Uttrakhand heritage

Uttarakhand is situated in the Northern part of India and here you will come across some of the best collection of culture and tradition. The heritage here is rich and has been very well preserved.  The people here mainly comprises of the Garhwalis and the Kumaonis. Several people are belonging to different cultures who have come here stay and all these people are co-existing peacefully in this state. The music, the festivals, the dance, and songs, and also the dresses of the people in Uttarakhand are different from the rest of India. 🔶 Traditional Dresses of Garhwali Men Most men here wear a lungi or a dhoti which is the lower garment and the upper garment is a kurta. The men here love wearing a head gear or a turban and this is also a part of their traditional costume. Men here also wear kurta pajamas and woolen jackets and sweaters. Mostly men are quite modestly dressed. In most cases, it is observed that the head gears are worn...

चमोली जिले के गाँव सलूड-डुंग्रा में बैसाखी पर आयोजित होने वाला “रम्माण” उत्सव उत्तराखंड की बहुरंगी कला और संस्कृति का परिचय पूरी दुनिया में करा रहा है। “रम्माण” में नृत्य नाटिका के द्वारा रामायण के विभिन्न प्रसंगों, पौराणिक और ऐतिहासिक गाथाओं का प्रदर्शन किया जाता है।  यूनेस्को (UNESCO) ने “रम्माण” को विश्व धरोहर घोषित किया है, ये हम सभी उत्तराखंडियों के लिये गर्व की बात है। रम्माण के दौरान जिन ऐतिहासिक और काल्पनिक पात्रों द्वारा दर्शकों का मनोरंजन किया जाता है वे इस प्रकार है बण्यां-बण्यांण, मल्ल, कुरु-जोगी आदि। रम्माण उत्सव में बहुत से देवताओं के मुखोटे लगा कर नृत्य भी किया जाता है और जागर गीतों के माध्यम से उनका आह्वाहन किया जाता है। “बैसाखी” शब्द बैशाख से जन्मा है, बैसाख यानि हिन्दू काल गणना के अनुसार वर्ष का द्वितीय माह। पवित्र बैसाख माह का सम्बन्ध फसल कटाई, देवी-देवताओं और धार्मिक परम्पराओं से है। उत्तराखंड में “बैसाखी” बिखोती नाम से प्रचलित है। “बिखोती” के अवसर पर उत्तराखंड के अनेक सुरम्य स्थानों पर धार्मिक अनुष्ठानों और मेलों का आयोजन करने की परंपरा रही है। सलूड-डुंग्रा गाँ...

Tungnath is one of the highest Shiva temples in the world, and is the highest of the five Panch Kedar temples located in the mountain range of Tunganath in Rudraprayag district. The Tunganath (literal meaning: Lord of the peaks) mountains form the Mandakini and Alaknanda river valleys. It is located at an altitude of 3,680 m (12,073 ft), and just below the peak of Chandrashila. The temple is believed to be more thatn 1000 years old and is the third (Tritiya Kedar) in the of the Panch Kedars. There is a legend associated with Panch Kedar temple which states that sage Vyas Rishi advised the Pandavas to seek the forgiveness of Lord Shiva as they were responsible for the slaying of  their own family and kin (Kauravas) during the war of Mahabharata. Acting on the advise of guru, the Pandavas went in search of Shiva who was avoiding them.In order to keep away from them, Shiva took the form of a bull and went into hiding in an underground safe haven at Guptakashi, where Pandavas chased hi...