Nainital
is a glittering jewel in the Himalyan necklace, blessed with scenic natural
spledour and varied natural resources .
Dotted with lakes , Nainital has earned the epithet of 'Lake District' of India .
The most prominent of
the lakes is Naini lake ringed by hills . Nainital has a varied topography.
Some of the important places in the district are Nainital , Haldwani ,
Kaladhungi , Ramnagar , Bhowali , Ramgarh , Mukteshwar , Bhimtal , Sattal
and
Nainital is referred to in the ‘Manas Khand’ of the ‘Skanda Purana’ as the Tri-Rishi-Sarovar,the lake of the three sages ,Atri,Pulastya and Pulaha.
who were reputed to have arrived here on a penitential piligrimage,
and, finding no water to quench their thirst dug a hole and siphoned water
into it from Mansarovar the sacred lake in Tibet.
The Second important mythological reference to Nainital is as one of
64 ‘Shakti Peeths’.
These centres were created wherever parts of charred body of Sati fell ,when Lord Shiva was carrying
It is said that the left eye (Nain) of Sati fell here and this gave rise to patron deity of town Nainital.
It is said that the lake is formed in the emerald eye shape.
Naina Devi temple is located at the northern end of the lake .
Thus name of Nainital derivated from Naina and the tal (Lake).
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