Tell some amazing fact about Uttarakhand ?

There are two famous mountaineering institute which is in Uttarakhand first is Nehru institute of Mountaineering situated in Uttarkashi which is most prominent mountaineering institute and was set up in 1965. It provides various courses like adventure course, search and rescue course , methods of instruction course etc. Another one is Pandit Nain Singh Surveyor Mountaineering training institute situated an altitude of 2200 m in Munsiyari that is located in Pithirogarh District of Uttarakhand.

It is widely believed that the Kedarnath disaster that took more than 5,000 lives in 2013 was because of the shifting of revered Dhari Devi statue from its original location – a small island on the Alaknanda River. As per the locals, Uttarakhand had to face the Goddess’ ire as she was shifted from her ‘moolsthan’ (original abode) to make way for a 330 MW hydel project that lay in ruins after the flood. Few hours after the idol was removed to its location, the cloud burst in Kedarnath unleashed the wrath of Gods as the entire valley was swept in colossal floods.

Uttarakhand is home to " Yoga capital of the world" ,  Rishikesh . Even The Beatles stayed and composed songs there , many of which appear on the White Album.  Maharishi Mahesh Yogi was their guru there - his claim to fame is introduction of the Transcendental Meditation technique.

This state is also called dev bhoomi due to many religious sites such as Haridwar, Rishikesh, Gangotri, Yamunotri , Badrinath and Kedaranath.

Uttarakhand is the only state in India which has Sanskrit as its official languages. The main regional languages of this state are Garhwali and Kumaoni while Hindi is most widely spoken language of this state.

Nanda Devi is the second highest mountain in India with an astounding height of 25663 ft and the highest entirely within the country (Kangchenjunga being on the border of India and Nepal

Roopkund is one the many mysteries that lurk in the high reaches of Uttarakhand Himalayas. The high-altitude lake is situated at a height of 5,029 meters and is famous for hundreds of unexplained skeletons lying in the edge of the lake. The presence of mass grave at an isolated location amidst the lofty peaks is intriguing and several theories have been posited for it.

The important festivals of this state are Kumbh Mela, Nanda Devi Mela of Almora, Gauchar Mela of Chamoli, Uttariani Mela of Bageshwar, Purnagiri mela, Devidhura mela, Nanda Deviraj jat yatra etc.

It is surrounded by Nanda Devi National Park , which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Nearby lies the Valley of Flowers , which is known for the variety and rarity of its flowers and plants and provides home to rare and endangered animals, including the Asiatic black bear, snow leopard, musk deer, brown bear, red fox, and blue sheep.

Nestled at an elevation of 3,658 mts above sea level in the upper reaches of Pushpawati valley in the Chamoli district, Valley of Flowers has been a subject of interest for botanists, nature enthusiasts and adventure seekers. With over 500 different species of alpine flowers and shrubs, the one of a kind valley has been attracting lot of attention for its ethereal beauty.

Uttarakhand has many tourist places such as Mussorie which is also known as Queen of Hills and Auli, Rishikesh, Haridwar, Uttarkashi, Nanital, Almora, Dhanaulti, Rudraprayag etc. These places attracts thousands of tourists not only from India but from all over the world.

Bachendri Pal who is first Indian woman to reach Mount Everest belongs to Uttarkashi district. Abhinav Bindra the famous sportsperson and shooter was first Indian to win Gold Medal in shooting at Beijing Olympics. Govind Vallabh Pant was a socialist and freedom fighter. Sumitranandan Pant was a famous Hindi writer.

Valley of Flowers was accidentally discovered in 1931 by three British mountaineers Frank S. Smythe, Eric Shipton and R.L. Holdsworth when they lost their way returning from the successful expedition to Mount Kamet. Declared a national park in 1982, the immense popularity of Valley of Flowers resulted in the site being declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988 for its special cultural or physical significance.

The Himalayan monal , which also happens to be the national bird of Nepal, is the state bird of Uttarakhand (and Himachal Pradesh) . The scientific name commemorates Lady Mary Impey, the wife of the British chief justice of Bengal Sir Elijah Impey.

The key industries of this state are tourism and hydroelectric power generation. Uttarakhand is the fastest growing states of India after Madhya Pradesh. The Minerals resource of this state are limestone, rock phosphate, copper graphite, gypsum etc.

When it comes to spooky locations, Uttarakhand is home to some the scariest places on the planet. The Lambi Dehar Mines are located on the outskirts of Mussoorie at a distance of 10 kms. According to the locals, as many as 50,000 mine workers died an agonizing death due to the wrongful mining practices at the Dehar Mines in 1990. Locals have reported sinister cry and wailing at night, presumably of those dead workers who haunt the now-abandoned Dehar Mines.

There are so many prestigious institutes in this state like Indian Institute of Technology which is in Roorkee, National Institute Of Technology which is in Srinagar. Indian institute of Management  in Kashipur and All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Rishikesh and H.N.B Garhwal University which is recognized as a central University located in Srinagar.

The only state in India with Sanskrit as one of its official languages.
Generally found at an altitude of around 4500 m , Brahma Kamal is the state flower of Uttarakhand.

Apart from the cursed Dehar Mines, Abbott Mount in Champawat district is another haunted place in Uttarakhand. It is believed that in one of the bungalows at Abbott Mount a doctor by the name of Morrison used to perform some dreadful and horrifying experiments on the locals in the 1920s. The locals believe the spirits of those patients haunts in ‘Mukti Kothri’ (Bunglow of Salvation) – one of the rooms of the old bungalow.

Uttarakhand is the only state in India that has Sanskrit as one of the two official languages (other being Hindi) of the state. This makes sense as Uttarakhand, often called Devbhumi, is home to various revered temples and shrines from the ancient and medieval era including the Chota Char Dham pilgrimage.

The Naini Lake is one of the 64 Shakti Peeths, or religious sites where parts of the charred body of Sati (Parvati) fell on earth while being carried by Lord Shiva. The spot where Sati's eyes (or Nain) fell, came to be called Nain-tal or lake of the eye.

Uttarakhand is also called dev bhoomi due to various religious sites such as Rishikesh , Gangotri, Yamunotri, Badrinath, Kedaranath and Haridwar.

Champawat Tiger was a notorious man-eater female tiger that roams the forest of Champawat and is responsible for claiming more than 450 lives in Nepal and Kumaon region of Uttarakhand. The tigress killing spree earned her a spot in Guinness Book of Records as the highest number of fatalities from a tiger.

Badrinath temple is the most important of the four sites in India's Char Dham pilgrimage. However , unlike other Hindu temples , conch blowing is prohibited here. According to a famous legend , when the great sage Agastya was killing the demons in Kedarnath, two demons Vatapi and Atapi managed to run away.

It is a northern Indian state which was formerly known as Uttaranchal. I will share a list of the most amazing and interesting facts about Uttarakhand which will blow your mind.