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Deoria Tal
Deoria Tal (also Devaria or Deoriya) is a lake about from the villages of Mastura and Sari on the Ukhimath- Chopta road in the state of Uttarakhand in India. Situated at an altitude of in the Garhwal Himalayas, it has heavily wooded, lush green surroundings with snow-covered mountains (Chaukhamba being one of them) in the backdrop. It is considered sacred by Hindus. Access Jeeps are available from Ukhimath to reach Sari, a nearby village, via Mastura village. For return journey, one can go down trekking to Mastura to get a shared jeep. Alternately, one can trek to Deoria Tal from Ukhimath. Even though, trekkers are no longer allowed to camp at the famous Deoriatal , there are options of jungle trekking, videography, etc. There are a couple of shops that sell tea and snacks, but these close at sundown. Trekkers usually combine this trek with the nearby trek to Tungnath (the highest Hindu shrine devoted to Lord Shiva) and Chandrashila, which are approached from Chopta. Pan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaukhamba
Chaukhamba is a mountain massif in the Gangotri Group of the Garhwal Himalaya. Its main summit, Chaukhamba I, is the highest peak in the group. It lies at the head of the Gangotri Glacier and forms the eastern anchor of the group.Andy Fanshawe and Stephen Venables, ''Himalaya Alpine-Style'', Hodder and Stoughton, 1995, , p. 106. It is located in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, west of the Hindu holy town of Badrinath. Chaukhamba has four summits, along a northeast–southwest trending ridge, and ranging in elevation from to with an average elevation 7,014 m; the main summit is at the northeast end. After unsuccessful attempts in 1938 and 1939, Chaukhamba I was first climbed on 13 June 1952, by Lucien George and Victor Russenberger ( Swiss members of an otherwise French expedition). They ascended the northeast face, from the Bhagirathi-Kharak Glacier. The other members of the expedition were the French alpinist and traveler Marie-Louise Plovier Chapelle and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kharchakund
Kharchakund is a mountain of the Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand, India. The elevation of Kharchakund is and its prominence is . It is 64th highest located entirely within the Uttrakhand. Nanda Devi, is the highest mountain in this category. It is surrounded by Gangotri Glacier and Ghanoim Bamak. Its nearest higher neighbor Kedarnath Dome lies 6.4 km WNW. It is located 1.2 km NNE of Sumeru Parbat and 10.7 km east lies Janhukut . Climbing history On 29 May 1980 a Japanese team climbed Kharchakund. The first summiteers of this mountain are Yoshitaka Tanimura and Toshiharu Hashimoto. They climbed Kharchakund from the west ridge a side ridge of the north ridge. On 30 May the second party also reached the summit they are Sueo Miyahara, Kaoru Ueno, Yoshiki Yamanaka and Masao Mizuno. They established three camps in between the summit. Camp 1 at a height of 4900m, camp 2 at 5300m and camp 3 at 6000m. A four-man team of the Oread Mountaineering Club, Robin Beadle, Bobb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puranas
Purana (; sa, , '; literally meaning "ancient, old"Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature (1995 Edition), Article on Puranas, , page 915) is a vast genre of Indian literature about a wide range of topics, particularly about legends and other traditional lore. The Puranas are known for the intricate layers of symbolism depicted within their stories. Composed originally in Sanskrit and in other Indian languages,John Cort (1993), Purana Perennis: Reciprocity and Transformation in Hindu and Jaina Texts (Editor: Wendy Doniger), State University of New York Press, , pages 185-204 several of these texts are named after major Hindu gods such as Vishnu, Shiva, Brahma, and Adi Shakti. The Puranic genre of literature is found in both Hinduism and Jainism. The Puranic literature is encyclopedic, and it includes diverse topics such as cosmogony, cosmology, genealogies of gods, goddesses, kings, heroes, sages, and demigods, folk tales, pilgrimages, temples, medicine, astronomy, gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deva (Hinduism)
''Deva'' (; Sanskrit: , ) means "shiny", "exalted", "heavenly being", "divine being", "anything of excellence", and is also one of the Sanskrit terms used to indicate a deity in Hinduism.Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit-English Dictionary” Etymologically and Philologically Arranged to cognate Indo-European Languages, Motilal Banarsidass, page 492 ''Deva'' is a masculine term; the feminine equivalent is '' Devi''. In the earliest Vedic literature, all supernatural beings are called ''Devas''George Williams (2008), A Handbook of Hindu Mythology, Oxford University Press, , pages 90, 112 and '' Asuras''. The concepts and legends evolved in ancient Indian literature, and by the late Vedic period, benevolent supernatural beings are referred to as ''Deva-Asuras''. In post-Vedic Hindu texts, such as the Puranas and the Itihasas of Hinduism, the ''Devas'' represent the good, and the ''Asuras'' the bad. In some medieval works of Indian literature, ''Devas'' are also referred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalanag
Kalanag or Black Peak (6,387 m) is the highest peak in the Saraswati (Bandarpunch) mountain range, others being Saraswati Devi Parvat (Bandarpunch I, 6,316 m) and Hanuman Parvat (White Peak or Bandarpunch II, 6,102 m). It literally means "Black Cobra". It is close to the Ruinsara Valley. The peak was first summited in 1955 by Jack Gibson and students of The Doon School, Dehradun. See also *Role of The Doon School in Indian mountaineering The role of The Doon School in Indian mountaineering describes the formative links between The Doon School, an all-boys boarding school in Dehradun, India and early post-Independence Indian mountaineering. From the 1940s onwards, Doon's masters a ... * List of Himalayan peaks of Uttarakhand References Mountains of Uttarakhand Six-thousanders of the Himalayas {{Uttarakhand-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panch Kedar
Panch Kedar ( sa, पञ्चकेदार) refers to five Hindu temples or holy places of the Shivaite sect dedicated to god Shiva. They are located in the Garhwal Himalayan region in Uttarakhand, India. They are the subject of many legends that directly link their creation to Pandavas, the heroes of the Hindu epic Mahabharata. The five temples designated in the strict pecking order to be followed for pilgrimage for worship are the Kedarnath Temple ( sa, केदारनाथ) at an altitude of , the Tungnath Temple (तुङ्गनाथ)(), the Rudranath Temple (रुद्रनाथ) (), the Madhyamaheshwar Temple (मध्यमहेश्वर) or Madmaheshwar () and the Kalpeshwar Temple (कल्पेश्वर) (). The Kedarnath is the main temple, which is part of four Chota Char Dhams (literally 'the small four abodes/seats') or pilgrimage centers of the Garhwal Himalayas; the other three dhams are the Badrinath, Yamunotri and Gangotri. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandarpunch
Bandarpunch (lit. Hindi: ''Monkey's tail'') is a mountain massif in the Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand, India. The massif has 3 peaks: White Peak (6102 m), also called Banderpunch II, to the west above Yamunotri; almost 5 km east is Bandarpunch main peak or Banderpunch I (6316 m); and about 4 km to the north-east is Kalanag (6387 m). Mythology The name is inspired by the mythological tale in which Hanuman, the monkey god, extinguishes his tail, after it catches fire during the battle between King Rama and Ravana in Lanka, by going to the summit of the mountain. Climbing history In 1937, a team of Doon School masters who were keen alpinists, J.T.M Gibson and John Martyn along with sherpa Tenzing Norgay reached the summit ridge for the first time. In 1946, another Doon expedition made a summit attempt, this time including, in addition to the original members, schoolmaster R. L. Holdsworth and a pupil, Nandu Jayal, Major Chengappa Nanda and Jonh Munro (Norgay wou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nilkantha (mountain)
Nilkantha (or Neelakant, Neelkanth, Nilkanth, Nilkanta) is a major peak of the Garhwal division of the Himalayas, in the Uttarakhand region of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Although substantially lower than the highest peaks of the region, it towers dramatically over the valley of the Alaknanda River and rises above the Hindu pilgrimage site of Badrinath, only to the east. Frank Smythe described the peak as "second only to Siniolchu in Himalayan beauty."''American Alpine Journal'', 1956, p. 77 The Satopanth Glacier lies on the northwest side of Nilkantha, below a face of the peak. The Panpatia Glacier lies to the southwest, and feeds the Khirao Ganga, a stream running under the south side of the peak. Further away, to the west of the peak, lies the well-known Gangotri Glacier and its associated peaks. Across the Alaknanda valley lie the Kamet and Nanda Devi groups. Etymology (Sanskrit ; ''nīla'' = "blue", ' = "throat") is one of the Hindu deity, Shiva's many epithet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhartekunta
Bhartekunta is a mountain of the Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand India.The elevation of Bhartekunta is and its prominence is . It is 69th highest located entirely within the Uttrakhand. Nanda Devi, is the highest mountain in this category. It lies between Kirti Stambh and Kedarnath (mountain). Its nearest higher neighbor Kedarnath (mountain) lies 3 km ESE. It is located 2.3 km SE of Kirti Stambh and 6.9 km north lies Meru Peak . Climbing history INDO-TIBET BORDER POLICE (ITBP) claimed the first ascent of Bhartekunta led by B.C. Khulbey on 6 June 1975. A Spanish club de Esquí de La Molina, Girona, of Spain climbed Bhartekunta on 27 September climbers are Toni Bou, Kiko Colo, Josep Ximenis and Joan Sala. Bhartekunta was attempted by An Indian team led by Romesh Bhattacharjee from the Gangotri Glacier. They reached a high point of 6450 meters. Glaciers and rivers Kirti Bamak lies on the NE side of Bhartekunta. On the SW side lies Bhartekunta Bamak. On the SE side lies K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kedarnath (mountain)
Kedarnath (or Kedarnath Main) and Kedarnath Dome (or Kedar Dome) are two mountains in the Gangotri Group of peaks in the western Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand state, India. Kedarnath (Main) lies on the main ridge that lies south of the Gangotri Glacier, and Kedarnath Dome, a subpeak of the main peak, lies on a spur projecting towards the glacier, two kilometres northwest of Kedarnath. They are at a distance south of the Hindu holy site of Gaumukh (the source of the Ganges River). Kedarnath is the highest peak on the south side of the Gangotri Glacier, and Kedarnath Dome is the third highest. Ascent Kedarnath and Kedarnath Dome were first climbed together, in 1947, by a Swiss team led by André Roch. Their route on Kedarnath Dome, the northwest flank, is still the standard route; it is straightforward and relatively low-angle, and is a popular ski ascent in the spring season. The east face of Kedarnath Dome was first climbed in 1989 by a Hungarian expedition led by Atti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kedar Dome , Israeli scholar of Arabic literature
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Kedar and Qedar may refer to: Indian subcontinent *Shiva or Kedar, a Hindu god **Panch Kedar, five Hindu temples or holy places of the Shaivite sect dedicated to god Shiva *Kedar (raga), a raga in Indian classical music named after Lord Shiva *Kedaram, a raga in Carnatic music (South Indian classical music) Middle East *Kedar, Gush Etzion, an Israeli settlement east of Jerusalem near Maale Adummim named after Qedar/Kedar * Qedar or Kedar, the second son of Ishmael *Qedarites, an Arab tribal confederation People with the surname * Benjamin Z. Kedar (born 1938), Israeli historian *Mordechai Kedar Mordechai Kedar ( he, מרדכי קידר; born November 25, 1952) is an Israeli scholar of Arab culture and a lecturer at Bar-Ilan University, and the vice president of NEWSRAEL. Biography Mordechai Kedar was born in Tel Aviv. L'Chayim (2015): '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sumeru Peak
Mount Meru (Sanskrit/Pali: मेरु), also known as Sumeru, Sineru or Mahāmeru, is the sacred five-peaked mountain of Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist cosmology and is considered to be the centre of all the physical, metaphysical and spiritual universes. There is no clear identification of Mount Meru with a particular geophysical location. Many famous Buddhist, Jain, and Hindu temples have been built as symbolic representations of this mountain. The "Sumeru Throne" 須彌座 xūmízuò style base is a common feature of Chinese pagodas. The highest point (the finial bud) on the pyatthat, a Burmese-style multi-tiered roof, represents Mount Meru. Etymology Etymologically, the proper name of the mountain is Meru (Sanskrit: Meru), to which is added the approbatory prefix su-, resulting in the meaning "excellent Meru" or "wonderful Meru". ''Meru'' is also the name of the central bead in a mālā. In other languages In other languages, Mount Meru is pronounced: * Assamese: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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