Dandeshwar Group of Temples
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Village temple directory · Bhanoli Tehsil · Uttarakhand
॥ सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिनः ॥
Temples near Parai, Bhanoli, Almora
No temple inside Parai is mapped in HinduTone's directory yet. The nearest recorded temples are Dandeshwar Group of Temples (9.2 km), Dandeshwar Shiv temple complex (9.2 km) and Dandeshwar Temple (9.2 km).
7 temples nearby1 deityNearest documented temple: Chitai Golu Devta Temple · 20 kmPopulation 191PIN 263622
About Parai
Parai is a village in Bhanoli tehsil, Almora district, Uttarakhand with 191 people in 31 households (Census 2011). No temple inside the village is mapped yet; the 7 nearest recorded temples are listed below with straight-line distances. The Almora district centre is about 24 km away in a straight line.
- Population
- 191
- Households
- 31
- Literacy
- 80.1%
- Sex ratio
- 891 females / 1,000 males
- Gram panchayat
- Nayashirkot
- PIN code
- 263622
Temples nearest to Parai
No temple inside Parai is in our records yet. If the village has a temple — a grama devata shrine, a Ramalayam, a Shiva or Devi temple — write to info@hindutone.com with its name and location and we will verify and add it here.
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Dandeshwar Shiv temple complex
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Dandeshwar Temple
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Sri Mahamritunjaya Mahadev
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Jageshwar temple complex
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Vriddha Jageshwar Temple
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Shiv Mandir
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Map records come from OpenStreetMap and Wikidata. HinduTone has not yet verified their details, so only the name, deity (when the record states it) and location are shown. Know one of these temples? Write to info@hindutone.com.
Mantras for the deities of Parai
Shiva — mantra
ॐ नमः शिवाय
oṁ namaḥ śivāya
Meaning: Salutations to Shiva — the Panchakshari mantra. Traditional mantra; meaning by HinduTone.
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Today in Parai — Friday, 13 November 2026
- Sunrise · Sunset
- 6:32 am · 5:16 pm
- Rahu kalam
- 10:34 am – 11:54 am
- Yamagandam
- 2:35 pm – 3:56 pm
- Gulika kalam
- 7:53 am – 9:13 am
- Abhijit muhurta
- 11:33 am – 12:16 pm
Computed by HinduTone for Parai (29.56° N, 79.90° E), IST, from sunrise and sunset at the village — they differ by a few minutes from city panchangams. Tithi, nakshatra and full panchangam for today →
Temples around Parai on the map
How to reach Parai
- Almora (district centre)≈ 24 km
- Chitai Golu Devta Temple≈ 20 km
Straight-line distances from the village centre; road distances are longer. Coordinates 29.5631° N, 79.8984° E.
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Straight-line distances.
Questions about temples near Parai
Is there a temple in Parai?
No temple inside Parai is recorded in HinduTone's directory yet. The nearest recorded temples are Dandeshwar Group of Temples (9.2 km), Dandeshwar Shiv temple complex (9.2 km) and Dandeshwar Temple (9.2 km) (straight-line distance). If Parai has a temple, write to info@hindutone.com and we will verify and add it.
How far is Parai from Almora?
About 24 km in a straight line from the Almora district centre; road distance is longer.
Which well-documented temples are near Parai?
Chitai Golu Devta Temple (about 20 km), Kasar Devi Temple, Almora (about 25 km) and Katarmal Sun Temple (Bara Aditya), Almora (about 29 km) — each has a source-checked HinduTone guide.
Sources and verification
- Population, households, literacy, sex ratio and area: Census of India 2011; gram panchayat and PIN code: LGD and India Post (GODL-India).
- Village, tehsil and district names and codes: Local Government Directory (LGD), Ministry of Panchayati Raj, and Census of India 2011, used under the Government Open Data License – India.
- Temple names and locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License (ODbL).
- Temple records: Wikidata (CC0).
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