Nilkantha
Nilkantha is a major peak of the Garhwal division of the Himalayas, in the Uttarakhand region of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Although substantially lower than the highest peaks of the region, it towers dramatically over the valley of the Alaknanda River and rises 3,474 metres above the Hindu pilgrimage site of Badrinath, only 9 km to the east.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 6,500 metres
- Description: mountain
- Also known as: “Nalikanta”, “Neelakant”, “Neelkanth”, “Nilakantha”, “Nilkanta”, “Nīlkanta”, and “Nilkanth”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Badrinath Temple.
Badrinath Temple
Hindu temple
Photo: रामेश्वर गौड़, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Badarinath Temple, also known as Badarinarayana Temple, is a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu. It is located in the town of Badrinath in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, India. Badrinath Temple is situated 3½ km east of Nilkantha.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Badrinath and Mana.
Badrinath
Photo: Sujay25, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Badrinath is a Hindu holy town and a nagar panchayat in Chamoli district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. Badrinath is the most important of the four sites in India's Char Dham pilgrimage.
Mana
Village
Mana is a village in the district of Chamoli in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, located at an altitude of 3,200 meters. It is located on the northern terminus of National Highway 7. Mana is situated 6 km northeast of Nilkantha.
Nilkantha
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Joshimath, Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, Himalayan North, India, South Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Western Panjabi—“Nilkantha” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “নীলকন্ঠ পর্বত”
- Chinese: “尼爾坎特峰”
- Dutch: “Nilkantha”
- German: “Nilkantha”
- Hindi: “नीलकंठ पर्वत”
- Ladin: “Nilkantha”
- Newari: “नीलकण्ठ”
- Ukrainian: “Нілкантх”
- Ukrainian: “Нілкантха”
- Western Panjabi: “نیلکنٹھ”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Nilkantha”. Photo: Bodhisattwa, CC BY-SA 4.0.