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From Gandhi’s hilltop ashram and a poet’s childhood home to 12th-century temples and tea gardens, here are the places in and around Kausani that are genuinely worth your time.

Long before it was a hill station, the valleys around Kausani were the heart of a Himalayan kingdom. Here is the story of the ridge — from the Katyuri kings to Gandhi, Sarla Behn and Sumitranandan Pant.

Twelfth-century stone shrines, a hilltop goddess and a temple of bells at the meeting of two rivers. A practical guide to the temples within easy reach of Kausani.

Eighteen stone temples, a capital of kings and a rare image of Parvati. Everything you need to know before visiting Baijnath, 16 km from Kausani.

In 1929 Mahatma Gandhi spent about two weeks on Kausani’s ridge working on his commentary on the Gita. The bungalow became Anashakti Ashram. Here is its story.

Born in Kausani in 1900, Sumitranandan Pant became a pillar of Chhayavad and the first Hindi poet to win the Jnanpith Award. A short portrait, and a guide to his childhood home.

Trishul, Nanda Devi, Panchachuli, Nanda Kot and more — how to name the snow peaks on Kausani’s horizon, and when you are most likely to see them clearly.