April 25, 2023 Kumaon – an overview Ashim is a doctoral researcher at the International Centre of Urbanism at KU Leuven, Belgium. His research analyses the overlaps of rapid urbanization, receding…
April 24, 2023 Kedarnath – worship begins on 25 April 23 Kedarnath mandir in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand closes for winter, usually 2 days after Diwali on Bhaiya Dooj. The Panchamukhi Doli, the swaroop of…
April 22, 2023 Akshay Trithiya – Char Dham opening Traditionally, on Akshay Trithiya, Char Dham opens for darshan after the long winters. In 2023, the temples of Yamunotri and Gangotri open on Akshaya…
August 31, 2021 कुमाऊं के त्योहार Translated to Hindi by Dinesh Bijalwan Festivals of Kumaon – Read in English कुमाऊं के त्योहार हमेशा से प्रकृति का अभिन्न हिस्सा रहे हैं…
July 30, 2021 History of Kumaon “If we do not remember our past, we jeopardise our future” `traditional folk saying. Ancient History of Kumaon Mythology suggests that ‘Kumaon’ is derived…
July 27, 2021 Jageshwar Some 30 kms from Almora, beyond Bare China, the temple complex of Jageshwar is in the midst of a forest of devadar trees. It is…
July 19, 2021 Geography Kumaon in Uttarakhand is bounded on the north by Tibet, on the east by Nepal, on the south by Uttar Pradesh, and by the…
July 19, 2021 Nanda Devi Mela Nanda Devi Mela is intrinsic to Kumaon, which has always been regarded as the land of Nanda Devi, daughter of the Himalayas, Shakti of…