Sunanda Devi
| Sunanda Devi | |
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| सुनन्दा देवी | |
Sunanda Devi (rightmost peak)
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 7,434 m (24,390 ft) list of highest mountains |
| Prominence | 260 m (850 ft) |
| Coordinates | 30°22′00″N 79°59′40″E / 30.36667°N 79.99444°ECoordinates: 30°22′00″N 79°59′40″E / 30.36667°N 79.99444°E |
| Geography | |
 Sunanda Devi
Location in India
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| Location | Pithoragarh District, Chamoli District, Uttarakhand, India |
| Parent range | Kumaon Himalayas |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1939 by Jakub Bujak and Janusz Klarner. |
| Easiest route | south ridge, from Lawan Gad via Longstaff Col: technical rock/snow/ice climb |
Sunanda Devi (Hindi: सुनन्दा देवी) previously known as Nanda Devi East is the lower of the two adjacent peaks of the highest mountain in Uttarakhand and second highest mountain in India; Nanda Devi is its higher twin peak. Nanda Devi and Sunanda Devi are part of the Garhwal Himalayas, and are located in the state of Uttarakhand. The graceful peaks of twin mountains are visible from almost everywhere in Kumaon. The first ascent to the Sunanda Devi peak in recorded history appears to be in 1939 by Jakub Bujak and Janusz Klarner. The elevation of Sunanda Devi is 7,434 m (24,390 ft) and its prominence is 260 m (850 ft).
Sunanda Devi is the lower eastern summit of the twin peaks of Nanda Devi a two-peaked massif, forming a 2 kilometres long ridge, oriented east-west. The western summit is higher, and the eastern summit earlier called Nanda Devi East is now also referred to as Sunanda Devi. Together the peaks may be referred to as the peaks of the goddesses Nanda and Sunanda. These goddesses have occurred together in ancient Sanskrit literature, Srimad Bhagvatam or Bhagavata Purana (Gita Press has a two-volume English and Hindi translation) and are frequently worshipped together in the Kumaon and Garhwal as well as elsewhere in India. Regarding certain mountains as sacred and associating them with specific Gods and Goddesses is a practice prevalent in other parts of Asia as well e.g. the volcanic Mount Fuji in Japan appears to have been named after the fire goddess. The first published reference to Nanda Devi East as Sunanda Devi appears to be in a recent novel (Malhotra 2011) that has the Kumaon region as backdrop. An annual Nanda Devi Raj Jat festival celebrating the two goddesses is popular in Uttarakhand.
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