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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A peak, 7,816 m (25,643 ft) high, of the Himalaya Mountains in northern India. It was first scaled in 1936.
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- noun a mountain in the Himalayas in northern India (25,660 feet high)
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Nanda Devi, India's highest Himalayan national park: the problem of resource use and conservation.
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The basin is dominated by the pyramidal peak of Nanda Devi, India's second highest mountain, and drained by the Rishi Ganga which has cut one of the finest gorges in the world.
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Among the first published observations on the wildlife of Nanda Devi are those of Dang (1961), Lavkumar (1977,1979) and for birds, Reed (1979).
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A natural sanctuary in the Himalaya: Nanda Devi and the Rishiganga basin.
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Geology and metamorphism of the Nanda Devi region, Kumaon, Higher Himalaya, India.
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Later, in 1936, H. Tilman and N. Odell made the first ascent of Nanda Devi, reputed the outstanding climb of the pre-War era.
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The Pindari and Sundadhunga valleys at the southern edge of the Nanda Devi massif were recommended for designation as a sanctuary to protect their reportedly large and viable ungulate and pheasant populations.
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Notable areas are the Valley of Flowers, Nanda Devi (India's second-highest mountain), Tinker Valley, Rara-Shey-Dolpho, Dhorpatan-Annapurna, Pokhara, and Gorkha-Himalchuli.
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Nanda Devi, named after Devi (‘goddess’), consort of Shiva, is a manifestation of Parvati and has been revered since ancient times (Reinhard,1987).
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Forty-five medicinal plants are used by local villagers and several species, such as Saussurea obvallata (brahmakamal) are collected as religious offerings to Nanda Devi and other deities.
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