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Thousands of pilgrims
undertake the arduous journey to this shrine of Purnagiri every
year, sanctified by the dropping to earth of the navel of goddess
Sati. It is located around the city of Pittoragarh in the state
of Uttar Pradesh. It is the eastern most hill district of Uttar
Pradesh and is often referred to as "Miniature Kashmir".
Nestling in a small
valley, barely 5 km long and 2 km wide, the town was an important
landmark of the Chand Rajas of Kumaon and known as Saur Valley.
It is situated at an altitude of 1,645 m. It is the district headquarter
and it's government buildings are housed in the Hill fort of Pithoragarh
at a distance of 7 km from the main town. It is on pilgrim road
to Mt Kailash and Mansarovar Lake.
Accommodation:
UP Govt Tourist Rest House is available besides a number of guest
houses and lodges in the town.
Tourist Information centres :
- Uttar Pradesh Tourism, Tourist Bureau, Pithoragarh. Tel :-
(05964)-22527 District Information Office.
Tel :- (05964)-22549.
- UP TOURISM, Directorate of Tourism, Chitrahar Building, 3 Nawal
Kishore Raod, Lucknow-226001.
Tel : (0522)-228349, 2251675
- Additional Director Tourism (Hills), Industrial Estate, 3/3
Patel Nagar, Saharanpur Road, Dehradun- 248001.
Tel : (0135)-623585, 624147.
- Uttar Pradesh Tourism, UP Govt, Chandralok Bldg, 36 Janpath,
New Delhi.
Tel : (011)-3322251.
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