Gangolihat
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Gangolihat is a small Himalayan hill town in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand, India. It is 44 km from Pithoragarh. It is tehsil and sub divisional headquarter of the district. Gangolihat is famous for its Shakti Peethas of Hat Kalika of goddess Kali. Nearby at 'Patal Bhubneshwar', underground caves are major tourist attraction. Also nearby are the tiny hill stations of Chaukori and Berinag.From Gangolihat Panchchuli peaks and Nanda Devi are clearly visible.
Gangolihaat is a tehsil and block in the district Pithoragarh. It is at a distance of 60 km from Pithoragarh. Gangolihaat is famous for its ancient tamples and underground caves. 'Haat Kalika','Ambika Dewaal','Chamunda Mandir','Vaishnavi Mandir' are some very very famous tamples. And 'Vaishnavi Mandir' is a special one because from here one can clearly view the Himalayas. This 'Vaishnavi Mandir' is situated on a mountain that is called 'Shail Parvat'(very famous in hindu holy books).
There are so many underground but very beautiful caves in Gangolihaat. 'Patal Bhuvneshwar','Shailashwer Gufa' and 'Mukteshwar Gufa' are very well known. A new underground cave has been also found recently and that is called 'Bholeshwar Gufa'.
'Haat Kalika Mandir' was chosen by Sankaracharya for installation of Mahakali shaktipeeth.
