India Guide
Uttarakhand
Kumaon
The Shaivite temples of Kumaon do not attract the same fervour as their equivalents in Garhwal, so there is far less tourist traffic, villages are largely unspoiled and trekking routes unlittered. To the east, Kumaon's border with Nepal follows the Kali valley to its watershed with Tibet; threading through it is the holy trail (closed to foreigners) to the ultimate pilgrimage site, Mount Kailash in Tibet, the abode of Shiva and his consort Parvati.