Kasar Devi is a village near Almora, Uttarakhand. It is known for the Kasar Devi temple, a Devi temple, dedicated to Kasar Devi, after whom the place is also named. The temple structure dates to the 2nd century CE. Swami Vivekananda visited Kasar Devi in 1890s, and numerous western seeker, Sunyata Baba Alfred Sorensen and Lama Anagarika Govinda.
Kasar Devi Village
The remains of Sunyata's cave, near Crank's Ridge in 1999
Kasar Devi Temple near Almora, Uttarakhand, India
Almora is a municipal board and a cantonment town in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Almora district. Almora is located on a ridge at the southern edge of the Kumaon Hills of the Himalaya range. The Koshi (Kaushiki) and Suyal (Salmale) rivers flow along the city and snow-capped Himalayas can be seen in the background.
View of Almora in 2013
Almora in the 1860s
Almora Bazaar, c1860
View of Almora, with soldiers of 3rd Gurkha Rifles, 1895.