Uttarakhand Encyclopedia : उत्तराखण्ड ज्ञानकोष अपना उत्तराखण्ड आइये, जाने, समझें और जुडें अपने पहाड़ से, अपने उत्तराखण्ड से मेरा पहाड़ फोरम तब नहीं तो अब गैरसैंण, अब नहीं तो कब गैरसैंण राजधानी से कम मंजूर नहीं

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Our views on various aspects of Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand Truly a Devbhoomi

Uttarakhand Truly a Devbhoomi

Hanuman Chatti (7200 feet) is a small hamlet a few miles from Gaurikund, the name “chatti” indicates that it was at one time a night stop on the pilgrim road. Sanyasis from the Juna Akhara live there now during the pilgrim season, where they care for several small temples (the main one to Hanuman, shown here), where the passing pilgrims provide a steady stream of potential patrons (no one is here now because I took this photo in November). The flat platform to the left of the temple is the samadhi shrine of Himalaya Giri, a sanyasi who must have lived in that spot for many seasons. So at this site are two nodes of holiness for Hindus: a temple to a deity, and a memorial to a renunciant ascetic.

Mule: Eco Friendly Development or Dying Animal?

Mule: Eco Friendly Development or Dying Animal?

    In Uttarakhand where in many areas even roads are non-existent Mule plays an Important role in transportation. Estimates show there are more than 25,000 horses in the state. Mules and horses are used extensively for ferrying pilgrims in various Yatras. Recently there was a news that Char Dham Yatra was halted because of […]

Uttarakhandi Language: Kumaoni or Garhwali?

Language is a mean of expressing oneself to others. We communicate using language. In Uttarakhand the native language of people is different for different region. We can not say those as language but as a dialect. Mainly there are three dialects which are most popular in Uttarakhand. These are Kumaoni,Garhwali and Jaunsari. We had a discussion on this earlier.