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Geeli Mitti: Building Sustainable Homes
Shagun Singh worked as a marketing executive when she decided she wanted to do what…
Kumaon
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Kumaon – an overview
Ashim is a doctoral researcher at the International Centre of Urbanism at KU Leuven, Belgium….
Sacred Spaces
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Kedarnath
Kedarnath mandir in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand closes for winter, usually 2 days after Diwali…
Festivals
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Akshay Trithiya
Significance of Akshay Trithiya Akshay Trithiya, is astrologically one of three most auspicious tithis in…
Festivals
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कुमाऊं के त्योहार
Translated to Hindi by Dinesh Bijalwan Festivals of Kumaon – Read in English कुमाऊं के…
Kumaon
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History of Kumaon
“If we do not remember our past, we jeopardise our future” `traditional folk saying. Ancient…
Sacred Spaces
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Jageshwar
Some 30 kms from Almora, beyond Bare China, the temple complex of Jageshwar is in the…
Kumaon
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Kumaon Geography
Kumaon geography can be defined as bounded on the north by Tibet, on the east…
Festivals
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Nanda Devi Mela
Nanda Devi Mela is intrinsic to Kumaon, which has always been regarded as the land…