A week after
Fatehpur Sikri, Uttarakhand happened. We explored 3 main
places in Uttarakhand in our 4 day trip- Kausani, Almora and Nainital.
We got up in the wee hours of memory and got ready by 5 a.m in order to catch early morning
Shatabdi from Anand Vihar (Delhi) to
Kathgodam.
After reaching
Kathgodam (at 11.30) we hired a cab and reached Almora (at 5.30 PM).
On our way to
Almora we took in glimpses of
Bheemtal lake and offered our devotions at
Kainchidham.
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| Bheemtaal |
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| Bheemtaal- Taal means Lake |
We stayed at Almora for the night and next morning started for
Kausani -a three hours road drive. It was a scenic journey- the serpentine road wrapped around lush green hills and with Kosi river flowing down in the valley. Weather was misty and cloudy and green mountains looked golden
due to sun beaming on them.
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| Misty Morning in Almora |
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| Almora Morning @ 6 am |
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| Enroute Kausani |
Weather was wonderfully pleasant. On our way we saw huge cucumbers in local markets as compared to the
ones we get in Delhi, apples on the other hand were cherries in comparison to what we get in Delhi. Talking further about sizes, mosquitoes were elephants!
Kausani is rich in flora and fauna. While our plan was to stay there for only a day but after seeing the place we planned to stay there for another day.
Temples in Uttarakhand are mainly of Lord Shiva. On first day in Kausani we visited
Someshwar Temple and Baijnath Temple.
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| A statue in Someshwar Temple |
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| Butterfly: Poweshiek Skipperling, Someshwar. |
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| Baijnath Temple |
Baijnath Temple complex (Lord Shiva) is situated on the banks of the Gomti river in Bageshwar District.
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| Baijnath Temples |
It is a group of temples that have idols of
Shiva, Ganesh, Parvati, Chandika, Kuber, Surya and Brahma.
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| Mahaseer Fishes. |
These fishes were in abundance in the river flowing adjacent to
Baijnath temples. They are known as
Mahasher, where
Maha means big and
Sher means Tiger- "Big Tigers" of water. Fishing is not allowed here though one can feed the fishes. (Source: http://www.touruttarakhand.com/blogs/angling-in-uttarakhand-rivers-and-lakes)
On our way back, we visited a tea factory and then to our halt.
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