An epic Himalayan pilgrimage passing through Roopkund where a four-horned ram leads the procession carrying Goddess Nanda Devi's symbolic journey to her husband's home.
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ISSUE Nº 47 · MAY 2026
त्योहार · UTTARAKHAND
Nanda Devi Raj Jat Yatra.
August–September (once every 12 years; annual shorter version) · Roopkund
इस त्योहार के लिए जा रहे हैं? August में Roopkund
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August is peak monsoon — Roopkund is closed for all practical purposes. Rainfall batters the trail, streams become torrents, and the high-altitude sections are shrouded in cloud. Landslides on the Lohajung road are common. The few trekkers who attempt it face dangerous conditions. The skeleton lake itself is rain-lashed and often snow-covered again from fresh precipitation.
कैसे पहुँचें
ऊँचाई
5029 m
नज़दीकी हवाई अड्डा
Jolly Grant, Dehradun — 230km to Lohajung
नज़दीकी रेलवे
Rishikesh — 210km to Lohajung
Roopkund में अभी
Roopkund में कहाँ रुकें
Lohajung Homestays
₹500-1,000/nighthomestay · Lohajung villageMultiple homestays in the Roopkund trek gateway village. Warm quilts, home-cooked Kumaoni food, and hosts who've seen trekkers come and go for decades. Best acclimatization base.
Lohajung Valley Stay
Rs 1000-2000/nighthomestay · Village Bank, near Lohajung, ChamoliCozy retreat surrounded by forests in a tranquil mountain setting, perfect base for Roopkund trek
Raftaar Adventure Homestay
Rs 800-1500/nighthomestay · Lohajung Village, Chamoli DistrictSituated at the base camp of Roopkund, Brahmatal, and Ali Bugyal treks with affordable rooms and home-cooked meals
कहाँ खाएँ
Bedni Camp Kitchen (seasonal)
Bedni Bugyal base · ₹₹सिग्नेचरTrek-camp dal-rice plate
Not a venue you can show up at — must be on a booked Ali-Bedni Bugyal trek itinerary. The camp shuts in winter.
Hotel Devi Bhavan Wan
Wan · ₹सिग्नेचरMandua roti + dal
Mandua roti is dark, dense and slightly bitter — local Garhwali staple, asks for ghee or jaggery to balance. Wan is one of the few places to taste it freshly made.
Hotel Hema Lohajung Restaurant
Lohajung · ₹सिग्नेचरAloo paratha with curd
Year-round operation — useful for Dec-Feb Kedarkantha-via-Lohajung trekkers when most other dhabas are shut.
Lohajung Trekkers Inn Dining
Lohajung · ₹₹सिग्नेचरPre-trek dal-rice-roti thali
Eat by 7:30pm — Lohajung is dark and shut by 9pm. Cash only; no card terminals operate above Tharali.
Roopkund में और क्या देखें
Roopkund (Skeleton Lake)
Mysterious glacial lake at 16,500 ft with hundreds of ancient human skeletons visible when ice melts.
lake4-5 days trek
Roopkund के और त्योहार
August में और कहीं के त्योहार
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