Know all about Gopeshwar uttarakhand
Gopeshwar, also known as the administrative headquarter of chamoli district is located in garhwal region of uttarakhand at the height of 1550m above sea level. As being on the route to badrinath dham, Gopeshwar is mostly famous for temples, weather and its scenic beauty. It also has a kund name vaitrani.
History of gopeshwar
It is believed that the name gopeshwar is derived from lord Krishna.
Initially gopeshwar was held by several dynasties before being the part of garhwal kingdom. Later it was held by gurkhas, who lost it to britisher, in the anglo-nepalese war of 1814-1816.
Main highlights of gopeshwar
* longitude and latitude:- 30.402172 & 79.3233008
* weather:- cloudy, sunny, rainy, snowy.
* sea level:- 1550m
* main fruit:- Peach (Aadoo), Plum (Pulam), Hisaaloo, Apricot (Khumanee), pears (Nashpati), cherry, mango, citrus (Malta), guava, apple, strawberry, Kirmodi, Kafal, Ghigharu, Alu Bukhara , pine nuts, Bedu, and jackfruit.
Places to visit in gopeshwar
Being in route to badrinath dham it is also a most visited tourist place for pilgrims. Some other places to visit are:
Gopinath temple:- gopinath temple of uttarakhand is dedicated to lord shiva. The archietecture of this temple resembles to other shiva temples like tungnath, kedarnath, rudranath etc. according to some mythology it is believed that the trident(trishul) which is present here was used by lord shiva to kill kamdeva(god of love) when he tried to disturbed lord shiva during meditation. And it is said that the trishul cannot be moved by full force but a true devotee can shake the trishul with his small finger.
Anusuya devi & atri muni temple:- located around 14km away from gopeshwar, this temple is dedicated to goddess sati, who was the wife of sage atri muni(one among saptrisis). It is said she was fully dedicated to her husband. Every year a large fair takes place on the occasion of duttatreya jayanti in December.
Chandika devi temple:- this temple is also called maa mahishashur mardini as at this place mahisashur was killed by chandika devi. It is located 2kms away from gopeshwar.
more places to visit nearby are chopta, deoriatal, tungnath, trek to rudranath, etc.
How to reach
One can travel according to one’s interest or one’s available source( car, bike)
Nearest airport:- jolly grant airport Dehradun, 226kms
Nearest railway station:- rishikesh ,206 kms
By bus: one can travel by bus from Dehradun(272kms) or from rishikesh(208kms)
stay in gopeshwar
being a tourist place in badrinath dham route it is quite easy to get a stay at a decent price. Some hotels are:
- Hotel heaven
- Hotel rudra
- Hari kesari homestay
Things to do in gopeshwar
- Do worship and meditation
- have a great photoshoot with the senic view
- Hiking and trekking
- Sightseeing and do shooping in market
- Have a great talk to villagers and get to know how the life is in village
Travel tips
- do carry sufficient warm clothes as there is cold throughout the year
- carry rain cover to avoid being wet
