley, above Reckong Peo in the Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh, Northern India, in the Indian Himalaya.

The local Kinnauri follow a syncretism of Hinduism and Buddhism, and many temples in Kalpa are dedicated to both Hindu and Buddhist gods and goddesses.

The Sutlej River below runs through deep gorges, and the winding mountain road is bordered by chilgoza forests.

There are now more than five places to stay in Kalpa and more below in Reckong Peo where travelers must stop to get their inner line permits to continue upwards to the Spiti Valley, which is a small ancient part of what used to be Tibet.

Set against a backdrop of mountains and groves of the deodar the temple has an unusual architectural style and fine sculpture.

[3] Rolla Dokhang: It is a selfie point located on Kalpa-Roghi road (about 3 km away from Chini Market).

This rocky outcrop offers some great views of the Kinnaur Kailash mountain range, Satluj river gorge and Roghi, Mebar and Ralli village.

All of Kalpa enjoys a temperate climate due to its high elevation, with long winters from October to May, and short summers from June to September.

The vegetables usually consumed are cabbage, turnips, peas, beans, pumpkin, potato, okra and tomato besides some locally available wild greens.

A salted tea in the morning and evening is very popular among the Kinnauris, usually taken along with sattu made of parched barley flour.

Generally, Kinner houses have storerooms for keeping grain and dried fruits, and separate wooden grain-storage structures, called kathar.

Modern influences have included the introduction of Chinese crockery, and utensils made of stainless steel and aluminium.