ALMORA

ALMORA




Best seasons to visit Almora are April to June and Setember to November. During summers the temperature of this place is comparatively more than any other hill stations. In fact except the rainy seasons, Almora can be visited any time of the year.The fun of walking among hills in warm sunlight can not be described in words.Even then evening and morning temperatures are low enough to wear light warm cloths. During winters festival of Dussehra has its own added attraction.



PLACES TO VISIT:

Chitai Temple: very busy area. temple dedicated to Lord Golu. The people of Kumau worship him. Once a wish is fulfilled people hang little bells in this temple. Therefore there are thousands of little bells hanging there. The view of the Himalayas is extremely beautiful from here. This temple is 8 kms away by walk through a beautiful pine forest, but one can go by cart too.

Bright End Corner: Almora is 2 kms away from here. A highlight of this point is the sunset and the sunrise seen through the Himalayan peaks. A circuit house close by allows tourists to spend some time in this peaceful surrounding. Close by is the Vivekananda Library which has many books on literature. A little away is the Vivekananda Memorial where Swami Vivekananda had stopped for a while on his journey to the Himalayas.

Deer Park: 3 kms from Almora this park is in NTD (Narayan Tiwari Dewai).

Nanda Devi Temple: This 1000-year old temple is one of the main attraction of Almora.

Kasar Devi: Near Kalimutt is the temple of Kasar Devi. This ancient temple was built on a mountain peak in the second century. The distance between Kalimatt and Kasar Devi is less than 1 km and can be easily covered by foot. The surrounding area has become the home of many foreigners. The main town is 6 km away.

State Museum: This museum is near the bus stand . It is closed on Mondays and other Government Holidays. It is open from 10:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.



TRAVEL INFORMATION :

By Road: Almora is well connected with all-important cities of India by road.
By Air: The nearest airport is a Pant Nagar (Nainital). During the summer regular flights are operational.
By Rail: The nearest raiway station near Almora is Kathgodam.

HILL STATIONS

Most favoured :

Almora
Coonoor
Dalhousie
Darjeeling
Dehradun
Gangtok
Gulmarg


Hidden beauty:

Chamba valley
Chikaldhara
Chopta
Coorg
Dhanaulti
Dharmshala

QUOTES ON INDIA

"Civilizations have arisen in other parts of the world. In ancient and modern times, wonderful ideas have been carried forward from one race to another...But mark you, my friends, it has been always with the blast of war trumpets and the march of embattled cohorts. Each idea had to be soaked in a deluge of blood..... Each word of power had to be followed by the groans of millions, by the wails of orphans, by the tears of widows. This, many other nations have taught; but India for thousands of years peacefully existed. Here activity prevailed when even Greece did not exist... Even earlier, when history has no record, and tradition dares not peer into the gloom of that intense past, even from until now, ideas after ideas have marched out from her, but every word has been spoken with a blessing behind it and peace before it. We, of all nations of the world, have never been a conquering race, and that blessing is on our head, and therefore we live....!"

Swami Vivekananda, Great Indian Philosopher

"If I were asked under what sky the human mind has most fully developed some of its choicest gifts, has most deeply pondered on the greatest problems of life, and has found solutions, I should point to India"

Max Mueller

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION

Location of India	Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and Pakistan.
Geographic Co-ordinates	20 00 N, 77 00 E
Area
Total	3,287,590 sq km
Land	2,973,190 sq km
Water	314,400 sq km
Comparative	Slightly more than one-third the size of the US.