Uttarakhand
Tehri Garhwal district
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Where to go
Sights to see
Kempty Falls
“Waterfall in Ram Gaon, Uttarakhand, India”
Kempty Falls is a waterfall in Ram Gaon and at the south of Kempty, in the Tehri Garhwal District of Uttarakhand, India. It is 13 kilometres (8 mi) from Mussoorie on the Chakrata Road, and 45 kilometres (28 mi) from Dehradun. It is nearly 1364 meters above sea level, at 78°-02’East longitude and 30° -29’North latitude. The Kempty Falls, and the area around is surrounded by high mountain ranges at an altitude of 4500 feet. There is an estimated tourist inflow to the Falls of over 10 lakh.
Surkanda Devi
“Hindu temple to Durga”
Surkanda Devi Temple is a Hindu shrine located near Dhanaulti in the Tehri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand, India. Situated at an altitude of approximately 2,756 metres, the temple offers panoramic views of the Himalayan ranges. It is one of the Shakta pithas, associated with the mythological event where the head of the Hindu goddess Sati is believed to have fallen and marked the place as a sacred center of divine consciousness.
St. Paul's Church, Landour
“Church in Uttarakhand, India”
St. Paul's is an Anglican church in Landour, India. The church was built in 1839 and first consecrated on 1 May 1840, by Bishop Daniel Wilson of Calcutta. From 1840 to 1947, the church was run by military chaplains for the cantonment used primarily by the British residents of Landour and the British Military Hospital during the British Raj.
Lakhamandal temple, ruins and images
“Ancient temple in Uttarakhand, India”
Lakhamandal is an ancient Hindu temple complex, situated in the Jaunsar-Bawar region of Dehradun district in the state of Uttarakhand. The temple is dedicated to lord Shiva. This temple is popular among the Shaivites, who believe that a visit to this temple shrine will end their misfortunes.
Other districts in Uttarakhand
Photo credits
- Kempty Falls: Siva301in · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons