Bhowali
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Bhowali (भोवाली) is a town and tahsil in Nainital District in the state of Uttarakhand, India.
Location
Bhowali is situated at a distance of 11 km from the city of Nainital, the district headquarters; at an average elevation of 1,654 m (5,427 ft) from sea level. Bhowali is located at 29.38°N 79.52°E. Bhowali is a gateway to many places in the Kumaon division like Almora and Bageshwar for people coming from the Haldwani route. Many Lakes neighbor Bhowali like Bhimtal, Sat tal, Naukuchiyatal, Nal Damyanti Tal, Sukha Tal, and Khurpa Tal. The place is an ideal hill station. This is a road junction serving all the nearby hill stations from Nainital.
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History
Bhowali is most known for its T.B. sanatorium, established here in 1912. It is an important fruit market for all the neighbouring region, and an important road junction to neighbouring hill stations, like Nainital, Bhimtal, Mukteshwar, Ranikhet and Almora. It lies close to Ghorakhal, known for Golu Devta temple and Sainik School Ghorakhal.
The famous Kainchi Dham temple is about 8 km from Bhowali. Famous among locals as the neem karori temple it is one of the most revered temple in the area. Nearby is the popular shrine, Golu Devta temple at Ghorakhal, which stand on a hill above an Army school, the Sainik School Ghorakhal, established in 1966 in the Ghorakhal Estate of the Nawab of Rampur. One of the oldest houses in Bhowali on the Naini Bend has been turned into a Bed and Breakfast called Versha, a place in the hills.
And here, the Prachin Jabar Mahadev Shiva temple is located on the foothills of the lariyakata of sanitorium. The most important thing of this temple is that here is a wooden Shivling has been established since ancient times, which is still in its former state and the entire Nainital district The only Shiva Temple is where 18 feet long trident is installed.