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Udham Singh Nagar is situated at an average altitude of 550 meters above sea-level and has a big impact of Punjabi culture on it. It is surrounded on all sides by the Great Himalayas and offers unmatched visual delight to the visitor’s eyes and inner peace to the soul.
The Trivia
Named after the brave freedom fighter Late Shri Udham Singh who gunned down General Dyre, the man behind the brutal Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 1919, the place has a special significance due to this very fact.
Fairs and Festivals
Tharuwat Buxad Mahotsav
Organised in December every year, this fair displays the folk dances, traditions and handicrafts of the two tribes that are, namely, Tharuwat and Buxad. Many cultural events are organised on the occasion.
Terai Utsav
This fair is organised at Rudrapur to celebrate and portray the unique lifestyle, the culture and the traditions of the people residing in the Terai region. It is a gala affair attracting tourists from far and wide.
Apart from these two, the Ataria fair and Chaiti fair are prominent among the festivities of the region.
Attractions
Chaiti Temple
The widely known temple of Chaiti Devi is situated on the Kashipur-Bajpur. It is 2.5 kms. away from Kashipur. A large fair is organised here every year in the month of March during 'Navratras'. An outrageously large number of devotees visit the fair to seek blessings of the Goddess.
Nanak Matta
Nanakmatta is a very significant pilgrimage centre of the Sikhs. The first Guru of the Sikh Panth, Guru Nanak, is believed to have visited the place. It is at a distance of 56 kms. from Rudrapur, lying on the Rudrapur-Tanakpur route. Thousands of pilgrims throng the place throughout the twelve months of the year.
Purnagiri and Atariya, where a 10-day fair is held every year in the month of “Navratras”, are the other places worth visiting in the vicinity of Udham Singh Nagar.
Getting to Udham Singh Nagar
The nearest Airport is at Pant Nagar, 11kms away and railway links with cities like Delhi, Lucknow and Calcutta exist with a large number of trains plying on the route.
By road too, Udham Singh Nagar is very well connected. The distance of some big towns and cities from here is:
- Delhi (254kms)
- Agra (301kms)
- Lucknow (343kms)
- Faizabad (473kms)
- Ayodhya (481kms)
- Haridwar (228kms)
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