Srinagar
About –
Sringar came under the distract of Pauri Garhwal Uttarkhand .Srinagar is
located near river Alaknanda . Srinagar is one of the
largest town in Puari Garhwal .Sringar is also known for its beauty of green
mountains ,forest and the beautiful river Alaknanda . It lies in the foot hills of Himalayas with
the munificence of nature attracting
visitors from all over the Uttarkhand
and rather from all over the India .Sringar is also very popular because of its educational quality
its has various Collages and Universities .Srinagar has an important market in
the valley . Tourist purchase local crafted handicraft items includes shawls, cardigan, jacket and edidle items
likes jams, marmalade and pickles from the market .In Srinagar there very
famous village called Maletha . It is very beautiful village . The thing which
attract the tourist towards this village
is their rustic way of life, their customs and beliefs of the hill folks
.Srinagar town every year organise the Baikhunth Chaturdashi Mela which falls / came in the month of October to
November . It is a four day fair where
cultural festivals are organized and the
whole town is illuminated by colourful lights and decoration.
The
best to visit Srinagar is from mid September to March as at that time the weather remain very pleasant . The temperature of Srinagar remains hot and
humid in rest of the months .
The
Mythology about the Srinagar is that a giant evil mythical rock is there at Srinagar
and it was belived that if anyone looks at the eye of that rock would die . In
8 th century AD, Adi Shankaracarya took
journey across India . He visited Srinagar and he through that stone in the
river Alakananda.
MAIN
HIGHLIGHT ABOUT SRINAGAR
Latitude
30 13’12.00’’N
Longitude
78 46’48.00’’ E
SEA
LEVEL 560 M
FRUITS
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BAISINGU
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BEL
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GHANDUGLI
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CHAULAI
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JANGLI-CHULAI
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SEMAL
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MALU
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DAIYA
LOCAL
FOODS (CUISINES) –
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KAFULI
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PHAANU
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DUBUK
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JHANGORA KI KHEER
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ARSA
Weather -
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In summers its extermly hot in srinagar .in the month of may
and july the temperature reaches to 40 degree.
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In monsoons months (july and august)it better to check the weather and road
conditions
Near by place-
How
to reach-
Through Bus , Train , Aeroplane, Cab , Car
History
Srinagar
came into highlight when it became the capital of Garhwal. King Ajay Pal with various other kings of Garhis
during the time of 1506-1512ce they
founded the Garhwal kingdom and shifted the capital to Chandur Garhi a place in
Srinagar.
The
Gorkhas defeated the Nepali King and took Kathmandu from them.This made them more powerfull and they attacked Kumaon and Garhwal region in the year
1803.Raja Pradyumna Shah of Garhwal was defeted and killed in the January in
the year 1804. Srinagar was under the
rule of Gorkha from 1806 to 1815 ce. After that british defeated the
Gorkhas and Srinagar came under the rule
of British Government .
The old srinagar city was destroyed in the
Gohna Lake Dam burst . All the old town or rather the whole Srinagar got
destroyed.
Today
the srinagar we see is rebuilted . Today the Sringar is an important cultural
and educational centre . Srinagar is located in the
central of garhwal at the moderate height . it has lots of temple and monuments and places for tourist to visit.
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