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Tuesday, 29 May 2018

Mukteshwar, Nainital

Mukteshwar is a town in Nainital district.

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Location: Mukteshwar, Uttarakhand, India

Wednesday, 20 November 2013

Bhumiyadhar, Nainital

Bhumiyadhar lies on Kathgodam Bhowali Road via Jeolikote.

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Location: Smanora Range, Uttarakhand, India

Sakar is a village in Almora district which lies on the Someshwar Almora road. The stepped fields here are scenic as it ranges from widest at the bottom to smallest at the top like a mountain. The fields look more beautiful when crops are ripe.

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Location: Sakar, Uttarakhand, India

Tuesday, 19 November 2013

Kathpuriachhina, Bageshwar

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Location: Bholana Naghar, Uttarakhand, India

Great Large Cormorant

Great Cormorant perched on a rock in Saryu river in Bageshwar. Known as Large Cormorant in India.

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Sanskrit - Oldest Living Language

Sanskrit the status of second official language of Uttarakhand state. In fact, Uttarakhand is the only state to have accorded Sanskrit this status.

Himalaya Diwas

September 9 is celebrated as Himalaya Diwas by the government

Special Agriculture Zones

Uttarakhand became first state to launch a policy to establish Special Agriculture Zones while denying of buying land for industrial development for maintaining Nature beauty.

Carbon Di Oxide

Country's first Carbon Di Oxide measurement exchange tower is set up in Uttarakhand.

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Etymology

Kumaon (Manaskhand)

Garhwal (Kedarkhand)

Tourist Map of Uttarakhand

Click on the image for all the roads and places if you are planning to travel Uttarakhand.

The Folk Genome Tank of Uttarakhand

Conceived in June 2008, Bedupako.Com™ provides Uttarakhandis and lovers of Uttarakhandi Music across the globe with a platform to enjoy and share songs of Garhwali/Kumaoni/Jaunsar origin. Click on image to enter site.

Tips

If you are booking a car book Jeeps or Alto\Indica (High Chassis) because roads at some places are very bad.

Avoid Night Driving

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Nainital is near from Moradabad if you cut into the Bazpur road and drive through the kaladhungi jungles all the way up to Nainital via Khurpatal. This road offers the best scenery points than via Kathgodam.(2011 status of this road - Lots of Potholes from Moradabad till start of Kaladhungi)

Shishoon - Bichoo Ghas

Also called Stinging Nettle, these give intense itching and pain when touched as it has small fine thorns. If used with water it intensifies. Also its vegetable (Bichoo ka saag) is made. Get yourself touched and feel the ...

Pigs in Uttarakhand

Pigs have been thrown in Uttarakhand from neighbouring states and now they are a menance to the farms as they destroy and stampede everything and also attack the people. Outskirts of Almora have many pigs.

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Garhwal has very steep mountains compared to Kumaon.

Visit Bageshwar, Munsiyari and Dharchula (3 Doors to Glaciers) if planning to visit Kumaon

The most popular dance form in Kumaon is Jhora. This dance is performed in groups where people hold hands and take three steps forward and one backward to the beats of the Hurka.

Halt at these small roadside mandirs to put tika. These mandirs are located at spots where there had been much accidents.

Har Har Mahadev

Uttarakhand has lot of Mandirs related to Lord Shiv and you will find Lot of Shivlings. As it is the doorway to his house Kailash Mansarovar

Want to Charter Cars

Website 1 - http://www.uttaranchalcarrental.net/ Website 2 - http://www.delhitaxi.co.in/

Delhi to Kathgodam Train

From Delhi to Kathgodam come by Anand Vihar-Kathgodam AC Express/14012. Its morning train 6:00 from Delhi and reaches Kathgodam 12:00. Full AC train and one can enjoy beautiful scenery enroute unlike Ranikhet Express which is at night. Click on image to see the train list.

When To Go

Best time to visit is March - April and October - November. Never go in rains or after rains.

Balmithai

Balmithai which is very sweet, popular and local chocolate of Uttarakhand. A Very popular sweet dish prepared by khoya (Condensed Milk) decorated with small white sugar ball. Click on the image to go to famous Balmithai Shop

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Pahari Cuisine

There are lots of Pahari Dishes of Uttarakhand rich in its taste and highly nutritious. Click on the image to see the recipes.

Flowers in Uttarakhand

There are many types of beautiful flowers in Uttarakhand. Also there's a whole valley called Valley of Flowers in Garhwal. Click on the image to see some ...

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Tuesday, 29 May 2018

Mukteshwar, Nainital

Wednesday, 20 November 2013

Bhumiyadhar, Nainital

Sakar Village, Almora

Tuesday, 19 November 2013

Kathpuriachhina, Bageshwar

Great Large Cormorant