Girija Devi Temple

Located in the outskirts of the Nainital Garjiya Devi temple is a sacred Shakti shrine. This temple is built on a rock in the middle of river Kosi. The devotees will have to climb 72 steps to reach in the temple. Girija Devi is one of the names of Parvati, the wife of the Hindu god Shiva. The word in Sanskrit means "one who is born to mountain. The modern day temple was restructured in the year 1970. It is believed that the rock on which the temple is located came down during a flood in river Kosi.