The city Almora is one of the beautiful hill station of Uttarakhand. The place is known for its cultural diversity. This beautiful and bewitching place is located at an average elevation of 1,638 meters above sea level and this hill station is spread across 5 kilometres long ridge on Kashyap Hill. Snow-capped Himalayan ranges with holy shrines on the top of their peaks dedicated to Goddesses Banari Devi, Kasar Devi and Sayahi Devi, dense forest of Pine and Oak make Almora one of the mesmerizing hill station, which has a divine natural aura. The hill station is popular for its unique and attractive handicraft and delicious cuisines. That is why, the city is known as cultural capital of Kumaon region.
The hill station has a very interesting history, which attracts people. The first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru served a term of imprisonment in the Jail at Almora during the British rule. On the other side, Swami Vivekananda visited this beautiful hill station and the Ramakrishna Mission at Mayawati Ashram bears his footprints. Greatest poet Rabindranath Tagore also spent some memorable summers here. Internationally acclaimed great dancing maestro Pt. Uday Shankar visited this place and set up his dance academy. Apart from them, many other legendary figures like Sitar maestro Ravi Shankar, artist Zohra Sehgal, greatest film maker and actor Guru Dutta and many people visited this place and fell in love with the natural beauty of the hill station. If you once plan to spend your holiday to this place, then you can go to many places for sightseeing.
Govind Vallabh Pant Public Museum is a major attraction of Almora hill station. To observe a deep insight of art, culture and lifestyle development of this Kumaon region. This museum is basically an amazing place, where various kind of historical, cultural and archaeological rich collection of Almora are kept. This museum has exclusive assortment of ‘Aipan’, which is known as a rare and beautiful folk style of painting. So, if you want to really explore the rich cultural heritage of Almora, you should visit this museum.
Nanda Devi Temple is another attraction for tourists and pilgrims. This temple is almost one thousand years old and this divine place is a major attraction of Almora. Amazing crafting on the walls of this temple reflects the rich cultural beauty of Almora. If you come to this place, then you must visit the Nanda Devi Mela.
To view the amazing sunset and sunrise in Almora, you have to come to Bright End Corner. It is one of the most attractive sightseeing place in the hill station and the calm circuit house of this city is really close to this point. Apart from that, you can also visit the Deer Park, which is situated at the distance of 3 kilometres from Almora. This is another popular tourist spot in Almora.
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