Chaukhutia | |
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Town | |
 Chaukhutia town along the banks of Ramganga; Picture from Chaukhutia bridge | |
  Chaukhutia Location in Uttarakhand, India  Chaukhutia Chaukhutia (India) | |
| Coordinates: 29°53′05″N 79°21′05″E / 29.88472°N 79.35139°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttarakhand |
| Division | Kumaun |
| District | Almora |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kumaoni |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | UK 01 |
| Website | uk |
Chaukhutia is a town in Almora district of Uttarakhand. It is located on the bank of the river Ramganga, and derives its name from a Kumaoni word "Chau-khut" which means four feet. In Chaukhutia's context, 'four feet' means four ways or directions. The first way is towards Ramnagar, second towards Karanprayag, third towards Ranikhet and Almora and the fourth way is towards Tadagtaal, Kheera.
A group of small temples dating back to 9th century AD were found in Chaukhutia, during an excavation in 2016-17.[1] The temples, according to traditions of the architecture, were constructed around 9000 years ago.[2] Some of the temples didn't have roofs, but shivalingas inside the temples were still intact. These temples were considered to be a part of a large group of temples that were buried, perhaps, by debris of landslide long back.
- ^ Chakrabarty, Arpita (18 December 2016). "9th century temples found in Almora district". The Times of India. Almora. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ "अल्मोड़ा में खुदाई के बाद दिखाई दिए 9 हजार साल पुराने शिव मंदिर". Hindustan Team (in Hindi). Haldwani: Live Hindustan. 21 August 2017.