Uttarakhand 

Introduction 

A state known as Devbhoomi (THE LANDE OF GOD) situated in North, and it is connected to Tibet in the north and Nepal in the east.  Uttarakhand was know as Uttaranchal which was established on 9 November 2000 and in 2008 its name was changed to Uttarakhand. Uttarakhand has two capitals, Gairsain in summer and Dehradun in winters. The state language of Uttarakhand is Hindi and Sanskrit and the local languages are Garhwali, Kumauni and Jaunsari.  There are 2 divisions in Uttarakhand in which there are 13 districts, the main one being Garhwali region (Uttarkashi, Haridwar, Pauri, Rudraprayag, Tehri, Dehradun, Chamoli) which has 6 districts which comes in our west region and the other division is Kumaon in the east region which includes 7 districts (Bageshwar, Pithoragarh, Nainital, Champawat, Almora, Udham Singh Nagar). Here 86% area is covered by mountains, 14% is plains and 71% area is covered with forests. Uttarakhand is known for its ancient temples and culture.  Out of the four Dhams one Badrinath Dham is also present in Uttarakhand and out of the 12 Holy Jyotirlinga of Shiva one is in Kedarnath where thousands of tourists come every year for darshan. The Yoga capital of the world and adventure capital of India is present in Rishikesh of Uttarakhand. There are many lakes in Uttarakhand out of which Nainital is called the City of  lakes. 

NATIONAL PARKS OF UTTRAKHAND

Nanda Devi National Park

Valley Of Flower

Raja ji National Park

Gangotri National Park

Govinda National Park

Mountain passes in Uttarakhand

Lippulekh pass ( Route to kailash Man Sarowar )

Trallis Pass ( Nanda Devi to Nandkoth )

Mana Pass ( first village of India )

Niti pass 

Mulingle ( North of aghnotri )

TRIBES OF UTTRAKHAND ( 94.5% Rular areas )

Tharu tribe ( Largest tribe of Uttarakhand )

Jaunsari tribe ( 2nd largest tribe )

Bhotia tribe 

Raji tribe ( Animal lovers )

Bhuksa tribe (agricultural dependent)

Spiritual places in Uttarakhand

Rishikesh – Rishikesh is also known as Yoga capital of the world. Rishikesh is famous for  Lakshman jhula, Ram jhula, River Rafting, Bunjing jumping Chotiwala, the Beatles ashram, Ganga Arti, Neelkanth Mahadev temple and Many more. 

 Kedarnath 

Badrinath 

Yamunotri and Gangotri 

Tungnath 

Rudranath 

Hill station of Uttarakhand

 Masoorie 

Nainital

Ranikhet

Auli

Chopta 

Culture of Uttarakhand

 Uttarakhand cuisines – Uttarakhand’s cuisines are made of locally grown ingredients. Some of famous dishes of Uttarakhand are Urrad ke pakode Aloo ke gutke Jhangora ki kheer Bal mithai  Kafal Kafuli Kumaoni Raita Arsa Phannu and chainsoo .

Folk Dance -  Pandav nritya: Pandav nritya is ritual of reattachment of stories from Mahabharat through singing dancing and recitation, that is practiced in the ‘Garhwal region’ of Uttarakhand, India. 

Barada Nati – It is a traditional Kumaoni traditional dance. The dance narrates stories from ancient scriptures. 

Dhorang and Dhuring- It is performed by Bhotiya tribals. 

Folk Music -  jagar, Mangal, Basanti, Bajuband, chhura.