What is Garhwal?
''''''Garhwal Land '''''' ({{lang-hi|गढ़वाळ}}) is a [[region]]. It is in the state of [[Uttarakhand]] [[India]]. Garhwal's name is taken from Garhs (or forts).<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=olP_A60L-CMC|title=Garhwal Himalayas: A Study in Historical Perspective|last=Rawat|first=Ajay S.|date=November 2002|publisher=Indus Publishing|isbn=978-81-7387-136-8|language=en}}</ref> This is because this region had 52 forts belonging to local [[chief]]s who ruled small areas near their forts. People who belong to this region are known as Gharhwalis. Now, this region is being looked onto as a tourist hub of [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Market Research and Statistics {{!}} Uttarakhand Tourism|url=https://uttarakhandtourism.gov.in/document/type/market-research-and-statistics|access-date=2023-02-24|website=uttarakhandtourism.gov.in}}</ref> This land has the districts Tehri, [[Chamoli district|Chamoli]], [[Uttarkashi district|Uttarakashi]], [[Pauri]], some parts of [[Dehradun]], and other areas. == History == The history of Garhwal goes back to the dawn of [[Hindu]] civilization, but most of history of Garhwal is fairly unknown or not given any importance by [[historian]]s. Also, some facts known about this land are [[wikt:vague|vague]] and taken from Garhwali [[folk song]]s and Hindu [[epics]]. Most historians say that the name of Garhwal comes from the ancient [[regime]]s and rulers. However, most of the facts are unknown, and the things that ''are'' known are very vague and unreliable. [['''MARODA''']] is a very Important village of Pauri District. It is only {{convert|9|km|abbr=off}} from Devprayag which is a holy place for Hindus as it is the starting point of the Holy river Ganga. Though the inhabitants of Maroda are well settled in Delhi and other cities for their studies and Jobs but still they are very deeply attached with this village and the tradition and culture of the Uttarakhand. == Religious Aspect == Garhwal is mostly known as the land of sacred Devi Devta (gods) because the holy [[