Situated on a hill close to Kasar Devi, which lies in the vicinity of Almora at about 10 km away on the road between Almora and Bageshwar is Kasar Devi Temple for solitude. Shrouded in deodar and pine forests, it offers arresting views of Almora, the Hawabagh Valley and a scintillating vista of the Himalayas—from Bandarpunch peak on the Himachal Pradesh border to Api Himali in Nepal The temple is situated close to the Binsar wildlife sanctuary which is 30 km away adding the appeal of this peaceful and scenic surrounding.
Dating back to 2nd Century, the Kasar Devi Temple covers two groups of temples that represent people worshipping Kasar Devi (Durga) and Lord Shiva with Bairava. One of the core features in this regard is that the main temple has an eternal flame (Akhand Jyoti) which has burnt for years. Furthermore, there is a holy dhuni (havan kund) that burns wood logs perpetually so as to generate the much sought after ash celebrated for its magical healing powers, even purported to cure mental conditions.
Kasar Devi Temple is said to be located on the Earth’s Van Allen Belt by most of them. The surrounding region’s presence of a large geomagnetic field because of the radiation bands gap is widely researched by NASA. Additionally, Machu Picchu in Peru as well as Stonehenge in England are also known for their high power of attraction. Because of the geomagnetic field in that area, an individual has peaceful and calm surrounding.
When we consider the facts that individuals who have meditated at Kasar Devi also declare a level of super rejuvenation and they ascribe particular attention to it. Kasar Devi, a magnet for the famous, has drawn luminaries such as Swami Vivekananda, Sunyata Baba, Alfred Sorensen, Bob Dylan, Rabindranath Tagore, Uma Thurman and the writer D.H Lawrence plus many more. One of the focal point of the 1960s and 1970s Hippie movement, it is still a pleasure by trekkers and tourists locally and globally.
In case you want to visit Kasar Devi, Pantnagar is the nearest airport to Almora. You can also take the daily Shatabdi between New Delhi and Kathgodam from where a cab can take you to Kasar Devi in 4 hours. The temple is approximately 400kms from Delhi by road.