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| Uttaranchal is a small newly formed state of
India is the true experience to the first meeting with the Himalayas.
Blessed with magnificent glaciers, majestic snow-clad mountains,
gigantic and ecstatic peaks, valley of flowers, skiing slopes
and dense forests travel to Uttaranchal is a dream come true.
A pious destination for the religious with the four most sacred
and revered Hindu sites Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri
nestled in the mighty mountains; a challenging destination for
the adventure seekers with sports tat are offered like River
Rafting, mountaineering, skiing and trekking; and a picturesque
destination for the nature lovers with breathtaking panoramic
view of Himalayas, and the lovely valley of flowers. Most of
the famous hill stations other than the Capital of the state
Dehradun, like Mussorie and Nainital are situated in Uttaranchal.
The Corbett National park and the Rajaji wildlife park famous
for its Tigers and wildlife is another reason to visit the state.
No part of the state lacks in the natural splendour that Mother
Nature has bestowed on the state and travel to Uttaranchal certainly
leaves behind the most beautiful memories. |
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Called "Queen of the Hills",
this beautiful hill station is a popular getaway for people
seeking respite from the summer heat of the plains. With its
Mall, picturesque bungalows and cottages, institutions of learning,
nature walks, water falls and greenery, Mussoorie is an evergreen
getaway. |
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| Nainital is a glittering jewel in
the Himalyan necklace, blessed with scenic natural spledour
and varied natural resources . Dotted with lakes , Nainital
has earned the epithet of 'Lake District' of India . The most
prominent of the lakes is Naini lake ringed by hills . Nainital
has a varied topography . Some of the important places in the
district are Nainital , Haldwani , Kaladhungi , Ramnagar , Bhowali
, Ramgarh , Mukteshwar , Bhimtal , Sattal and Naukuchiatal .
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Nainital’s unending expense
of scenic beauty is nothing short of a romance with awe-inspiring
and pristine Mother nature. Nainital is referred to in the ‘Manas
Khand’ of the ‘Skanda Purana’ as the Tri-Rishi-Sarovar,the
lake of the three sages ,Atri,Pulastya and Pulaha who were reputed
to have arrived here on a penitential piligrimage, and, finding
no water to quench their thirst dug a hole and siphoned water
into it from Mansarovar the sacred lake in Tibet. |
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| The Second important mythological
reference to Nainital is as one of 64 ‘Shakti Peeths’.These
centres were created wherever parts of charred body of Sati
fell ,when Lord Shiva was carrying around her corpse in grief
.It is said that the left eye (Nain) of Sati fell here and this
gave rise to patron deity of town Nainital . It is said that
the lake is formed in the emerald eye shape . Naina Devi temple
is located at the northern end of the lake . Thus name of Nainital
derivated from Naina and the tal (Lake). |
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Set around Nainital Lake, this ever-popular
hill station has scenic vistas, beautiful trails for walkers,
boating on the Lake and hospitable people. It is said that G.
W. Traill, Commissioner of Kumaon and Garhwal, the first European
to set eyes on it in 1823, kept the discovery of this scenic
spot strictly to himself because he felt that crowds would violate
the sanctity of the place. |
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| Rishikesh abounds in temples. Most
of the pilgrims who pass through Rishikesh on their way to the
Himalayan shrines of the Char Dham pause for a holy dip and
puja at Triveni Ghat, in the central part of the town. The river
here looks especially spectacular during aarti (evening worship)
when diyas or oil lamps float on the water. Nearby is the Bharat
Mandir, Rishikesh's oldest temple, dedicated to Lord Vishnu.
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| The Neelkanth Mahadev temple is believed
to be the site where Lord Shiva had drunk the venom that came
out during the churning of the ocean. In the 1960s, the place
came into limelight as the place where the pop group Beatles
met their guru, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. |
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Set up in 1936 as India's first national
park and possibly the finest, the Corbett National Park was
first delimited in consultation with that great hunter and conservationist,
Jim Corbett. The park spreads over some 920.9 square km at an
altitude of 600 to 1100 metres about the foothills of the western
Himalayas in the districts of Nainital and Pauri Garhwal. In
its eventful 64-year life, it has grown considerably in size
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Sonanadi Wildlife Sanctuary as a part of its
1,319 sq km of reserved forest area. Apart from tigers, leopards
as well as other cats such as the leopard cat, jungle cat, and
fishing cat are also found here. The sloth bear, Himalayan black
bear, dhole, jackal, yellow throated marten, Himalayan palm
civet, Indian grey mongoose, common otter, porcupine, and black
naped hare are the other attractions of this area. It is possible
to see elephants all over the park. |
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| Dehradun - the capital of Uttaranchal,
is one of the oldest cities in India. The salubrious climate
of the city makes it a hit tourist destination among the tourists.
The city offers countless tourist destinations that include
Tapkeshwar, Robbers' Cave, Malsi Deer Park and Forest Research
Institute. In addition to this, Jhanda Fair and Lakhawar Fair
offer a variety of events that include folk dances, music and
sport competitions. |
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Ranikhet is also a cantonment established
in 1869 when the British troops selected it as a hill station.
The Kumaon Regimental Centre, Museum and Memorial stand testimony
to this fact. Besides these, there are numerous other places
like the Chaubatia Garden, Bhaludam- a small artificial lake
and the famous Kalika temple which are worth visiting. The golfers
too can have their day at the nine-hole Upat Golf Course, which
is just 6 kms from Ranikhet on the Almora road. |
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| Ringed in by snowy, cloud bedecked
mountain summits standing sharply against the blue sky, the
waterfalls flashing white against the mountainsides, nothing
is more striking than the valley's absolute bloom of stunning
perfection. On what is a lifeless, frozen wasteland of snow
for most of the year, a multi-hued, fragrant, six miles long
carpet of exotic flowers unrolls itself, from mid-July till
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| As far as the eye can see, down the
length of the valley, up the lower mountain slopes, there are
flowers and flowers, and still more flowers. More than a thousand
Himalayan varieties of flowers, ferns and herbs are massed in
the valley in all their frail beauty and scented sweetness.
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