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Nainital
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Nainital tourist district is the pride of the
Kumaon region in himalayas Uttarakhand. While there are
many other places equally beautiful, Nainital
is certainly the most popular tourist destination
in Kumaon. It's a pleasant himalayas hill station. For tourists
looking for hustle and bustle the best time to
go is the summer months when a lot of traffic
ascends from Delhi and the plains. |
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General
Information |
| Area: |
11.73
sq. kms. |
| Population: |
30,951
(1991 Census) |
| Altitute: |
1938
mts. |
| Clothing
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Summer-
Cottons/ light woollens |
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Winter
- Heavy Woollens |
| Languages
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Hindi,
Kumaoni and English |
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town gets equally crowded during the September/ October
season which coincides with the Diwali and Puja holidays.
However, like most hill resorts, it has its quite periods
too. During the winter, Nainital is quite another beautiful
experience when it reverts back to the local population
and the crowds are absent. Peaceful, open, and invigorating. |
| Accessibility |
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Nearest
airport is at Pantnagar. |
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The
nearest Railway Station is Kathgodam (35 kms.)
connected to Lucknow, Agra, Delhi & Howrah. Some
of the Trains are 5013 (Kathgodam to Delhi), 3019 (Kathgodam
to Howrah), 01 R-va (Kathgodam to Rampur Passenger)
and 5307 (Lalkuan to Lucknow). |
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Nainital
is connected to all the major National/State
Highways. From Nainital the following places are
directly connected by regular bus service :
Agra (403 kms.), Almora (64 kms.), Badrinath (334
kms.), Bareilly (140 kms.), Dehradun (387 kms.),
Delhi (326 kms.), Hardwar (310 kms.) and Kausani
(117 kms.). |
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Tourist Attraction
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Lakes:
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Nainital
has several lakes close by- Bhimtal,Sattal,
Naukuchiatal, Khurpatal, Malwatal, Harishtal and
Lokhamtal.
Sat Tal (seven lakes) is 22 km from Nainital.
Bhimtal is close by, almost the same distance
from Nainital. Close to Bhimtal, 4 kms away is
Naukutchiatal.
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| Gufa Mahadev
and Sepoydhara |
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you are not afraid of ascending and descending a
hill you can enjoy Sepoydhara very well. Placed
at an. altitude of 6000 ft. one has to descend for
200 ft from the motor road. There is a natural spring
pouring out volley of water through five pipes of
four to, five inches in diameter. Adjacent to it
there are few temples where you can worship the
deity after a bath. It has 108 Haidakhan Baba (the
older one) who used to pay at least a visit to this
place every year during his life span. Previously
known as Tara Lockup is now the district Jail of
Nainital, which stand in the vicinity. It housed
Moti Lal Nehru also for some time in pre-independence
era. |
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| Sri
Krishnapur |
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your way back from Gufa Mahadev if you change your
course a bit to the west you will reach Sri Krishnapur
at a height of 6000 ft before you embark the main
Kathgodam road, Sri Krishnapur was the seat of a
great learned Sanskrit scholar Late Pandit Sri Krishna
Joshi, Advocate and Head of the Department of Religious
Studies Benaras Hindu University, etc. There are
about 150 manuscripts and printed books to his credit
on different topics in Sanskrit, Hindi and English.
This is now a place from where people get Kurmanchaliya
Saur Chandra Panchang (the almanac) and other religious
books besides the tourist literature including that,
which is in your hand. All the good things are bound
to reach you from this place. |
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Gethia
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you move past the Baldiakhan you get a road bifurcation
a place called number one for Ranikhet and Almora.
If you move ahead you reach another place called
Gethia It houses T.B. Sanatorium and all Ashram
of Pilot Baba named as Akhil Viswa Shanti Sansthan
of Maharishi Kapil Advaita Ashram. You can visit
this place for your mental peace. Contact 4426 on
phone you feel going there. |
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| Hanumangarhi
& Sheetladevi |
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is about 3.5 kilometres from the bus stand and is
at an altitude of 1950 m. As you pop up on the road
from Sri Krishnapur move down the metalled road
to about two kilometres and you reach Hanumangarhi.
A taxi, bus, horse or a hand pulled rickshaw can
carry you there. It has a temple complex presiding
deity being Lord Hanuman besides Rama and Shiva.
At the instance of Neem Karoli Baba around nineteen
fifties these temples were erected and are now being
looked after by, a trust. Ramnavami; Hanuman Jayanti
and Shivratri are special festive days at these
temples. One can get tea, prasad, etc. at this place. |
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