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Category: Uttarakhand

Kumaon cows grazing in Mukteshwar Forest
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…

Sri Kedarnath doli
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…

Kedarrnath on Akshay Trithiya 2023 photo Manoj Semwal
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…

Jageshwar Dham
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…

Jageshwar ancient temple complex
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…

Padampuri
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…

We do not “come into” this world; we come out of it, as leaves from a tree

Alan Watts

  1. Swagata on Akshay Trithiya – Char Dham opening24 April 2023

    I always enjoy your deeply expressed, interconnected and reflective write ups. Krishna and Sudama’s connection in this particular article to…

  2. Nirguna Awatramani on The Boy Who Ran Away23 January 2022

    Thank you for taking up this most important work.

  3. Sandeep Sharma on Borewell a no-no in Kumaon Himalayas5 December 2021

    This is serious issue. Borewell should be immediately banned.

  4. Gautam Dhar on Reflections of a Fool on the Hill2 August 2021

    It's something not many think about, esp. those who come for a fleeting romance with the mountains and leave a…

  5. Paramita Gupta on Reflections of a Fool on the Hill31 July 2021

    Commendable initiative, wishing you all the best! Hope you succeed in saving Kumaon.

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