Uttarakhand Himalayas (Kumaon)

• Sacred Geography:

☗ Adi Kailasha (5945 m) (Pancha Kailasha)

☗ Om Parvata

► River Pindar (Pindari) Udgam → Pindari Glacier

► River Sharda (Kali) Udgam → Kalapani region (Pithoragarh district)

► River Sarju (Saryu) Udgam → Sarmul (Pithoragarh district)

► River Dhauli-Ganga (Kumaon) Udgam → Darma Pass

► River Ram-Ganga (Kumaon) Udgam → Namik Glacier (Pithoragarh district)

► River Gori-Ganga Udgam → Milam Glacier (Pithoragarh district)

▬ River Malini flows
↪ Kanva Ashram

• Pilgrimages:

• Uttarakhand Himalayas (Kumaon) (Uttarakhand):
► Pindar (Pindari) (105 km) - Sharda (Kali) (350 km) - Sarju (Saryu) (130 km) - Dhauli-Ganga (Kumaon) (91 km) - Ram-Ganga (Kumaon) (108 km) - Gori-Ganga (104 km)
- Pindari Glacier (Pindar Udgam)
- Kalapani (Sharda Udgam)
- Sarmul (Sarju Udgam)
- Darma Valley (Dhauli Ganga of Kumaon Udgam)
- Namik Glacier (Ram Ganga of Kumaon Udgam)
- Milam Glacier (Gori Ganga Udgam)
...
- Adi Kailasha (Pancha Kailasha)
- Om Parvat
- Jageshwar Dham (Jyotirlinga)
- Nainital

Jageshwar Dham, Almora district, Uttarakhand

► Jageshwar Dham (1870 m) (Jyotirlinga)
(Almora district, Uttarakhand)

☸ Daruka Vana (Puranic)
(Uttarakhand Himalayas (Kumaon))

(Shiva Purana)

- Lord Shiva protected merchant devotee Supriya from the atrocities of demon Daruka and abides as Nageshwara Jyotirlinga (identified with Jageshwar Dham)

Meditations on Earth, Life and Dharma: >>

Om, May there be Peace in Heaven,
May there be Peace in the Sky,
May there be Peace in the Earth,

(Shanti Mantra of Upanishad)

Preserve Nature and Nature will Preserve Us,
Simplify Life and help Nature Thrive,
Plant Trees and make the Planet Green,
Connect with Earth, Connect with Dharma, Connect with Being.

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