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      • One such folklore that has a pride of place in the pahadi’s tale is that of Nanda Devi, presiding Goddess of the Chamoli, Pittorgarh and Bhageshri Districts. A beautiful, young princess, Nanda, daughter of the King of the Chanda Dynasty of Chamoli, ran for her life to escape the wily Rohilla prince, who was chasing her.
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      The legend behind Nanda Devi mountain - The Hindu

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    Nanda Devi is the second-highest mountain in India, after Kangchenjunga, and the highest located entirely within the country. (Kangchenjunga is on the border of India and Nepal. [5]) Nanda Devi is the 23rd-highest peak in the world. Nanda Devi was considered the highest mountain in the world before computations in 1808 proved Dhaulagiri to be ...

  4. explorersweb.com › nanda-deviThe Story of Nanda Devi: Irresistible Will Meets Immovable ...

    Jan 5, 2023 · A ridge almost three kilometers long and nearly 7,000m high connects the two summits. Nanda Devi itself rises more than 3,300m above its southwestern base. The goddess Nanda (Devi means ”goddess”) is the most important of the Hindu deities in Garhwal.

  5. www.harishkapadia.com › kumaun › story-of-nanda-deviStory of Nanda Devi - Harish Kapadia

    Without the Sanctuary to absorb the main thrust of the icy winds, Tibetan winds would have stripped the Gangetic plains, the granary of India, barren. No wonder the peaks are worshipped as a Goddess with some impressive folklore built around them. The name, Nanda Devi itself means; ‘the bliss-giving Goddess’. Peaks of the Nanda Devi Sanctuary

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    Mar 16, 2017 · A beautiful, young princess, Nanda, daughter of the King of the Chanda Dynasty of Chamoli, ran for her life to escape the wily Rohilla prince, who was chasing...

  8. www.outsideonline.com › nanda-devi-unsoeldA Mountain Called Her Home - Outside Online

    Jan 25, 2023 · In 1976, Nanda Devi Unsoeld, the daughter of legendary alpinist Willi Unsoeld, died while climbing the massive Indian peak for which she was named. Decades later, friends, family, and surviving ...

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  9. www.unesco.org › en › mabNanda Devi - Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB) - UNESCO

    General information. Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, located in the Himalayan Mountains in the northern part of the country, includes as core areas the Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks, which are one World Heritage site.

  10. whc.unesco.org › en › listNanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks - UNESCO ...

    One of the most spectacular wilderness areas in the Himalayas, Nanda Devi National Park is dominated by the 7,817 m peak of Nanda Devi, India’s second highest mountain which is approached through the Rishi Ganga gorge, one of the deepest in the world.