deepgropes, alpine meadows & dense forests with
towering deodars - unmatched vistas that come alive
especially at dawn or dusk. No wonder, even the Gods
were mesmerised by its gugged enchantment. Their divine
footprints arnow lovely temples & ashrams. The sacred
places Badrinath, Kedarnath,
Gangotri & Yamunotri are located
here and so are the source of the most venerated rivers
Ganga & Yamuna.
Garhwal
is the mecca for adventure sports - from Skiing,
Rafting to Trekking
to Mountain Climbing & Aero Sports. There is ample
scope for Wildlife watching
also making it an essantial on the itinery of adventure
lovers, pleasure seekers & pilgrim alike.
The legendry valleys of
Garhwal abound with natural beauty and
also offer a distinct style of hill temple architecture
& delightful handicrafts.
The archaeological remains lying scatterd at many places
reveal that a rich civilization flourished here from
very early times. The mahabharata gives vivid accounts
of the land and its people.
Emperor Ashoka's domain encompassed a part of the terrain
, evidence of which is "chitrashila"
or "chhatrashila",
a quartz rock bnearing his edicts, discoverd near kalsi.
Hieun tsang, the 7th century chyinese pilgrim traversed
a part of the garhwal and adi shankaracharya, the 8th
century hindu saint and reformer, visited the remotest
regions and to him we owe the establishment of some
of the most sacred shrines of garhwal.
For entering Garhwal
the last railheads are Dehradun,
Kotdwar, Haridwar & Rishikesh and
the road network is efficient providing regular motor
services.
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