Places where Swami Vivekananda Visited in Uttarakhand.

Swami Vivekananda has been an inspiration for many people around the globe. Swami Vivekananda played a foremost role in the spiritual enlightenment of the Indian Masses and introduced Hinduism to the western world.

Did you know Swami Vivekananda had an distinctive attachment from Uttarakhand?

Swami Vivekananda spent a very happy and peaceful time in the hills and dales of the Uttarakhand region to which he was emotionally attached. He has a very special connection with Almora in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand which also had a special place in the lives of other great personalities like Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore, Mahatma Gandhi, Sri Aurobindo, Pandit Jawahar lal Nehru and Uday Shankar.

Lets know about the destinations he visited in his visit to Uttarakhand.

He visited Uttarakhand 5 times in his entire life.

Nainital: Visited Nainital from 19 to 25 May 1898.
Kakarighat: Acquired knowledge of atomic and cosmological at this place.
Karbala: When Almora arrived in the year 1890, he fainted with heat and thirst in a difficult path near Karbala. The janitor of the cemetery fed them a mountain cucumber.
Almora: When Swami Ji returned to Almora after his fame at the Chicago World Religion Conference after seven years, not only did he recognize the watchman in the ceremony held in his honour but called in the forum and said that
“If they had not been brothers, today they would not have been Vivekananda either.”
Dhari village: reached the railway station of Kathgodam on 29 December 1900, came to Dhari village on 30 December, where he took rest at night.
Paharpani: On 31st December 1900, Paharpani took a night’s rest at a tea shop.
Mornaula: In January 1, 1901, Mornaula amidst unmatched natural beauty.
Dhunaghat: On 2 January 1901, he stopped at Dhunaghat.
Mayawati: On January 3, 1901, he reached the Shakti Punj of Mayawati near Lohaghat.
Kasar Devi: Meditation in this picturesque hill.
Devaldhar: Writing, correspondence as well as horse riding were done at this place.
In addition to the above, Rajpur Dehradun – Shiva temple in the beauty of the Shivalik hill.
Chandeshwar Temple Prakesh: Meditation in a small cave on the banks of the Ganges.

Swami Vivekananda’s Uttarakhand Tourism Circuit

Here is a tourism circuit designed by Uttarakhand Tourism to mark the points where Swami Vivekananda visted, this map includes the locations and directions so that everyone of us can experience the peace Swami Vivekananda did.