Kasar Devi
A ridge temple where Vivekananda meditated in 1890 and, seventy years later, half the counterculture followed him.
- Where
- Almora, Uttarakhand, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 29.6535, 79.6685
Get the Kasar Devi stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Kasar Devi. 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 Kasar Devi
Almora 3.7 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.
Jageshwar Temples 18 km
A hundred and twenty four temples in a deodar grove.
Mukteshwar 20 km
Chauli ki Jali, and a drop to the valley.
Kausani 22 km
Gandhi called it the Switzerland of India, from the ashram.
Ranikhet 23 km
Cantonment, golf course and no noise.
Patal Bhuvaneshwar 29 km
A limestone cave temple near Gangolihat, held to enshrine Shiva and thirty three crore demigods with him.
Kainchi Dham 30 km
Neem Karoli Baba's ashram on a hairpin bend near Bhowali, visited by people who then built things.
Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary 32 km
Three hundred kilometres of Himalaya from Zero Point.
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Questions
Where is Kasar Devi?
Kasar Devi is in Almora, Uttarakhand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Almora (3.7 km), Jageshwar Temples (18 km), Mukteshwar (20 km).
How do I get the Kasar Devi stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Kasar Devi 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 Kasar Devi 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.
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