08/05/2026
Misty hills. Empty streets. 6am.
And then — a giant mushroom in the middle of the road.
Not random. This is Solan, Himachal Pradesh.
Since 1961, this little hill town has been India's mushroom capital. The research, the farming, the technology — all of it rooted here.
On 1997, it was officially crowned — The Mushroom City of India. 🍄
The statue isn't decoration. It's a trophy.
I just walked into it at 6am like a tourist. 😅