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High Season : Mar - June

18 - 30℃

Low Season : Dec - Feb

4 - 15℃

Nearest Airport -PGH

Pantnagar

Nearest Train Stations -TPU

Tanakpur

History

It is said that the original name of Champawat was Champavati because it is located on the bank of the Champavati River. To the west of the area is a fortress named Donkot, where the local king Raut lives. There are seven ancient temples in Champavati Valley: Baleshwar, Kranteshwar, Tadkeshwar, Rishneshwar, Dikteshwar, Mallareshwar and Maneshwar, among which Baleshwar Temple is considered the most important. According to a local epic called Gurupaduka,

Facts & Culture

The district is surrounded by lush tea gardens which produce one of the finest teas in the region. The place has many places to see the famous among them are Nagnath temple, Kranteshwar Mahadev, Ek Haathi Kaa naulia. 'Aarti' is held in Champawat as thousands of people participate. Ganges Dusshera or Dasar festival sees people worship the Ganges for ten days. During this period, people plunge into the holy river of the Ganges to wash away all the sins of past and present lives. ChampavatTiger is a Bengal tiger that caused approximately 436 deaths in the Kuman region of Nepal and India in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His attack was included in the Guinness Book of World Records.

Places to See

Abbott Mount

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The Abbott Mount Dwarf Mountain Station is located on a hill in the Kalikumaon area of the Champawat district of Uttarakhand. This quaint hill station is 6,400 feet above sea level and is sur

24 Hrs
Abbott Mount, Champawat
Wheelchair Accessible - No
Toilet- No

Golu Devta Temple

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Golu Devta Temple, also known as Gwal Devta Temple, is a well-known destination in Champawat. It is devoted to the Kumaon's most adored native god, Golu Devta. To pay homage, a sizable number of pilgr

06:00 - 18:00
Kanda - Jethai Rd, Jethai, Uttarakhand 263631
Wheelchair Accessible - No
Toilet- No

Pancheshwar

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Located around 40 km away from Champawat, serene Pancheshwar lies at the confluence of rivers Kali and Saryu and is located on the Indo-Nepal border. It is famous for the sacred Chaumu temple, where a