Ranikhet : The Queen’s Meadow
Ranikhet is a place related with the legends of Himalayas. Once upon a time, the Queen Padmini of Kumaon was in love with this tiny hill paradise. King Sudhardev had to oblige her, by building a palace here and named this place “ranikhet”, The Queen’s field. No trace of the place can be found today, […]
Hilljatra : A folk festival in Pithoragarh
A festival of pastoralists and agriculturist hilljatra came to Pithoragarh valley from West Nepal and at once found fevour in Kumaour and Bajethi and in its modified form as Hiran-chital at Kanalichina, Dewalthal and Askot. It is associated with ropai (paddy transplantation) and allied agricultural activities of rainy season. In was introduced in Soar by […]