Uttarakhand’s Narayankoti Temple: Adopt a Heritage Project

 

  • Recently, the Narayankoti temple (Uttarakhand) has been included under the Centre’s Adopt a Heritage project.
Key Points
Adopt a Heritage Project:
About:
  • Launched on 27th September, 2017 (World Tourism Day), it is a collaborative effort by the Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Culture and Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), State/UTs Governments.
Aim:
  • To develop tourism amenities at heritage/ natural/ tourist sites spread across India to make them tourist friendly, in a planned and phased manner.
Implementation:
  • The sites/monuments are selected on the basis of tourist footfall and visibility and can be adopted by private and public sector companies and individuals — known as Monument Mitras — for an initial period of five years.
  • The Monument Mitras are selected by the ‘oversight and vision committee,’ co-chaired by the Tourism Secretary and the Culture Secretary, on the basis of the bidder’s ‘vision’ for development of all amenities at the heritage site.
  • There is no financial bid involved.
  • The corporate sector is expected to use Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds for the upkeep of the site.
Other Related Schemes
  • DekhoApnaDesh
  • Iconic Tourist Sites
  • Swadesh Darshan
  • Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD)
Narayankoti Temple:
  • The temple is a group of ancient temples, about 2 km from Guptkashi on the Rudraprayag-Gaurikund highway.
  • This is the only place in the country which has nine planetary temples in a group that are a “symbol of nine planets”.
  • It is devoted to Lakshmi Narayana who is associated with Pandavas.
  • It is believed that these temples were constructed in the 9th century.
Other Important Places in Uttarakhand
  • Chardham – Gangotri, Yamunotri, Badrinath (on the bank of River Alaknanda, dedicated to Lord Vishnu), Kedarnath (dedicated to Lord Shiva), collectively known as Char dham.
  • Under the Chardham Pariyojana, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is aiming to improve the connectivity for chardham.
  • Hemkund Sahib: Formerly known as Gurudwara Shri Hemkund Sahib Ji, it is a Sikh place of worship and pilgrimage site in Chamoli It is devoted to Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru, and finds mention in Dasam Granth, a work dictated by Guruji himself.
  • UNESCO World Heritage Site of Valley of Flowers and Nanda Devi (National Parks).
  • Jim Corbett National Park (oldest national park of the country) and Rajaji Tiger Reserve.
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