Nainital
Nainital is a glittering jewel in the Himalyan necklace, blessed with scenic
natural spledour and varied natural resources . Dotted with lakes , Nainital
has earned the epithet of 'Lake District' of India .
The most prominent of the lakes is Naini lake ringed by hills . Nainital
has a varied topography . Some of the important places in the district are
Nainital , Haldwani , Kaladhungi , Ramnagar , Bhowali , Ramgarh , Mukteshwar
, Bhimtal , Sattal and Naukuchiatal . Nainital’s unending expense of
scenic beauty is nothing short of a romance with awe-inspiring and pristine
Mother nature.
Historical Background
Nainital is referred to in the ‘Manas Khand’ of the ‘Skanda
Purana’ as the Tri-Rishi-Sarovar,the lake of the three sages ,Atri,Pulastya
and Pulaha who were reputed to have arrived here on a penitential piligrimage,
and, finding no water to quench their thirst dug a hole and siphoned water
into it from Mansarovar the sacred lake in Tibet.
The Second important mythological reference to Nainital is as one of 64
‘Shakti Peeths’.These centres were created wherever parts of charred
body of Sati fell ,when Lord Shiva was carrying around her corpse in grief
.
It is said that the left eye (Nain) of Sati fell here and this gave rise
to patron deity of town Nainital . It is said that the lake is formed in
the emerald eye shape . Naina Devi temple is located at the northern end
of the lake . Thus name of Nainital derivated from Naina and the tal (Lake).
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