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Kasar Devi Temple
कसार देवी
Almora, Uttarakhand · 29.6509°, 79.6649°
Kasar Devi, a form of DurgaModern—
Sacred since
200 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
rebuilt 1948; shrine traced to 2nd c. CE
Modern
History & significance
A ridge-top shrine near Almora set among huge rock formations, with a cave-like sanctum, an eternal flame and a continuously burning dhuni. The present structure was built in 1948, and the site drew Swami Vivekananda in the 1890s and later became a landmark of the Hippie trail.