District de ChamoliChamoli district is a district of the Uttarakhand state of India. It is bounded by the Tibet region to the north, and by the Uttarakhand districts of Pithoragarh and Bageshwar to the east, Almora to the south, Pauri Garhwal to the southwest, Rudraprayag to the west, and Uttarkashi to the northwest. The administrative headquarters of Chamoli district is in Gopeshwar. Chamoli hosts a variety of destinations of pilgrim and tourist interest including Badrinath, Hemkund Sahib and Valley of Flowers.
Katyuri kingsThe Katyuri kings were a medieval Hindu Rajput's ruling clan of Khasha origin from Joshimath that ruled over the regions in present day regions of Kumaon, Uttarakhand in India and parts of Doti/Sudurpashchim Province in Nepal from 700 to 1200 CE. The founder of this dynasty, King Vasu Dev was originally a Buddhist ruler, but later he started following Hindu practices sometimes attributed to a vigorous campaign of Hindu philosopher Adi Shankara (788–820 CE).
Pauri GarhwalPauri Garhwal is a district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Its headquarters is in the town of Pauri. It is sometimes referred to simply as Garhwal district, though it should not be confused with the larger Garhwal region of which it is only a part of. Located partly in the Gangetic plain and partly in the Lower Himalayas, Pauri Garhwal district encompasses an area of and is situated between 29° 45' to 30°15' North Latitude and 78° 24' to 79° 23' East Longitude.
AlmoraAlmora (Kumaoni: ) is a municipal board and a cantonment town in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Almora district. Almora is located on a ridge at the southern edge of the Kumaon Hills of the Himalaya range. The Koshi (Kaushiki) and Suyal (Salmale) rivers flow along the city and snow-capped Himalayas can be seen in the background. Almora was founded in 1568. by King Kalyan Chand; however, there are accounts of human settlements in the hills and surrounding region in the Hindu epic Mahabharata (8th and 9th century BCE).
LucknowLucknow (prononcé , hindî : लखनऊ - ourdou : لکھنو) est la capitale de l'État de l'Uttar Pradesh en Inde. Elle est également la capitale de l'une des 18 divisions territoriales de cet État et du district de Lucknow. Située au cœur de la plaine du Gange, la ville de Lucknow est entourée par plusieurs villages ruraux : Malihabad, Kakori, Mohanlal Ganj, Gosainganj, Chinhat et Itaunja. À l'est de la ville se trouve le district de Barabanki, à l'ouest le district d'Unnao, au sud le district de Raebareli et au nord les districts de Sitapur et Hardoi.
Ghithumb|Un pot de ghi. Le ghi ou ghee (hindi : hi ; bengali : ঘী ; tamoul : ta ; télougou : neyyi) est un beurre clarifié, originaire du sous-continent indien, que l'on retrouve également dans les cuisines levantine et égyptienne. vignette|Préparation dans le désert du Thar (Rajasthan). Le ghi est préparé en faisant mijoter dans une casserole à fond épais du beurre non salé que l'on aura préalablement fait fondre à feu doux.
Chat-léopardLe Chat-léopard (Prionailurus bengalensis), le Chat léopard du Bengale ou le Chat de Chine, est une espèce de félins du genre Prionailurus. Prionailurus bengalensis est un petit félin d'Asie du Sud-Est et d'Extrême-Orient. Il se rencontre en Afghanistan, au Bangladesh, en Birmanie, au Bhoutan, au Brunei, au Cambodge, en Chine, en Corée du Nord, en Corée du Sud, en Inde, en Indonésie, au Japon (Îles Tsushima et Iriomote), au Laos, en Malaisie, en Mongolie, au Népal, au Pakistan, aux Philippines, à Singapour, à Taïwan, en Thaïlande, en Russie (Extrême-Orient) et au Viêt Nam.
District d'AlmoraAlmora is a district in the Kumaon Division of Uttarakhand state, India. The headquarters is at Almora. It is 1,638 meters above sea level. The neighbouring regions are Pithoragarh district to the east, Chamoli district to the west, Bageshwar district to the north and Nainital district to the south. The ancient town of Almora was capital of the Kumaon Kingdom, before its establishment, it was under the possession of Katyuri king Baichaldeo.
District d'UttarkashiUttarkashi District is a district of Garhwal division of the Uttarakhand state in northern India, and has its headquarters at Uttarkashi city. It has six Tehsils namely Barkot, Dunda, Bhatwadi, Chinyalisaur, Purola and Mori. The district contains the source of the Bhagirathi (traditionally considered the headstream of the Ganga) at Gangotri and Yamuna at Yamunotri, both of which are highly significant and popular pilgrimage sites. Uttarkashi town, which lies on the main road to Gangotri, is also considered an important Hindu pilgrimage centre, especially for Saivites.
BaisakhiBaisakhi (en pendjabi : ਵਿਸਾਖੀ ou بساکھی, en hindoustani : बैसाखी ou بیساکھی) souvent aussi appelé Vaisakhi, ou encore Vaishakhi ou Vasakhi, correspond au festival de la moisson surnommé dalls chez les sikhs. Ce jour, un des plus célébrés de l'année, éponyme du mois dans lequel il se trouve, tombe généralement le dans le calendrier grégorien, mais il arrive aussi que ce soit le . Baisakhi constitue également le jour du nouvel an dans la plupart des calendriers observés en Inde du Nord (calendriers dit Vikrama), au Népal et au Bangladesh, et ainsi célébré pour cette raison.
