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| Bhimtal Lake |
Bhimtal is a small town located
in Nainital district of Uttarakhand state. Though small yet spread out in area
Bhimtal is situated at a height of 1370 meters (4498 feet), approximately 21 kilometers from Nainital. Like many Kumaon Hill towns Bhimtal too is adorned
with a huge lake which has a small island on one side.
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| Bhimtal Lake,in the middle is the aquarium |
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| Way to Bhimtal Lake |
Bhimtal
named after the Pandava prince Bhima of the great epic Mahabharata is proof
that it is ancient.
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| Bhimtal |
The
Bhimeshwar Shiva Temple on one side of the lake, still very much active and
worshipped each day is said to have been constructed by prince Bhima during the
period of banishment from his Indraprastha kingdom.
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| Bhimeshwar Shiva Temple Bhimtal |
The
existing temple was reconstructed by Raja Baz Bahadur of the Kumaon region
between the year 1638 and 1678 A.D.
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| Boat hiring spot Bhimtal Lake |
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| Daath Bhimtal Lake side |
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Block road Bhimtal
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The
town of Bhimtal older than it’s popular, much visited town of Nainital came
into India under the British post the Anglo-Nepalese war between 1814 and 1816
A.D.
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| Lord Hanuman temple Ramleela ground |
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| Bhimtal Lake,in the middle is the aquarium |
Surrounded
by thick forests and several small villages, Bhimtal at present is a hot
tourist spot between the months of April and October.
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| In front is Bhimtal lake |
The summers are cool and the temperature stays between 15 to 30 degrees Celsius but become cold in winters; temperature between 4 and 17 degrees Celsius. The convenient township of Bhimtal is also a stoppage point for people coming up from the plains or going down from the hills as it is near and well connected to the Kathgodam railway station, other Kumaon regions; even to the Nepal and Tibet borders. Visitors flock around this town due to many ancient temples the calm atmosphere of the lake and easy access to the neighbouring places of interest.
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| Sunset at Bhimtal |
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| Bhimtal lake from the Highway |
The
population of Bhimtal is approximately 8875 at present with 55% males and 45%
females and literacy level of 79%. The Bhimtal town also harbors many private
and government offices due to lack of space in the district headquarters of
Nainital.
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| Ducks at Bhimtal Lake :) |
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| Island aquarium of Bhimtal Lake from the mountain |
In present times many good junior
and higher level schools can be found in and around Bhimtal town; some examples
are Sainik (military) School, Birla Institute for Science Studies, Graphic Era
Parvatiya Viswavidyalaya, some government colleges and schools for both girls
and boys. Bhimtal also has a National level cold water fisheries institute. The
major languages spoken are Hindi, English and Kumauni.
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| Sunrise at Bhimtal town |
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| Bhimtal Lake side Town |
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| Sunny winter days above the clouds Bhimtal |
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| Bhimtal Lake side Road |
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| Vendor selling Chat :) at Bhimtal lake side |
Overall speaking Bhimtal lies in
an attractive geographical belt, not too high or low which makes the weather
favourable throughout the year and is definitely a great place to visit. You
can reach Bhimtal by road, train or flight as the nearest railway station
(Kathgodam) is merely 22 Kms and the Pantnagar airstrip about 55 Kms.
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| Vendor selling Nimbu pani with big mountain lemons :) |
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| Sunset at Bhimtal |
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| Bhimtal lake in rainy days :) |
Well this was beautiful and filled with nature Bhimtal. hope you enjoyed all the pictures as well as the information about Bhimtal Town of Uttarakhand. :)
See you :)
SigoNa :)
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