The Baijnath temples — the Katyuri stone shrines on the Gomati near Kausani
The Baijnath temples on the Gomati near Kausani: stone shrines of the Katyuri kings around 1150 AD, with the Vaidyanatha temple, their history and road times.
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Kausani
Kausani at about 1,890 m: a 300 km panorama of Trisul and Nanda Devi, Gandhi's ashram, the Baijnath temples and Bageshwar, with road times and the best months.
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Kausani is a hill station in Bageshwar district, at about 1,890 m on a pine ridge above the Someshwar valley. It is known for the view from the ridge, which Wikipedia describes as a panorama 300 km wide, taking in Trisul, Nanda Devi and Panchchuli. Mahatma Gandhi, who stayed here, likened its landscape to Switzerland. By road it is about 52 km and 101 minutes from Almora and about 58 km and 111 minutes from Ranikhet on our routing.
The town's own attractions are small: the Anasakti Ashram where Gandhi wrote on the Gita, the Lakshmi Ashram founded by his follower Sarla Behn in 1946, a museum to the poet Sumitranandan Pant, born here, and tea gardens about 5 km out. We found no verified map points for them, so they are described but not planned. Down the valley are the Baijnath temples, a Katyuri group about 17 km and 41 minutes away, and the Bagnath Temple in Bageshwar, about 38 km and 77 minutes away, where the Sarayu and Gomati meet.
Treks leave from the area for the Pindari and Kafni glaciers; we have no timed trails or permit details. Delhi is about 409 km on our routing, and the nearest railhead is Kathgodam, about 132 km and 258 minutes away. The clearest views are in the cold, dry months; read when to visit, how to reach Kausani and things to do in Kausani, and copy the one-day plan.
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Open the Kausani map →The places a Kausani day reaches, with the road time from town. Each opens on the map with its plans and pages beside it.
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Things to do in Kausani — the view, Gandhi's ashram, Baijnath and Bageshwar
Things to do in Kausani: the Himalayan view, Gandhi's Anasakti Ashram, the Lakshmi Ashram, the Pant museum, the Baijnath temples, Bageshwar and treks.
How to reach Kausani — roads from Delhi, Kathgodam, Almora and Ranikhet
How to reach Kausani from Delhi, Kathgodam, Pantnagar, Almora and Ranikhet by road, with measured distances and times, the nearest railway station and airport.
Best time to visit Kausani — clear mountain views through the year
When to visit Kausani: summer highs near 26 °C, cold winters near 2 °C, a wide rainfall band, and why cold dry months usually give the clearest views.
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Questions people ask
How far is Kausani from Delhi?
About 409 km by road on our routing, free-flow about 455 minutes, though the hill roads are slower; Wikipedia gives 431 km. The nearest railhead is Kathgodam, about 132 km and 258 minutes away on our routing, and Pantnagar is the nearest airport, about 170 km and 296 minutes by road.
What is Kausani known for?
The view from its pine ridge, a panorama about 300 km wide of Trisul, Nanda Devi and Panchchuli, which led Mahatma Gandhi to liken it to Switzerland. He wrote his commentary on the Gita at the Anasakti Ashram. The Baijnath temples and the Bagnath Temple at Bageshwar lie down the valley.
When is the best time to visit Kausani?
For clear mountain views, the cold dry months, though winter nights are cold, with temperatures of about 2 °C to 15 °C by Wikipedia's account; summer ranges from about 10 °C to 26 °C. Wikipedia gives a wide rainfall band and no monthly table, so check the forecast and the road before you travel.
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