Bageshwar

Bageshwar:

Bageshwar, the abode of gods is an important pilgrim and tourist centre. It is located about 90 kms. from amoral on the confluence of the rivers saryu and gomuti. The town is famous for ancient beneath temple and the annual Uterine fair held in January. The beautiful town is also a delight for adventure sports lovers. The famous Pindaric, sunderdunga and kafni glaciers can be reached via bagashwar.

Bagnath temple: 

Bageshwar gets its name from this ancient temple of lord Shiva set in the heart of the town. According to mythological legends, sage markandey lived here and the place was visited by lord Shiva in the form of bag or tiger. The sacred shrine was built during the reign of the chants and it  

is believed that no one could install the Shiva linga in the. sanctum, finally, shire menorah pander of palayn village performed penance and succeeded in installing the shivlinga on shivratri. Since then a massive fair is held here on shivratri to mark this auspicious  occasion. A large number of pilgrims flock to the siren, especially on shivratri and on every Monday of the holy month of shriven.

Chandika temple:

This beautiful shrine of goddess chandika attracts a large number of devotees doing the holy navratras.

Sheri Hare Temple:

The important shrine lies about 5 kms.  from   baghewsar. It is believed that the wishes of the devotees are fulfilled here. A large fair is  

held on the auspicious occasion of vijaya dashmi

Around bageshwar:

Baijnath (26kms):

This historical and pilgrim site on Gwaldam motor road is set on the banks of river gomti in Katyuri valley. It was once the capital of katyuri dynasty and the ancient temples here stand in testimony of the erstwhile era. The ancient Shiva temple here is famous for the magnificent idol of  

Goddess parvati. Another important shrine is the Kotkimati temple, 8 kms. from here.

Pindari glacier:

This world famous glacier is situated in the pinder valley at an altitude of 3353 meters. Between the nanda devi and nana kot mountains. The glacier is trekker's paradise, as it is one of the most easily accessible of all the Himalayan glaciers. The rugged beauty of the glacier presents an awe-inspiring site. the glacier is 5 kms. long , the snout is about 6 m high and 2.5 wide and above the snout, the glacier extends for about 3 kms. in length and 300-400 m  

in width, between an attitudinal rage of about 3600 m to 5000 m. The colour of pindari glacier is very white and pander river emerging from it is a sight to behold.

Pindari glacier trek:

The base camp is at song which can be reached by road from bageshwar (36 kms.), Almora (109 kms.) and katahgodam (199 kms.) After that  one has to trek 45 kms. up to zero point (pindari glacier).

Sunderdhunga glacier:

Sunderdhunga or the valley of beautiful stones is also located in the Pindar region. The glacier offers a tough trek as compared to pindari adn kiaphini. There are two glacier for trekkers and nature lovers, namely maiktoli and sukhram. The route up to village khaki is common for both Pindaric and Pindaric and  sunderdhunga glacier.

Champawat:

Champawat, the ancient capital of the chand rulers is well known for its temples and natural beauty. The historical town 76 kms. from pithorangarh has an  
ancient fort, which is now headquarters of the tehsli office.

The mythological legends suggest that lord vishnu appeared here as kurma avatar (the tortoise incarnation). The story of golla devta is also associated with  
forilla chaur of champawat. Jim corbett, the famous hunter came to this region in the first decade of the 20th century to hunt for man eating tigers. His  
first book , man easters of kumaon is related to champawat.