The Best Places to Visit in Kausani: A Local Guide for Slow Travellers
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.
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Stories from the hills
Local guides to Kausani’s places, history and peaks — written by the people who live with this view every day.
A Short History of Kausani: Kings, Poets and a Mahatma
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.
Temples Near Kausani: A Day on the Old Pilgrim Trail
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.
Baijnath: The 800-Year-Old Stone Temples of the Garur Valley
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.
Gandhi in Kausani: The Story of Anashakti Ashram
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.
Sumitranandan Pant: The Poet Kausani Gave to Hindi Literature
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.
Reading the Skyline: The Himalayan Peaks You Can See from Kausani
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.
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