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The Best Attractions In Pithoragarh District

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Pithoragarh is a western himalayan town with a Municipal Board in Pithoragarh district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is the largest city in the hills of Uttarakhand. The city is strategically important from defense point of view for India as the district shares international boundaries with China and Nepal.
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The Best Attractions In Pithoragarh District

  • 1. Patal Bhuvaneshwar cave temple Gangolihat
    Patal Bhuvaneshwar is a limestone cave temple 14 km from Gangolihat in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand state in India. It is located in the village Bhubneshwar. Legend and folklore have it that this cave enshrines Lord Shiva and thirty three koti demigods [33 types of Demigods in hindu culture]. The cave is 160 m long and 90 feet deep from the point of entrance. Limestone rock formations have created various spectacular stalactite and stalagmite figures of various hues and forms. This cave has a narrow tunnel-like opening which leads to a number of caves. The cave is fully electrically illuminated. Built by the flow of water, Patal Bhuvaneshwar is not just one cave, rather a series of caves within caves. He who wants to feel the presence of eternal power should come to the sacred B...
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  • 5. Pithoragarh Fort Pithoragarh
    Pithoragarh is a western himalayan town with a Municipal Board in Pithoragarh district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is the largest city in the hills of Uttarakhand. The city is strategically important from defense point of view for India as the district shares international boundaries with China and Nepal.
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  • 6. Panchchuli Munsiyari
    The Panchachuli peaks are a group of five snow-capped Himalayan peaks lying at the end of the eastern Kumaon region, near Munsiari, in Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand state, India. The peaks have altitudes ranging from 6,334 metres to 6,904 metres . They form the watershed between the Gori and the Darmaganga valleys. Panchchuli is also located on the Gori Ganga-Lassar Yankti divide. The group lies 138 km from Pithoragarh. The five peaks on the Panchchuli massif are numbered from northwest to southeast. The highest peak is Panchchuli II, which was first scaled by an Indo-Tibetan Border Police expedition, led by Mahendra Singh, on 26 May 1973. One theory of the group's name is derived from the legendary Pandavas's Five Chulis another theory is that this region was once part of the old Nepa...
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