Himalayan Valley: 2018

Mussoorie (Garhwali/Hindi: Masūrī) is a hill station and a municipal boardin the Dehradun District of the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is about 35 kilometres (22 mi) from the state capital of Dehradun and 290 km (180 mi) north of the national capital of New Delhi. The hill station is in the foothills of the Garhwal Himalayan range. The adjoining town of Landour, which includes a military cantonment, is considered part of 'greater Mussoorie', as are the townships of Barlowganj and Jharipani. The pin code for Mussoorie is 248179.

No comments

Nainital pronunciation (help·info) is a popular hill station in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and headquarters of Nainital district in the Kumaon foot hills of the outer Himalayas. Situated at an altitude of 2,084 metres (6,837 ft) above sea level, Nainital is set in a valley containing a mango-shaped lake, approximately two miles in circumference, and surrounded by mountains, of which the highest are Naina (2,615 m (8,579 ft)) on the north, Deopatha (2,438 m (7,999 ft)) on the west, and Ayarpatha (2,278 m (7,474 ft)) on the south. From the tops of the higher peaks, "magnificent views can be obtained of the vast plain to the south, or of the mass of tangled ridges lying north, bound by the great snowy range which forms the central axis of the Himalayas.

No comments

Dehradun is the provisional or temporary capital of Uttarakhand, a state in the northern part of India. Located in the Garhwal region, it lies 236 kilometres (147 mi) north of India's capital New Delhi and 168 kilometres (104 mi) from Chandigarh. It is one of the "Counter Magnets" of the National Capital Region (NCR) being developed as an alternative centre of growth to help ease the migration and population explosion in the Delhi metropolitan area and to establish asmart city at Dehradun. During the days of British Raj, the official name of the town was Dehra. At present, Gairsain, a hill-town between Garhwal and Kumaon regions and centrally located in Uttarakhand, is being developed as permanent capital of the state.

No comments

Uttarakhand, formerly known as Uttaranchal, is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the Devbhumi (literally "Land of the Gods").

No comments

This is an ancient temple dedicated to Lord Shiva surrounded by thick Cedar trees. It is located 38 km from Lansdowne at an altitude of 1800 m to the north east of Lansdowne on road Lansdowne-Deriyakhal. Tarkeshwar temple is one of the most visitied tourist places in the district and is approximately 75–80 km from Tarkeshwar Temple. It is surrounded by deodar trees. The way to Tarkeshwar Temple was diverted from Cakhuliyakhal to Beeronkhal highway.

No comments

Lansdowne (town) is one of the quietest hill stations of India and is popular since British came to India. Lansdowne is unlike other hill stations as it is well connected with motorable roads but remote in its own way. It is situated at an altitude of 1,700 m above sea level surrounded with thick oak and blue pine forests in the Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand state.

Lansdowne got its name from Lord Lansdowne, who was the then Viceroy of India during the period of 1888 - 1894. Presently, Lansdowne has the command office of the Garhwal Rifles division of the Indian Army. Lansdowne is one of the most popular hill station of Garhwal region when it comes to weekend destination.

No comments

Kanvashram is an important place both historically, culturally and archaeologically in the history of India. It is located on the bank of river Malini about 14 km from Kotdwara. It is believed that Indra, the king of Gods, was scared by Sage Vishwamitra's meditation, sent a beautiful heavenly damsel named Menaka to the earth to disrupt his meditation. She succeeded in disturbing Vishwamitra's meditation. With their union she gave birth to a girl child. Menka having succeeded in her purpose left the child on the bank of river Malini and went back to her heavenly abode. This child was found by sage Kanva and brought up in his ashram called Kanvashram. She was named Shakuntala by the sage. She later married the King of this region named Dushyanta. She gave birth to a boy child who was called Bharata, the prince after whom India was named asBharatvarsh. About 10,000 pupils used to get education in the ashram of Kanva Rishi in ancient time and since then the valley or ghati is known as Kanvaghati.

No comments

Jim Corbett National Park is one of the oldest national park of our country, sprawling into 1318 Km². Bengal Tigers, Leopards, Deer, Elephants, Bear can be easily seen in the park. Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on 27 November 2017, inaugurated Jim Corbett National Park entry from Kotdwara. Ecotourism and operation of safari vehicles will help attract lot of tourists to Kotdwara and other Garhwal regions. .

No comments

Situated at a distance of 9 km from the main town, the Durga Devi temple is one of the most important places of worship of the town. Durga Devi temple attracts numerous visitors traveling to Lansdowne. Durga Devi temple is situated 11 km ahead Kotdwara and 4 km before Duggada.

Durga Devi Temple is located in Near kotdwar. Durga Devi Temple is located at 11 km from kotdwar bus stand, on the road to dugadda. one more famous temple located in kotdwar & name is sidhwali mandir. This Place is very much popular as best picnic spot. There are several small water falls and hills forest makes this place more spectacular.

No comments

Sidhbali Dham is an ancient temple, dedicated to Lord Hanuman and located in Kotdwar in Pauri Garhwal of Uttarakhand. The temple is en-route to the popular hill station Lansdowne. The centre point of the Shree Sidhbali Temple, with a beautiful Lord Hanuman Idol standing tall on a cliff, amidst the extraordinary view of Garhwal Himalaya's.

Inside the Sidhbali temple, there are the two natural Pindi (sacred stones, one is related to Lord Hanuman and second is related to Guru Gorakhnath Ji), which is to be appeared on its own (Swayambhu) in ancient times. The Lord Hanuman statue was established later. The Sidhbali Temple has a tradition for Bhandara (free food) where people provide food for poor (and all, including the devotee's) once their wish gets fulfilled.

The view from the temple verandah is splendid, you can see a small river and the curvy way over the mountain that go directly to a small hill station called Lansdowne. All in all, it is Peaceful, sacred and spiritual place. Sidhbali temple is a Hindu Temple but is also popular in other faiths religions.

Sidhbali temple is about 5 kms from the main market, about 70 kms from haridwar, about 90 kms from Rishikesh and about 235 kms from Delhi.

No comments

It is situated in main Kotdwara near Government Hospital. From Kotdwar-Pauri Road (just 3.5 kms from the entry chowk of Kotdwar), take left to Bishop House Road to reach St. Joseph Church.This is one amongst the most important beauties of Kotdwara howeverduring this Church not solely the name area unit return however Hindu from completely differentstates return to go to there.It is terribly special as a result of it connect completely differentreligions individuals heart to heart that why's Christian additionally all religions individuals area unit came there and worship there.Church is sort of a temple for Christian individuals they believe the church as Hindu societyindividuals believe temple.

This is one amongst the most important beauties of Kotdwara It is therefore lovely that even after you see this church your eyes gonna stuck and it's terribly wide in vary.In this church there's a fine looking garden, individuals came there and keep their as a result of it gave peace in our mind.It is located in main Kotdwara close to Government Hospital.People came there out of the station to simply see this lovely church as a result of it'sadditionally second largest church in North Asia.

No comments

http://streamvoyage.com/3LtE

Kotdwar is a tehsil in Pauri Garhwal district in Indian state of Uttarakhand. Its old name was Khohdwar, which means the gateway of the river Khoh: as Kotdwar is located on the bank of river Khoh so it was named Kotdwar. It is situated in the south-western part of state and is one of the main entrance points in the state of Uttarakhand. Kotdwar Railway station, established in 1890 by the Britishers is one of the oldest railway stations of the country. Being the gateway of Himalayan Region, Kotdwar rail route was used for timber transportation from Himalayan Region. First Passenger train ran in the year 1901. Kotdwar is famous for its most known and holy Sidhbali temple which is situated at a distance of 2 km from Kotdwar. Sidhbali mandir is dedicated to Lord Hanuman and is visited by hundreds of believers all round the year...

No comments

Newer Posts

About Me

About me

Follow Us

recent posts

Blog Archive