Mussourie And Dehradun - Perfect place for peace

Hello friends,

Today I will tell you about my visits to other places in Mussourie and Dehradun. I visited these places on 23rd of May.

Mussourie is situated at a height of 2005 m from the sea-level and is located beautifully amidst dense forests of bamboo and deodaar. The enchanting scenario in its south, Saharanpur and Haridwar, the Gateway of Uttarakhand provides pleasure beyond description. In the north-east the snow-clad mountain peaks make one completely lost in the lap of mother nature. Administratively Mussourie falls in the Garhwal division of district Dehradun.

First I visited the famous fall of the area which is known as Kempty Fall. It is a famous tourist resort of Mussourie. According to statistics more than 90% of the people visiting Mussourie visit this spot. The place falls in the Jaunpur Development Block of Tehri District and is 14 Km away from Mussourie. The fall derives its name from the proximity to the village Kempty. There is a motorable road right upto the falls.  

The famous Kempty fall at Mussourie. The water was sizzling cold at the falls.

Next famous spot in Mussourie is The Municipal Garden which was previously known as the Company Park. There is also an IAS academy 2Km away from the municipal garden.

The municipal garden is situated in the midst of bamboo and deodar trees in the west, only 4 Km away from the city hubbub. To spend a few moments in the midst of the cluster of shrubs and creepers was really heartening. There is also a children's amusement park, an artificial pond for boating and ample opportunity for photography as the place has a variety of beautiful flowers. Taxis, horses and rikhshaws are available to reach here.

A small fountain at Municipal Garden

A perfect match of beauty at the company park

After this I started from Mussourie towards Dehradun. Travelling about 3/4 of the way I spotted a temple of Prakasheshwar Mahadev. The temple was actually a fine example of art and culture.

The temple of Prakheshwar Mahadev on Dehradun-Mussourie road

The temple is actually situated five Kilometers from Dehradun City. The uniqueness of this temple is the naturally formed Shiv linga and the drops of water making way through the rock spaces and falling exactly on the Shiv linga.

Above is the picture of water falling on shiv ling and below are the naturally formed shiv lings known as sphatic shiv lings. It is a kind of material that is formed when the ice is frozen for lakhs of years. Then the shiv ling is formed.

As it was a private temple so one thing that I liked here was that no kind of donation was allowed. It was infact strictly prohibited and was written everywhere not to give any king=d of donation in the temple or to any of the members in the temple.

A picture of no donation appeal at Prakasheshwar Mahadev Temple

After this I went to Dehradun. The famous spot at Dehradun is the Sahasra Dhara (A Thousand streams). It is separated from Dehradun by 14 Km and is approachable by buses or private vehicles. The natural beauty and the Sulphur water springs of this place have made it the first choice for those touring Dehradun. Sulphur water is well known for curing skin diseases, so most of the people come here to take a bath in the sulphur water of the dhara.

The sahasra Dhara in Dehradun

That's all for the day. In my next post I will tell you about places I visited in Rishikesh.

Thank You