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Bageshwar Travel Guide
This
quaint town abounds in religious legends, festive happenings and mind blowing
surroundings. Famous primarily as a prominent Shaivaite delight, Bageshwar has
its share of patriotic expressions and picturesque interludes.
Situated on the confluence of Gomti and Saryu rivers, Bgeshwar is 90 kms from
Almora. According to scriptures, Bageshwar, is truly ablesed place by Lord Shiva.
Baghwath Temple, plays host to the Biggest Uttaryani Mela. Every year thousands
of Shiva devouties throng Bageshwar to offer their yrayers and top bhe blessed.
Popular belief prevalent here says that prayers of Baghwath Temple are always
answered.
Temple and Shhiva legacy are just the beginning of discovering Bageshwar. Take
a look around and you will find Bhileshwar mountains over loking in the East.
Neeleshwar mountains meditating in the West. Suraj Kund basking in legends in
the North and Agni Kund radiating in the South.
For trekking enthusiasts too, Bageshwar is an important destination. Because
one can reach Pindari, Kaphni and Sundardhunga glaciers only through Bageshwar.
So if your are planning a complete yet 'different break' come to Bageshwar.
EXCURSIONS:
Kanda :
This picturesque place is treat for nature lovers and is 25 km s from Bageshwar
on Bageshwar chaukori motor road. Ancient Bhadrakali temple is near Kanda.
Vijaypur :
Situated 30 kms from Bageshwar on Bageshwar Chaukori motor road. Vijaypur offers
beautiful view of the snow capped Himalayan ranges.
Baijnath :
23 kms from Bageshwar town on Bageshwar Almora. Gwaldam motor road. Situated
on the banks of river Gomti. Many temples with idols of Shiva & Parvati
can be seen from here.
Kausani:
39 kms from Bageshwar. Kausani is ideal for those who seek to escape from the
din and dust, hustle and bustle of big cities and wish to spend a quiet holiday
in the lap of nature.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Altitude : 960 mts.
Area : 8.2 sq. kms
Season : Round the year
ACCESSIBILITY
Rail : Nearest railhead is Kathgodam, 165 kms.
Road : Bageshwar is well connected withg all the major towns and cities
of Kumaon, Garhwal region and Delhi, Bageshwer is 137 kms from Nainital 73 kms,
from Almora, 47 kms. from Chaurori, 222 kms. from Kashipur.
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People & Tribes of Himalayas
The
population, settlement, and economic patterns within the Himalayas have been
greatly influenced by the variations in topography and climate, which impose
harsh living conditions and tend to restrict movement and communication. People
living in remote, isolated valleys have generally preserved their cultural identities.
However, improvements in transportation and communication, particularly satellite
television programs from Europe and the United States, are bringing access from
the outside world to remote valleys. These outside influences are affecting
traditional social and cultural structure.
Nearly 40 million people inhabit the Himalayas. Generally, Hindus of Indian
heritage are dominant in the Sub-Himalayas and the Middle Himalayan valleys
from eastern Kashmir to Nepal. To the north Tibetan Buddhists inhabit the Great
Himalayas from Ladakh to northeast India.
In central Nepal, in an area between about 1830 and 2440 m (between about 6000
and 8000 ft), the Indian and Tibetan cultures have intermingled, producing a
combination of Indian and Tibetan traits. The eastern Himalayas in India and
nearby areas of eastern Bhutan are inhabited by animistic people whose culture
is similar to those living in northern Myanmar and Yunnan province in China.
People of western Kashmir are Muslims and have a culture similar to the inhabitants
of Afghanistan and Iran.
The economy of the Himalayas as a whole is poor with low per capita income.
Much of the Himalayas area is characterized by a very low economic growth rate
combined with a high rate of population growth, which contributes to stagnation
in the already low level of per capita gross national product. Most of the population
is dependent on agriculture, primarily subsistence agriculture; modern industries
are lacking.
Mineral resources are limited. The Himalayas has major hydroelectric potential,
but the development of hydroelectric resources requires outside capital investment.
The skilled labor needed to organize and manage development of natural resources
is also limited due to low literacy rates. Most of the Himalayan communities
face malnutrition, a shortage of safe drinking water, and poor health services
and education systems.
Agricultural land is concentrated in the Tarai plain and in the valleys of the
Middle Himalayas. Patches of agricultural land have also been carved out in
the mountainous forested areas. Rice is the principal crop in eastern Tarai
and the well-watered valleys. Corn is also an important rain-fed crop on the
hillsides.
Other cereal crops are wheat, millet, barley, and buckwheat. Sugarcane, tea,
oilseeds, and potatoes are other major crops. Food production in the Himalayas
has not kept up with the population growth.
The
major industries include processing food grains, making vegetable oil, refining
sugar, and brewing beer. Fruit processing is also important. A wide variety
of fruits are grown in each of the major zones of the Himalayas, and making
fruit juices is a major industry in Nepal, Bhutan, and in the Indian Himalayas.
Since 1950 tourism has emerged as a major growth industry in the Himalayas.
Nearly 1 million visitors come to the Himalayas each year for mountain trekking,
wildlife viewing, and pilgrimages to major Hindu and Buddhist sacred places.
The number of foreign visitors has increased in recent years, as organized treks
to the icy summits of the Great Himalayas have become popular. While tourism
is important to the local economy, it has had an adverse impact on regions where
tourist numbers exceed the capacity of recreational areas.
Historically, all transport in the Himalayas has been by porters and pack animals.
Porters and pack animals are still important, but the construction of major
roads and the development of air routes have changed the traditional transportation
pattern.
Major urban centers such as Kathmandu, Simla, and Srinagar, as well as important
tourist destinations, are served by airlines. Railways link Simla and Darjiling,
but in most of the Himalayas there are no railroads. The bulk of goods from
the Himalayas, as well as goods destined for places within the Himalayas, generally
come to Indian railheads, located in the Tarai, by road. The pack animals and
porters transport goods from road heads to the interior and back.
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