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Gwaldam
Gwaldam is a hill station in India, situated between the Garhwal and Kumaon, from Kausani. Geography Gwaldam is located at . It has an average elevation of . It is from Baijnath, capital of medieval Katyuri kings and from Kulsari the famous camp station of Nanda Devi Raj Jat. Gwaldam is a small town itself, the main reason for its prosperity is its being a junction of Kumaon and Garhwal and many paths lead to different areas and villages. It is also a base camp for the trekkers who enter from Kathgodam (Nainital) railhead on trekking route to Lord Curzon Trail (Kuari Pass), Nanda Devi Raj Jat and Roopkund. Once it was a mandi for potato and apple trade. There are a number of picnic and devotional spots in the area like Badhangarhi, Gwaldam naag, Angyari mahadev, Machchi taal, Buddha temple, river sites of Pindar, and a wildlife rich area along the Roopkund road. The main village of Atal Adarsh Gram Gwaldam is talla Gwaldam which is situated 2 kilometer from Gwaldam marke ...
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Badhangarhi Temple
, native_name_lang = gbm , religious_affiliation=Hinduism Badhangarhi temple (also known as Maa Badhangarhi Mandir) is an ancient Hindu temple dedicated to Kali, worshipped as Maa Dakshineshwar kaali or Bhagwati. People living in Tharali, Naranbagar, Dewal block of chamoli and garur, kapkot block of Bageshwar have a great faith in Badhangarhi, a popular deity in this region. It is situated in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli Garhwal district of Uttarakhand. The nearest town to Badhangarhi is Gwaldam which is 8 km from the main Badhangarhi temple. The temple is situated at the elevation of about 2260 m. Badhangarhi Name meaning BadhanGarhi name made by Two words combination one is Badhan and another one is Garhi, where Badhan Name meaning is Maa kali and Lord Shiva Temple and Garhi Mean Peak or height. A combination of these two words is BadhanGarhi. History This temple was a part of ''Badhāngarh'' which is one of the 52 garh of Garhwal situated at the left bank of Pi ...
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Lolti
Lolti is a small village in the Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand, India. It is from Kulsari the famous camp station of Nanda Devi Raj Jat and from famous tourist spot Gwaldam. Demographics As of the 2011 Census of India, Lolti is a medium size village with total 235 families residing. The Lolti village has population of 1,023 of which 475 are males while 548 are females. The total geographical area of village is . See also *Gwaldam * Kulsari *Badhangarhi temple , native_name_lang = gbm , religious_affiliation=Hinduism Badhangarhi temple (also known as Maa Badhangarhi Mandir) is an ancient Hindu temple dedicated to Kali, worshipped as Maa Dakshineshwar kaali or Bhagwati. People living in T ... References Villages in Chamoli district {{Uttarakhand-geo-stub ...
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Kulsari
Kulsari (Garhwali :) a village on the bank of the Pindar river in Chamoli district, 25 km from Gwaldam. The temple of Kulsari is a State Protected Monument in Uttarakhand. Tharali is the Tehsil headquarters. Kulsari is surrounded by Tharali Tehsil to the East, Gairsain Tehsil to the west, Ghat Tehsil to the North and Dewal Tehsil to the East. Kulsari is also a destination during the Nanda Devi Raj Jat pilgrimage. See also * Badhangarhi temple *Gwaldam *Lolti Lolti is a small village in the Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand, India. It is from Kulsari the famous camp station of Nanda Devi Raj Jat and from famous tourist spot Gwaldam. Demographics As of the 2011 Census of India, Lolt ... * Karanpryag References {{reflist Hill stations in Uttarakhand Tourism in Uttarakhand Cities and towns in Chamoli district ...
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Trisul
Trisul is a group of three Himalayan mountain peaks of western Kumaun, Uttarakhand, with the highest (Trisul I) reaching 7120m. The three peaks resemble a trident - in Sanskrit, Trishula, trident, is the weapon of Shiva. The Trishul group forms the southwest corner of the ring of peaks enclosing the Nanda Devi Sanctuary, about west-southwest of Nanda Devi itself. The main peak, Trisul I, was the first peak over to have ever been climbed, in 1907. Description of the massif and neighbouring peaks The three peaks are named Trisul I, Trisul II, and Trisul III. The massif is a north-south ridge, with Trisul I at the north end and Trisul III at the south. The massif runs roughly North-South, and hence appears compressed when viewed from the south (Ranikhet, Kausani), and more stretched out from the Southeast (Chamoli, Bedini Bugyal). Nanda Ghunti lies a few Kilometres to the northwest, while Mrigthuni is just to the southeast. Climbing history Trisul I T. G. Long ...
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Kausani
Kausani ( Kumaoni: ''Kôsānī'') is a hill station and Village situated in Bageshwar district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is famous for its scenic splendour and its spectacular 300 km-wide panoramic view of Himalayan peaks like Trisul, Nanda Devi and Panchchuli. Mahatma Gandhi called this place the 'Switzerland of India', due to similarity in landscapes. History During Independence of India in 1947, Kausani was situated in the Almora District till 15 September 1997 after which Bageshwar district was carved out of Almora district. On 9 November 2000, the State of Uttarakhand was created from the Himalayan and adjoining northwestern districts of Uttar Pradesh. Geography Kausani is located at in Bageshwar district of Uttarakhand, India at a distance of from Bageshwar city, the administrative Headquarter of Bageshwar District. Kausani is located north of Almora, a major hill station and the historical capital of Kumaon Kingdom. Kausani lies in the Kumaon divisi ...
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Joshimath
Joshimath, also known as Jyotirmath, is a city and a municipal board in Chamoli District in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Located at a height of 6150 feet (1875 m), it is a gateway to several Himalayan mountain climbing expeditions, trekking trails and pilgrim centres like Badrinath. It is home to one of the four cardinal ''pītha''s established by Adi Shankara. Since 7 February 2021, the area was severely affected by the 2021 Uttarakhand flood and its aftermath. History Between 7th and 11th centuries C.E., Katyuri kings, ruled the area of varying extent from their capital at "Katyur" (modern day Baijnath) valley in Kumaon. The Katyuri dynasty was founded by Vashudev Katyuri. The ancient Basdeo temple at Joshimath is attributed to Vasu Dev.O.C.Handa, 2002, History of Uttaranchal, Indus Publishing Company. . Vasu Dev was of Buddhist origin, but later followed Brahminical practices and the brahminical practices of Katyuri kings in general is sometimes attributed to a vigorou ...
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Pindar River
The Pindar River is a river located in Uttarakhand, India. Pindar originates from Pindari Glacier which is located in Bageshwar district of Kumaon region in Uttarakhand. The source of this river, the Pindar glacier is located at an altitude of . Pindar glacier has relatively easier access and has been documented well for its retreat over 100 years. Pindar river mouth is located at Karnaprayag where it ends by its confluence with Alaknanda River. Gallery File:Pindari glacier from Zero Point, Uttarakhand, India.jpg, Origin from Pindari Glacier File:Pindari river from Dwali, Uttarakhand, India.jpg, Pindari river from Dwali File:Karnprayag.jpg, Confluence of Alaknanda and Pindar from bottom File:HeadwatersGanges1.jpg, Pinder River (far right) in the map showing The Himalayan headwaters of the Ganges river in Uttarakhand Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; the official name until 2007), is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to a ...
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Dak-khana
A dak bungalow, dak-house or dâk-bungalow was a government building in British India under Company Rule and the Raj. It may also refer to some similarly-built or -used structures in modern India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. __NOTOC__ Origins The dak bungalows carried on a tradition of ''caravanserais'', ''dharamshalas'', and other guesthouses erected by Indian rulers for both Hindu and Muslim pilgrims.. The India Office possesses a diary with the entry for 25 November 1676 noting "It was thought fitt... to sett up Bungales or Hovells... for all such English in the Company's Service as belong to their Sloopes & Vessells".. The dak bungalows proper were first erected in the 1840s,. serving as staging posts for the ''dak'', the imperial mail service. Rudyard Kipling's father J. Lockwood Kipling described them as "about as handsome as a stack of hay" and forming a kind of "'irreducible minimum' of accommodation". Each was about from the next along the major roads of the subcon ...
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Garhwal Himalaya
The Garhwal Himalayas are mountain ranges located in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Geology This range is also a part of Himalaya Sivalik Hills, the outer most hills of the Himalaya located in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Major peaks of Garhwal Himalayas * Nanda Devi *Kamet *Sunanda Devi *Abi Gamin *Mana peak * Mukut parbat * Demographics The cities which are included in these ranges are Pauri, Tehri, Uttarkashi, Rudraprayag, Chamoli, and Chota Char Dham pilgrimage namely Gangotri, Yamunotri, Badrinath and Kedarnath. Some of the beautiful sites of the location are the hill stations of Mussoorie, Dhanaulti, Auli, Chakrata, Chopta, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks is also located in Garhwal Himalaya. See also * Garhwal division * List of mountain peaks of Uttarakhand * Himalayas The Himalayas, or Himalaya (; ; ), is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plate ...
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WikiProject Indian Cities
A WikiProject, or Wikiproject, is a Wikimedia movement affinity group for contributors with shared goals. WikiProjects are prevalent within the largest wiki, Wikipedia, and exist to varying degrees within sister projects such as Wiktionary, Wikiquote, Wikidata, and Wikisource. They also exist in different languages, and translation of articles is a form of their collaboration. During the COVID-19 pandemic, CBS News noted the role of Wikipedia's WikiProject Medicine in maintaining the accuracy of articles related to the disease. Another WikiProject that has drawn attention is WikiProject Women Scientists, which was profiled by '' Smithsonian'' for its efforts to improve coverage of women scientists which the profile noted had "helped increase the number of female scientists on Wikipedia from around 1,600 to over 5,000". On Wikipedia Some Wikipedia WikiProjects are substantial enough to engage in cooperative activities with outside organizations relevant to the field at issue. For ex ...
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Holy River
Sacred waters are sacred natural sites characterized by tangible topographical land formations such as rivers, lakes, springs, reservoirs, and oceans, as opposed to holy water which is water elevated with the sacramental blessing of a cleric. These organic bodies of water have attained religious significance not from the modern alteration or blessing, but were sanctified through mythological or historical figures. Sacred waters have been exploited for cleansing, healing, initiations, and death rites. Ubiquitous and perpetual fixations with water occur across religious traditions. It tends to be a central element in the creations accounts of almost every culture with mythological, cosmological, and theological myths. In this way, many groups characterize water as "living water", or the "water of life". This means that it gives life and is the fundamental element from which life arises. Each religious or cultural group that feature waters as sacred substances tends to favor cer ...
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Kendriya Vidyalaya
The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan () is a system of central government schools in India that are instituted under the aegis of the Ministry of Education, Government of India. , it has a total of 1,248 schools in India, and three abroad in Moscow, Tehran and Kathmandu. It is one of the world's largest chains of schools and also the largest chain of schools in India is controlled by 25 Regional Offices and 05 ZIETs (Zonal Institute of Education and Training) under KVS (HQ). The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan follows the vision of "imparting knowledge/values and nurturing the talent, enthusiasm and creativity of the students and for seeking excellence through high-quality educational endeavours. In April 2022, the Centre decided to remove an MP quota for KV students, invalidating parliamentarians' recommendations for admission to the schools. History It is a system of central government schools in India and other countries that have been instituted under the aegis of the Ministry of ...
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