Uttarakhand is both the new and traditional name of the state that was formed from the hill districts of Uttar Pradesh, India. Uttarakhand is also the ancient Puranic term for the central stretch of the Indian Himalayas containing some of Hinduism 's most sacred pilgrimage spots. Literally North Country or Section in Sanskrit , its peaks and valleys were well known in ancient times as the abode of gods and source of the Ganges River .More>>