Kainchi Dham
Neem Karoli Baba's ashram on a hairpin bend near Bhowali, visited by people who then built things.
- Where
- Nainital, Uttarakhand, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 29.4226, 79.5125
Get the Kainchi Dham stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Kainchi Dham. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Uttarakhand volume with your photos and a note.
Near Kainchi Dham
Nainital 6.6 km
A lake in a bowl of seven hills, found by a sugar trader in 1841 and a summer capital within twenty years.
Naini Lake 6.6 km
A pear shaped lake in a bowl of hills, and the reason the town exists at all.
Sattal 8.5 km
Seven lakes joined, and birds all winter.
Bhimtal 10.0 km
Bigger than Naini, with an island in it.
Mukteshwar 14 km
Chauli ki Jali, and a drop to the valley.
Ranikhet 26 km
Cantonment, golf course and no noise.
Almora 27 km
A Chand kingdom capital on a horseshoe ridge, with a bazaar of carved wooden fronts and a view of Nanda Devi on a clear day.
Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary 29 km
Three hundred kilometres of Himalaya from Zero Point.
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Questions
Where is Kainchi Dham?
Kainchi Dham is in Nainital, Uttarakhand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Nainital (6.6 km), Naini Lake (6.6 km), Sattal (8.5 km).
How do I get the Kainchi Dham stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Kainchi Dham and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Uttarakhand volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Kainchi Dham before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Uttarakhand volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.