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Almora
Earlier Almora was ruled by the Katyuri kings. The Katarmal Surya temple which is near about 15 km away from the main market was made by them. In order to clean the utensils of the temple sour grasses such as almoda, chalmoda, bhilmoda, kilmoda etc. was daily brought there by the inhabitants known as almodias. On account of carrying the almodia grass by the inhabitants this town came to known as Almora. It is located between north latitude 28°59ʹ and 30°49ʹ and between east longitude 70°2ʹ and 81°31ʹ. There are snowcapped mountains all around it which are highly beautiful and have scenic beauty worth seeing such as Kausani, Binsar, Devidhura etc. There are mountains ranging from 16,800 feets to 25,689 feets high. It is surrounded by the mountains such as Nandadevi, Trishul, Nandakot, Panchachuli, Parashuram, Banakattar and Irangyanjung. The famous market of Almora is near about 1.25miles long covered with stone slabs founded there which are known as ‘Patal’ and that why the market is known as ‘Patal Bazar’. Bal-mithai and ‘Singaudi’ are the famous sweet of the place.
Earlier, this place was well known for natural springs (Naulas). Formerly, there were 360 natural springs of water (naulas) but most of them have dried up at present. There are a lot of places worth visiting such as Nanda Devi temple, Katarmal Surya temple, Kasardevi, Golu devta temple, Jageshwar temple, Binsar, Kausani, Syahidevi which is also known as Shitlakhet and a lot other. In Nandadevi temple there used to be a fare at the time of September.
The sunset of Katarmal and of bright end corner is very famous among the tourist. These places are worth visiting. According to the local people, from the top of the Katarmal hill, Nainital is clearly visible. At the occasion of Shivratri, there held a small fares in devasthal near Kosi which is about 10 km away from the main city. People from nearby area visit the place as there is a beautiful Shiva temple standing on the bank of Kosi
Earlier Almora was ruled by the Katyuri kings. The Katarmal Surya temple which is near about 15 km away from the main market was made by them. In order to clean the utensils of the temple sour grasses such as almoda, chalmoda, bhilmoda, kilmoda etc. was daily brought there by the inhabitants known as almodias. On account of carrying the almodia grass by the inhabitants this town came to known as Almora. It is located between north latitude 28°59ʹ and 30°49ʹ and between east longitude 70°2ʹ and 81°31ʹ. There are snowcapped mountains all around it which are highly beautiful and have scenic beauty worth seeing such as Kausani, Binsar, Devidhura etc. There are mountains ranging from 16,800 feets to 25,689 feets high. It is surrounded by the mountains such as Nandadevi, Trishul, Nandakot, Panchachuli, Parashuram, Banakattar and Irangyanjung. The famous market of Almora is near about 1.25miles long covered with stone slabs founded there which are known as ‘Patal’ and that why the market is known as ‘Patal Bazar’. Bal-mithai and ‘Singaudi’ are the famous sweet of the place.
Earlier, this place was well known for natural springs (Naulas). Formerly, there were 360 natural springs of water (naulas) but most of them have dried up at present. There are a lot of places worth visiting such as Nanda Devi temple, Katarmal Surya temple, Kasardevi, Golu devta temple, Jageshwar temple, Binsar, Kausani, Syahidevi which is also known as Shitlakhet and a lot other. In Nandadevi temple there used to be a fare at the time of September.
The sunset of Katarmal and of bright end corner is very famous among the tourist. These places are worth visiting. According to the local people, from the top of the Katarmal hill, Nainital is clearly visible. At the occasion of Shivratri, there held a small fares in devasthal near Kosi which is about 10 km away from the main city. People from nearby area visit the place as there is a beautiful Shiva temple standing on the bank of Kosi