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Pilgrims & Picnic Spot
Places
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 Rishikesh-
Seat of Yoga, Meditation, Ganges, River Rafting
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Mussoorie-The Queen of the HillsThirty
eight Kms from Dehradun
is Mussoorie. With its
green hills and varied
flora and fauna,
Mussoorie is a
fascinating hill
station. Also referred
as the Queenof Hills, it
offers wonderful views
of the Himalayan snow
ranges to the north east
and the Doon valley,
Roorkee, Saharanpur and
Haridwar to the South,
creating a serene
atmosphere for the
tourists. Mussoorie was
discovered by Captain
Young, an adventurous
military officer in
1827. He was lured by
the extraordinary
beautiful ridge and laid
the foundation of
Mussoorie.
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 Chakrata Hills-
Environment, Forest, Snow capped Mountains
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Tapkeshwar Temple-
More than 3000 Year old
Cave Temple of Shiva on the seasonal river. Here, Water water falls on the
Shivling drop by drop from a Rock and hence the name Tabpkeshwar
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Shri Guru Ram Rai
Darbar Sahib -
Darbar Sahib is a world
famous religious centre
of the Udaseen sect.
Shri Guru Ram Raiji
Maharaj had established
it for protecting and
spreading the
principles, traditions,
ideals and philosphy of
Hinduism, the oldest
religion of the world.
Darbar, Shri Guru Ram
Rai Ji Maharaj ,
situated at Jhanda
Mohalla Dehradun.
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 Sahastradhara-
14
kms. away, it is noted for its natural
beauty and medicinal waterfalls. Sahastradhara
is a very popular picnic and
entertainment spot. Connected by regular city bus
services.
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Robbers Cave-
8
kms. away. Also known as 'Guchu Pani' it is a beautiful picnic spot.
Local bus services operate
within
one km. of Robbers Cave.
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Laxkshman Siddh-
12
kms. from Dehradun. A shrine built in homage to a saint called Lakshman
Siddh,
it is also a good picnic spot. On the road to Rishikesh it can be reached by bus
services.
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Dak Pather-
45
kms. from Doon. It is the site of a hydel project and has been developed
into a picnic and recreation centre. Dak Pathar is connected
by regular bus services.
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Lachhiwala-
13
kms. from Doon. A beautiful picnic spot on the banks of a
crystal clear stream surrounded by lush green forest.
Education
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 Forest research
institute (FRI)-
Seven kms from Clock
Tower and just short of
IMA is the magnificent
building of the Forest
Research Institute.
FRI
was built by the Britishers to impart
forestry training in
India. The main building
houses some very thought
provoking museums
relating to different
facets of forestry and
it's studies. The
institute today is a
premier institute for
training of fresh Indian
Forest Service(IFS)
recruits.
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Wadia Institute
From an intersection
along the Chakrata Road,
5 Kms from Clock Tower
on General Mahadeo Singh
Marg is located the
Wadia Institute of
Himalayn Geology. The
institute houses a
unique museum on the
Uttaranchal Glaciers.
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 Indian Military
Academy (IMA)-
The Indian Military
Academy became
functional from
1st October 1932
with a course strength
of 40 Gentlemen Cadets.
Brigadier L. P. Collins,
DSO, OBE was the first
Commandant. The IMA
building in Dehradun is
known as
Chetwode Building
after the name of Field
Marshal Sir Philip
Chetwode, who was then
the Commander-in-Chief
of India. IMA is located
at 8 kms on
Dehradun-Chakrata road
and 3 kms beyond F.R.I.
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Indian Institute of
Petroleum (IIP)-
The Indian Institute
of Petroleum is located
in the beautiful valley
of Dehradun situated at
the foothills of
Himalayas.
The
Institute was setup in
October 1959, as a
National Laboratory
under Council of
Scientific and
Industrial Research (CSIR)
to provide technological
backup and to train the
cadres required for the
petroleum industry.
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Survey Of India-
Founded
in 1916, the Zoological
Survey of India, 5 kms
away on Kaulagarh road,
a department under the
Ministry of Environment
and Forests, is a
premier National
Institute exploring the
faunal diversity of the
country.
It undertakes
surveys in all the biogeographic zones to
collect, identify,
collate and inventories
faunal diversity of our
country. The museum of
this institute has a
variety of Himalayan
faunal diversity.
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