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Administrative History of Almora District. The ancient town of Almora was the capital of the Kumaon Kingdom, before its establishment, it was under the possession of Katyuri king Baichaldeo. Later on when the Chand dynasty was founded in Champawat, the town of Almora was founded at this centrally located place in 1568 [2] by Kalyan Chand.
Almora is located at 40] in Almora district in Uttarakhand It is situated 365 km north-east the national capital New Delhi and 415 km south-east of the state capital Dehradun . It lies in the revenue Division Kumaon [ 41 ] and is located 63 km north of Nainital , the administrative headquarters of Kumaon. [ 42 ]
Kumaon comprises six districts of the state: Almora, Bageshwar, Champawat, Nainital, Pithoragarh and Udham Singh Nagar. Historically known as Manaskhand and then Kurmanchal, the Kumaon region has been ruled by several dynasties over the course of history; most notably the Katyuris and the Chands.
Almora Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 70 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Uttarakhand state in India. [ 2 ] It is part of Almora district.
The Salt or Sult (Hindi: सल्ट) is a block in Almora district, Uttarakhand, India. [1] [2] It is also known as Kumaun Ki Bardoli, a name given to it by Mahatma Gandhi when he visited Almora in 1929. [citation needed] Khumar is a village located in Salt which has a Martyr Monument. [clarification needed]
Dunagiri is a historic area in Almora district in the state of Uttarakhand in India.Dunagiri is known as the birthplace of modern-day Kriya Yoga due to the fact that Lahiri Mahasaya was initiated into Kriya Yoga by Mahavatar Babaji at this site.
The Lakhudiyar Caves are located in the Barechhina village at the banks of the Suyal River in the Almora district of Uttarakhand. On the walls of the caves are paintings depicting animals, humans and also tectiforms, created with fingers in black, red and white. There are also a few animal motifs, one of them closely resembling a fox.
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