Tehri

Tehri
The beautiful Tehri Garhwal was once the centre place of ecomomic activities and politics during the time of the King Of Garhwal.Today the district is in the limelight because of the controversial "Tehri Dam Project".The headqurter of tehri is situated in New Tehri , which is a newly well planned town.Four major rivers ,Bhagirathi Bhilangna, Alaknanda, Ganga and Yamuna flows through the district. Tehri's immediate neighbouring district are Dehradun, Pauri , Uttarkashi , Chamoli and Rudraprayag.
Sites and Temples In Tehri
Gautam Rishi's TempleThe temple is situated at a distance of 8 Kms. from Tehri on the way to Dehradun-Saharanpur Road.As this place is associated with the saga Gautam it has a great religious significance among the devotees.It is said that a holy dip in the Ashram's "sarovar" is equal to the dip in the holy river "Ganga ".Every year thousands of devotees visit the temple in the month of April and October, when a big fair takes place here.
Festivals In Tehri
Chandrabadni MelaThis mela(Fair) is held every year in the month of April to Sep. last at the Ashram of Rishi (saga)Gautam.An epic tale is associated with place therefor it has a great religious importance among the devotees.Every year thousand of pilgrims throng to this place for the holy dip in the sacred "sarovar" .it is said that a dip in this sarovar has the same significance as a dip in the holy river Ganga.