लक्ष्मण झूला पुल
यूपी का पहला जीपेबल सस्पेंशन ब्रिज
अवधि – 450 फीट कैरिजवे – 6 फीट
इस पुल का निर्माण यू.पी. पी.डब्लू.डी. द्वारा 1927-1929 के दौरान किया गया था। यह 284 फीट लंबे पुराने पुल की जगह लेता है जो अक्टूबर – 1924 की भीषण बाढ़ में बह गया था। इसे 11 अप्रैल – 1930 को यातायात के लिए खोल दिया गया था।
Tourist Places in Uttarakhand and Distance from Rishikesh – This photo was taken near Chandrabhaga Bridge in Rishikesh, (Uttarakhand).
(Distance from Rishikesh in km/Height above Sea Level in meters)
Kaudiyala 38 / 490, Devprayag 70 / 580, Srinagar 105 / 601, Rudraprayag 137 /610, Gauri Kund 209 / 1982, Gauchar 161 / 778, Karnaprayag 172 / 775, Nandaprayag 191 / 885, Chamoli 202 / 970, Gopeshwar 212 / 1500, Pipalkoti 218 / 1259, Joshimath 252 / 1846, Auli 268 / 3050, Govindghat 273 / 1829, Badrinath 296 / 3096, Mana 299 / 3130
Bhairav Garhi Temple is situated at Kirtikhal approx. 18 km from Lansdowne.
Lansdowne > Gumkhal (12.5 km)
Gumkhal > Bhairav Garhi temple, Kirtikhal (5.5 km)
I stopped the motorbike at Kirtikhal during the journey to Rishikesh from Lansdowne. If you are not traveling by your own vehicle you can hire sharing jeep. And the approx. traveling cost:
Lansdowne to Gumkhal – Rs. 15
Gumkhal to Kirtikhal – Rs. 4 / 5
To reach the temple you have to climb approx. 2 km i.e., 40 mins. walk.
Upon query a local shared the history of the temple:
It is believed years ago Bhairav temple was at Hanuman Garhi (earlier known as Langur Garhi). When Gorkha attacked Garhwal, Lord Bhairav location was shifted to another hill now known as Bhairav Garhi. It is situated at approx. 9000 plus feet elevation. At Hanuman Garhi nowadays Lord Hanuman deity is present. Bhairav Garhi is a Siddh Peeth.
Hanuman Garhi and Bhairav Garhi are situated at a distance of 2 km approx.
May end or early June festival is organized by locals. And another one-month festival from 15 July – 15 August.
Though I was traveling via Royal Enfield Thunderbird Twinspark motorbike but upon the query was told Jeep (sharing) fare from Lansdowne to Kotdwara is Rs. 45.
The distance between Lansdowne to Kotdwara is 40 km approx.
Duggada is approx. 10 plus km from Kotdwar and 30 km from Lansdowne.
Juyal Tea Stall at Kotdwara – Lansdowne Highway, near Durga Devi Temple (Dugadda) is run by Vivek Gyani/Ashish. Bread Pakora with pudina-ki-chatni – mouth-watering I had. What I liked the most was pudina-ki-chatni – No matter how much I had, the urge to have more was there. Excellent preparation.
Timings:
Summer: 10:30 – 12:00 / 15:30 – 18:15
Winter: 10:30 – 12:30 / 15:30 – 17:30
A small herbal plants nursery is near Bhulla Taal. Ducks and rabbits are part of the lake area.
Agarwal Cineplex – During Lansdowne travel when I heard about this movie hall located within Lansdowne which is itself a very small town, immediately I decided to watch a movie and the movie was F.A.L.T.U
What I like the most in the movie was the song ‘char baj gaye lekin party abhi baaki hai‘
And the best was we were only four or five as an audience. The entire movie hall was empty.
Tip-In-Top is very close to Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam Tourist Bungalow is the location to watch the Sunrise and a little further is Santoshi Mata temple to view Sunset. Not only Sunrise and Sunset one can also watch Chaukhamba Peak from both locations if the weather is clear.
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