Syalde-Bikhauti Fair of Dwarahat(Almora)

Dwarahat is a place important from the archaeological point of view. Five Km. from Dwarahat is Vimandeshwar, which is also called Brahmandeshwar is the place for this important Fair. It is hardly 5 Kms. away from Dwarahat, whereas Dwarahat is hardly 37 Kms. from Ranikhet on Ranikhet Karnaprayag Marg. Every year in the last [Continue reading.....]

Unteshwar Mahadev Temple of Kanra (Almora)

Kanra (Lamgara) – My ancestral Home is famous for Unteshwar Mahadev Temple.

Unteshwar Mahadev Temple, Kanra

Whensoever extraction of natural resources of Mother Earth reaches its peak, the difficulties of the people living in the earth have increased. This is the cycle since times immemorial. Unteshwar Mahadev Shiv Temple came into being when the mother Earth was [Continue reading.....]

RANIKHET- Queens' field or Rani Chhetra

Ranee Jheel, Ranikhet

Ranikhet according to a local legend was the place where Raja Sudhardev won the heart of Rani Padmini, who chose this scenic place to be her abode, hence the place was named Ranikhet, Queen’s meadow or Queen’s field. Some say that it was the area of Rani Padmini, hence the name of Ranikhet [Continue reading.....]

Kumaon Regiment Centre (KRC), Ranikhet

The illustrious Kumaon Regiment neither had its home among the lush green hills of Kumaon nor was it known by this name till recent years. Some of its battalions have a history that goes back to the closing decades of the eighteenth century. Retracing that history we find that the Regiment was born far away [Continue reading.....]

Jhula Devi Temple, Ranikhet

Some700 years ago, Chaubatia was a dense forest inhabited by wild animals. Leopards and Tigers used to roam freely and the livestock of the local residents were an easy prey for the forest animals. People felt scared and prayed to Maa Durga for protection. Maa appeared in a [Continue reading.....]