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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Berinag
| native_name = बीणाग
| native_name_lang = hi
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| settlement_type = hill station
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| image_caption = Berinag taxi stand
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| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Pithoragarh district|Pithoragarh]]
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'''Berinag''', is a hill station, located 160 km from [[Nainital]] in the [[Pithoragarh district]], which is the easternmost [[Himalayas|Himalayan]] district in the state of [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]]. It is one of the six Administrative Subdivisions (tehsil) of [[Pithoragarh district|Pithoragarh]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Tehsils in Pithoragarh District, Uttarakhand|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/district/580-pithoragarh-uttarakhand.html|website=www.census2011.co.in|access-date=3 October 2016}}</ref> [[National Highway 309A (India)|National Highway 309A]] passes through Berinag. Closest prominent villages include Garawon, Dhanoli, Bana, Bhattigaon, Banoli, Quarali, Tripuradevi and Sangarh.

Berinag gets its name from the Berinag Temple<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pithoragarh.nic.in/files/Gazetteer/PlacesofInterest.pdf|title=Pithoragarh District Gazetteer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140801092454/http://pithoragarh.nic.in/files/Gazetteer/PlacesofInterest.pdf|archive-date=1 August 2014|url-status=dead|access-date=10 Mar 2018}}</ref> (called as ‘Bedinag’ locally), which is a [[Nāg]] Devta Temple situated at the top of Berinag Hill. Berinag is among the many temples devoted to [[Nāgas]] namely [[Vijaypur, Uttarakhand#Dhaulinag temple|Dhaulinag]] (''Dhavalnag''), Kalinag (''Kaliyanag''), Feninag (''Faninag''), Bashukinag (''Vasukinag''), Pinglenag and Harinag. Berinag offers a panoramic view of the Greater Himalayas, from Garhwal Himalayas to the Nepal ranges, especially lofty peaks like Panchachuli and Nanda Devi. The region is famous for tea estates developed during the British rule. The [[Berinag tea]] grown here was a highly sought-after tea in London tea.

==Geography==
Berinag is located at {{coord|29.80|N|80.07|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/39/Berinag.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Berinag]</ref> It has an average elevation of 1,860 metres (6,100 feet) above mean Sea Level.It is situated 460 km North-East of the National Capital [[New Delhi]] and 443 km South-East of the State Capital [[Dehradun]]. It lies in the Kumaon division and is situated 160 km North-East of [[Nainital]], The Headquarters of [[Kumaon division]]. Berinag is situated in a valley of the [[Kumaon Hills]] of the Central Himalaya range. The chief trees are the [[Chir Pine]], Himalayan Cypress, Pindrow Fir, alder, [[Cedrus deodara]], sal or iron-wood, and saindan. Limestone, sandstone, slate, gneiss and granite constitute the principal geological formations.

==Culture==
Berinag is Culturally Rich region where various folk songs and dances are performed during auspicious occasions like marriage and festivals. Chacheri, ''[[Jagar (ritual)|Jagar]]'' and [[Chholiya]] are famous among them. These folk songs are played on instruments including [[dhol]], damau, turri, [[ransingha]], [[dholki]], daur, [[thali]], [[bhankora]], mandan and [[Bagpipe|mashakbaja]]. Music is also used as a medium through which the gods are invoked. ''[[Jagar (ritual)|Jagar]]'' is a form of spirit worship in which the singer, or ''Jagariya'', sings a ballad of the gods, with allusions to great epics, like [[Mahabharat]] and [[Ramayana]], that describe the adventures and exploits of the god being invoked. [[Ramleela]], Berinag Mahotsav, Berinag Kautik has been staged annually.

==Transport==
*Nearest airport is [[Naini Saini Airport]], [[Pithoragarh]] : 112 km. Distance from [[Pantnagar Airport]] (PGH): 210 km.
*Nearest railway station is [[Kathgodam]] : 178 km.
*Berinag is well connected by road with [[Almora]]-96 km, [[Nainital]]-160 km, [[Haldwani]]-200 km, [[Bageshwar]]-62 km, [[Pithoragarh]]-85 km

==See also==
*[[Bigul]]

== References ==
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==Image Gallery==
<gallery>
File:The Panchchuli.jpg|The Panchchuli as seen from Berinag, 2015
Image:DraupadiKaDanda-HimalayanPeak-Garhwal,India.jpg|a Himalayan peak
File:Panchachuli and nearby peaks.jpg|The Panchchuli as seen from Berinag, 2016
</gallery>

==External links==
* [http://pithoragarh.nic.in/ Pithoragar district website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061022113056/http://pithoragarh.nic.in/Intro.htm Map and photos of area]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061107223440/http://pithoragarh.nic.in/Temples.htm Temples in the general area]
* {https://web.archive.org/web/20130808094323/http://berinag.com/ Tourist website ]
{{Pithoragarh district}}

[[Category:Hill stations in Uttarakhand]]
[[Category:Tourism in Uttarakhand]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Pithoragarh district]]

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