ABOUT TAPONTHAL PLACE:

1. situated: country- India, State-Uttrakhand (kumoun Mandal), District-Bageswar
2. place name – KAPKOT
3. Nearest International Airport-IGI Delhi
4. distance from kapkot-about 20 km (in vehicle)
5. full of diverse flora and founa species like baanz tree, kharsu tree, tiloz tree, kasturi deer animal, ghurad animal, kakad animal, barashingha animal, tiger, himaliyan bear, chatural animal etc.
6. you can see snow peaked himalya from this place.
7. height from sea leavel- 7000 ft.
8. it is said by the local people that this was one of the war place for kaurva and pandva.
9. full of snow rivers , glacers, bugyal grassland which makes the surrounding so pleaseant and refresing.
10. if you like to live in solitude than this place is right place for you.
11. accomdation: hotels and guest houses available in kapkot and bageswar.
12. accodinding to the old people of this region, Briteshers wanted to construct a heliped at this place because it was a important stratigic place. but could not be able to implemented.
13. some more tourist places to its surrounding- garzil, sisakhani, bagudokhod, narichina, kuna (pound in forest with diameter 100 ft. which is supposed to be sacred place to take bath) etc.
14. it is obeserved that a pair of pigions always stay here and supposed to be a symbole of god shiva and goddess parvati.
15. near about 3 km from kauna there is a grand temple named Bhosing Temple which contains  a very old cave of a saint.
16. this was a famous tourist place for britishers in British india . atkingisan wrote about this place in his book Kumoun Gazatier.
17.  kasturi deer (kasturi -a very sweet smelly matter found in navel of kasturi deer) eat a type of grass named ‘NAMUZ’  (soft and delicate grasss)
18. NAMUZ grass is supposed to be the main reason for the production of kasturi in navel of kasturi mrag.