Pithoragarh is a Himalayan town with a Municipal Board in Pithoragarh district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is the largest hill town in Kumaon Division.
View of Pithoragarh city, Uttarakhand during Sunrise
Group of Temples at Kasni were built in 11th century during the rule of Katyuri kings.
A view of Pithoragarh town from the Pithoragarh Fort (also known as London Fort)
Himalayan view from Pithoragarh
Kumaoni is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by over two million people of the Kumaon region of the state of Uttarakhand in northern India and parts of Doti region in Western Nepal. As per 1961 survey there were 1,030,254 Kumaoni speakers in India. The number of speakers increased to 2.2 million in 2011.
Kumaoni written on an old copper inscription from 989CE. using Devanagari script.