91 91 Uttaranchal Dwarahat DEHRADUN Dwarahat is about 43 km far from Almora. It was the capital of the Katyuri Kings. There are groups of 7 temples viz. Maniyan Group of temples, Kacheri Group of temples, Gujar Deo Temple, Bandeo Temple, Ratandeo shrines, Mritunjaya Group of temples and Badri Nath Group of temples. These seven groups of temples date from 10 th to 13 th centuries AD. Group of Monuments, Dwarahat, Almora Group of Monuments, Dwarahat, Almora Group of Monuments, Dwarahat, Almora Group of Monuments, Dwarahat, Almora Group of Monuments, Dwarahat, Almora Contributions solicited in the range of Rs. 25 - 75 Lakhs for following activities: 1. Conservation and chemical preservation. 2. Environmental development. 3. Tourist amenities.
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Uttaranchal
Dwarahat
DEHRADUN
Dwarahat is about 43 kmfar from Almora. It wasthe capital of the KatyuriKings. There are groupsof 7 temples viz.Maniyan Group oftemples, Kacheri Groupof temples, Gujar DeoTemple, Bandeo Temple,Ratandeo shrines,Mritunjaya Group oftemples and Badri NathGroup of temples. Theseseven groups of templesdate from 10th to 13th
centuries AD.
Group of Monuments, Dwarahat, AlmoraGroup of Monuments, Dwarahat, AlmoraGroup of Monuments, Dwarahat, AlmoraGroup of Monuments, Dwarahat, AlmoraGroup of Monuments, Dwarahat, Almora
Contributions solicited inthe range of Rs. 25 - 75Lakhs for followingactivities:
1. Conservation andchemical preservation.
2. Environmentaldevelopment.
3. Tourist amenities.
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Contributions solicited inthe range of Rs. 10 - 20lakhs for followingactivities:
1. Conservation andchemical preservation.
2. Environmentaldevelopment.
3. Tourist amenities.
Asokan Rock Edict, Kalsi, Dehradun
Uttaranchal
The Mauryan King Asoka (273 – 232 BC)of Magadha got his fourteenth edictengraved on a rock at Kalsi. This wasbrought to light by John Forest in AD1860. The rock-edict is in Prakritlanguage and Brahmi script. This is animportant monument in the field of Indianepigraphy.
Kalsi
DEHRADUN
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Contributions solicited inthe range of Rs. 25 - 70Lakhs for followingactivities:
1. Conservation ofmonuments.
2. Environmentaldevelopment.
3. Providing touristfacilities.
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Chandpur Garhi, Chandpur, Dehradun
Chandpur
DEHRADUN
Chandpur Fort is situated in Patti Sili Chandpur, ParganaChandpur in District Chamoli. The Fort was the seat of KanakPal, the actual founder of the present Garhwal dynasty. Hisdescendant Ajaipal consolidated the kingdom of Garhwal. Thefort is situated on the peak of a promontory formed by the bendof a stream flowing about 150 m below. Some of the ruins of thefort have been noticed here.
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Contributions solicited inthe range of Rs. 10 - 20Lakhs for followingactivities:
1. Conservation ofmonuments.
2. Environmentaldevelopment.
3. Providing touristfacilities.
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Ancient Site at Jagatgram
The excavationexposed theremains of threesites at Jagatgramwhere the KingSilavaraman ofthe 3rd century ADperformedasvamedhas.Here, welldesigned bricks are laid like a syena (hawk oreagle) with spread wings. Bricks from the firstsite bore Sanskrit inscriptions in the Brahmiscript of the 3rd century AD. It says that theplace was the city of the king’s fourth horse-sacrifice. The other two sites produced anumber of inscribed bricks.
Jagatram
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1. Conservation ofmonuments.
2. Environmentaldevelopment.
3. Providing touristfacilities.
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Jageshwar
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The temple site of Jageshwar issituated in a deep and extremely coldvalley about 35 km from Almora.Jageshwara temple is the prominenttemple here and also gives its name tothe site it stands towards the east of theenclosure. It consists of the sanctumchamber, having curvilinear spire andmandapa of pyramidal type. Thesanctum is triratha on plan. Thecentral faces are provided with theperforated window screens. Thesikhara has six bhumis. The crowningmembers are concealed under a canopyin accordance with the style of theregion.
The temple is dedicated to YogisvaraSiva, and worshipped in the form of alinga. Stylistically the temple is datableto eighth century AD.
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1. Conservation ofmonuments.
2. Environmentaldevelopment.
3. Providing touristfacilities.
Surya Temple, Katarmal
This imposing temple structure is located on a lofty hill onthe right bank of the river Kosi and about 18 km fromAlmora. The temple is locally known as “Bara Adit” or thegreat sun god. The main temple is surrounded by a pavedenclosure measuring about 48.75 m by 30.48 m. There are14 subsidiary shrines around the main temple.
The main shrine faces east and consists of a garbhagrihaand mandapa. The sanctum has a curvilinear elevationwhile the mandapa iscovered with a gabledroof and is a lateraddition. The entranceof the sanctum chamberwas provided withbeautifully carvedwooden door leaveswhich have been shiftedto the NationalMuseum, New Delhifor better preservation.Stylistically the templecan be dated from 12th
to 13th century AD.
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Katarmal
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Remains of Sixteen TRemains of Sixteen TRemains of Sixteen TRemains of Sixteen TRemains of Sixteen Temples, Adibadriemples, Adibadriemples, Adibadriemples, Adibadriemples, Adibadri
Contributions solicited inthe range of Rs. 50 - 60Lakhs for followingactivities:
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2. Environmentaldevelopment.
3. Providing touristfacilities.
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Adibadri
DEHRADUN
Adibadri, a halting-place between Lohbaand Karnaprayag is situated in Patti SiliChandpur and lies about 17 km away fromKarnprayag. A group of 16 temples arenoted at Adibadri, which are small to verysmall in size. The chief temple consists of agarbhagriha, surmounted by a pyramidalroof with a raised platform at the front.
