| Voice of Bageshwar :
Ramkishor Pandey
Bageshwar District
Area, Population & Sex Ratio
Geographical Area : 2302.5 Km2
Population in Bageswar (Census 2011)
Total Population
Total : 259840
Male : 124121
Female : 135719
Disabled population
Total disabled population : 6292
In seeing : 2803
In speech : 539
In hearing : 525
In movement : 1806
Mental : 619
Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis
)
Backwardness : Does not figure in list of 447 backward
districts
Sex Ratio Rank : 577 (Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : D (HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 - 2006)
Disability : 530 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 178 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Brief About Bageshwar District
Situated at the confluence of rivers Saryu, Gomti and latent
Bhagirathi, lies the holy township of Bageshwar; also revered as
the pious land associated with Lord Sadashiva, the redeemer of all
sins. As the puranas state, this undoubtedly is a place capable
of liberating one from the eternal bondage of births & deaths.
With the east and west flanked by the Bhileswar and Nileshwar
mountains and surrounded by Suraj Kund in the north
and Agni Kund in the south, this land of Lord Shankar is of
great religious, historic and political significance. Since
time immemorial, this place has been the symbol
of faith for the entire Uttranchal region. Because of its spiritual
magnetism, it has attracted many saintly men and
numerous patriots who have always been ready to lay down everything
for the sake of their revered motherland.
The temple of Bagnath situated here is venerated
by one and all. Devotees gather here on every Monday of the holy
month of Shravan to worship the Lord, who is also known as
the remover of sorrows. During the fairs of Uttarayani and Shivratri,
it becomes very difficult to control the hoards of devotees who
come to attend these fairs from far and near.
The Nilaparvat, situated between the rivers Saryu
and Gomti is inhabited by all the 33 crore Gods of the Hindu pantheon,
the celestial being like Siddha, Gandharva, Vidyadhar, Urvashi
etc. and manu sages. Irrigated by the Saryu, the Nilaparvat
is held to be more important than the Vindhyachal.
Those who desire to embrace death at place between Surya
Kund and Agni Kund, become equivalent to the Gods by attaining salvation
at the feet of Lord Shiva himself.
During the reign of the Chands, the
Shiva temple was constructed at Bageshwar. Legend has it that when
repeated attempts to install a Shiv Linga proved futile, it was
Shri Manorath Pandey of Palayn village who succeeded
in installing the idol after performing penance on the
Shivratri. From then onwards, a massive fair is held on Shivratri
each year to commemorate the event.
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