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Grand colonial-era campus in Dehradun with forestry museums; a familiar film location.
The Forest Research Institute, a training and research body of the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education, sits in a sprawling campus in Dehradun. Its grand colonial-era main building has appeared in several Bollywood films, and its museums, library and guided tours introduce forestry and conservation.
Around it
Within 1 km of Forest Research Institute.
Sights and heritage Nature and outdoors Places to stay
Best places nearby
Tapkeshwar Temple
Hindu Temple in Uttarakhand, India
Guru Ram Rai Darbar Sahib
Sikh place of worship in Dehradun, India
Photo: Kuldeepburjbhalaike
Guru Ram Rai Garden
Park in Mussoorie.
Photo: Kuldeepburjbhalaike
F.r.i
Park in Dehradun.
Botanical Garden
Park in Dehradun.
Timber Engineering Museum
Museum in Dehradun.
Black Pepper Restaurant
Dehradun restaurant for North Indian and Chinese food such as butter chicken and paneer butter masala.
Moti Mahal Delux Dehradun
Central Dehradun outlet of the Moti Mahal Delux chain for butter chicken and dal.
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Beatles Ashram
Former Maharishi Mahesh Yogi ashram where The Beatles stayed in 1968, now a forest-department site full of murals and meditation domes.
Photo: Guy P Atkinson
Baijnath Temple Complex
Ancient temple complex at Baijnath near Kausani with shrines to Vaidyanath (Shiva), Parvati and many other deities.
Photo: Yann (talk)
Daksheswara Mahadev Temple
Shiva temple at Kankhal on the site of King Daksha's legendary yagna, with the Sati Kund nearby.
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Corbett Museum
Jim Corbett's restored heritage bungalow at Kaladhungi, now a museum of his life and the reserve.
Badrinath Temple
Char Dham temple of Vishnu (Badrinarayan) on the Alaknanda at about 3,100 m, open about six months a year.
Photo: रामेश्वर गौड़
Chandi Devi Temple, Haridwar
Siddhapeeth temple of goddess Chandi on Neel Parvat across the Ganga, reached by ropeway.
Photo: Ssriram mt
Mansa Devi Temple, Haridwar
Hilltop shrine of goddess Mansa Devi on Bilwa Parvat above Haridwar, reached by ropeway or a 2 km path.
Photo: Ekabhishek
Maya Devi Temple, Haridwar
Shakti Peetha of Maya Devi, Haridwar's presiding goddess, from whom the old name Mayapur comes.
Photo: Ekabhishek