The holy court of Mata Bhadrakali, situated in the Kamasyar valley of Bageshwar of Almora in Devbhoomi Uttarakhand, has been the center of faith and devotion for centuries. It is said that the vow made in this court of Mata Bhadrakali never goes in vain. One who with reverence and devotion offers flowers at the feet of the mother with his worship and reverence. He becomes the partaker of ultimate welfare.
This Dham of Mata Bhadrakali is situated in the village of Bhadrakali in Bageshwar district, about 15 km from Kanda, about 15 km from Kanda and about 40 km from the Chaukuri, on the road leading to Bansh Patanserara ghat via Saniudiyar. The place is so captivating that it is really hard to describe...
It is said that the worship of this temple is especially done by the snake girls. In the context of Shandilya Rishi, the daughter of Shri Mool Narayan along with her friends discovered this place. Bhadrapur itself is said to be the abode of Bhadranag, the son of Kaliya Nag. Bhadrakali is their deity.
The ancient temple of Mata Bhadrakali is situated in an unimaginable condition on a large plot of width of about 200 meters. Below this plot, a picturesque mountain river named Bhadreshwar flows within 200 meters of the cave.

Cave of Bhadrakali Temple

There is also a huge water tank called Shakti Kund in the middle of the river flowing in the cave, while in the first a small other cave above the river Lord Shiva-Linga form and just above them in the ground surface Mata Bhadrakali Mata Saraswati. , Lakshmi and Mahakali reside in the form of three self-proclaimed natural bodies.
At the same time, a river flows inside the lower part of the cave. Which is called Bhadreshwar river, this entire river flows inside the cave itself. There are hairs in the mouth of the cave, from which water is dripping all the time. It is believed.
Here three worlds are seen simultaneously on three surfaces. Patal Lok on the surface of the river below, Shiva cave in the middle and Mata Bhadrakali on the surface above are seen together.
According to the local people, this supernatural abode of Mata Bhadrakali is said to be more than 2000 years old. The people of the Joshi family of Bhadrakali village do regular worship in this temple for generations.
Apart from Shrimad Devi Bhagwat, this place is also mentioned in the Manas section of Shiva Purana and Skanda Purana, it is said that Mata Bhadrakali herself did penance at this place for 6 months. Here on the Ashtami date of Navratri, devotees do penance for the whole night with a lamp in their hand to get the desired results. It is said that the feet of Shankaracharya were also lying at this place.
It is said that the British had also declared this place to be of great religious importance, that is, tax-free. Even today no fee is charged here.

Kuldevi of Lord Krishna...

Mata Bhadrakali was the Kuldevi i.e. Ishtadevi of Lord Krishna. Very few people know that there is such a divine and supernatural Virla Dham in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand state, which is called Devbhoomi, where Mata Saraswati, Lakshmi and Mahakali reside together at one place.
This place is also considered as one of the 51 Shaktipeeths of Mata. On the basis of the mention of Mata Bhadrakali in Shiva Purana, devotees believe that the right side of the dead body of Dakshakumari Mata Sati had fallen here while being taken by Mahadev Shiva towards Kailash from the sky.

According to the mythological story Skanda Purana related to Bhadrakali temple, Mother Bhadrakali did penance at this place till the month of Chharu. In the meantime, once there was a lot of flood in this river and the water stopped due to a huge rock and water started filling at this place, then mother Bhadrakali threw that rock away from her feet and all the water of the flood came at the feet of mother Bhadrakali. That is why the river flows inside the cave here, on the Ashtami of Chaitra month, a fair is held in the Bageshwar Bhadrakali temple.
The fair held in this temple on the Ashtami of Chaitra month is considered very important. On that day the people who come here for darshan take bath in the reservoir located here which is called Shaktikun. People here believe that taking a bath in this temple cures all diseases.

Kali Taal, also spelled as Kalital. It is located in a jungle-like setting and is among the best places to visit near Chaukori. Also known as Tunkhola Waterfalls, it is not very large in size but not small either,

The entire Chaukori town offers great views but if you want them to get even better, you should take a hike to Hanging Rocks. No, there are no hanging rocks here. It is just a viewpoint at the top of the mountain, located after a short uphill trek of about 800 meters from Chaukori.
It gives an awesome panoramic view and from here, on a clear day, you can view as many as 13 mountain peaks including Trishul, Nanda Devi, Nanda Devi East, Nanda Devi kot, Mrigthuni, Panwali Dwar, Raj Rambha, Panchachuli Peaks and Anapurana range in Nepal.

Parvatiya Paryavaran Sanrashan Samiti Him Darshan Kuteer, Dharamghar also popularly known as Sarla Ashram is the official nomenclature of the cottage built by Sarla Behn. The Ashram is located in between Dharamghar - Kotmanya motor road and is managed by one of her disciple Shobha Behn. Here one can go through the various writings of Behn Ji and some of her belongings are also on display.

There are only two Musk Deer breeding farms in India established by Govt. of India, one located at Kanchula Korak Musk Deer Sanctuary in Chopta, and other one here at Dharamghar. The farm can be reached after trekking an easy ascent of approximately 2 km distance from the nearest road head at Kotmanya. The ascent is easy and suitable for even small kids, the pathway is well maintained and one can easily reach to the Deer farm without requiring any external help.

Dharamghar also boasts of 2-3 tea garden in its vicinity which are established and maintained by Uttarakhand Tea Development Board, a State Govt. Enterprise created with specific mandate of working towards overall development of tea sector in the State. It has a tea manufacturing facility at Kausani where the tea leaves plucked from these gardens are sent for tea making. The one which can be easily reached is at Simgari Village in the route of Sangad temple.