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Best time to visit Ranikhet The best time to come here is from September to November and again from April to June, when the weather is bracing. Ranikhet has moderate summers, cold winters and heavy monsoons. Light woollens for the evenings are adequate for summer, but heavy woollens are needed in winter.
Getting to Ranikhet |
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Ranikhet tourist spots |
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| KRC Museum and Golf
Course Kumaun Regiment of Indian Army is perhaps one of the most prestigious and the most decorated of all. The Kumaun Regimental Museum offers a peep into our recent history and showcases the bravery and valour with which our soldiers fought. The KRC Golf Course is another delight for Golf lovers. Chaubatia Gardens Chaubatiya gardens are famous for their sprawling orchards of delicious apples, plums, peaches and apricots. It is result of the pioneering efforts of a British settler 150 years ago. The garden has a sale counter which you can buy fresh apple juice. Sitla Khet Situated between Ranikhet and Almora this picturesque place not only affords a wide view of the Himalayan peaks but is also full of fruit orchards. Scouting camps are frequently held here and there is a beautiful temple of Syahi Devi around 3 KMs away on a lovely mountainous trail. The birth place of the first chief minister of the province of Uttar Pradesh, Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant is a place called Khunt situated nearby. Some years back a centenary memorial has been built at this place to commemorate the memory of this great son of the soil. |
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Kausani
Kausani, situated around 50 KMs from Ranikhet, is famous for it's breathtakingly close view of the Himalayan Peaks and it's solitudes and greenery. The wide expanse of the famous Katyur Valley lies in front of it as you wake up to experience the Kausani sunrise. Kausani's beauty arrested the feet of even Mahatama Gandhi, who stayed for some time at this place. The memory that brief stay of that great man lingers behind in the Anasakti Ashrama. Another great man of India the famous Hindi poet Sumitra Nandan Pant was born here. There is small museum to earmark that sacred spot. The famous folk singer Gopidas was also inspired by the beauty of Kausani. Pinnath (10KMs), Bura Pinnath (5KMs) and Bhakot are the highest points near Kausani. Jageshwar Jageshwer: 3 hours from Ranikhet, Jageshwer one of the most important religious places of Hindus in Kumaun and is believed to be the abode of the one of the twelve 'Jyotirlingas'. It is even mentioned in the great epic of 'Mahabharata'. The great temple complex is situated in a narrow and beautiful valley covered with Cedar trees. Two streams Nandini and Surabhi flow down the hills and meet near the sacred spot. Dense grove of Cedar trees, perpetual verdure, and sweet murmur of the riverlets give a peculiar charm and sanctity to this place. Their are 124 temples and hundreds of magnificent statues of exquisite craftsmanship. The oldest shrine is of the 'Mrityunjaya' and the biggest shrine is of the 'Dindeshwara'. During the monsoons their is huge fair held every year at Jageshwer. |
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