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The town has been named Devprayag after a sage named Dev Sharma, lived and meditated here and is beleived to have got a glimpse of the Almighty. A sage Deosharma has done his penance here and achieved a glimpse of God.After that this town is named after Deosharma.

It is believed that Lord Rama, the hero of Ramayana and his father King Dashratha, passed here for a thousand years in purificatory exercises after killing Ravana and did penance here.

It is believed that Lord Vishnu take the tortoise incarnation (Kurm Avatar) and penanced for several hundred years on a mountain in Champawat. The place where he penanced became famous as Kurmachal and Kumaon is its natural temple evolution. The mount on which the temple of Ghatku, the illustrious Ghatotkach of the Mahabharata is sited is supposed to be the Kumarchal of Skanda Purana. This term was first applied to eastern part of present Kumaon and later extended to the entire region.

According to legends, Markandey, a highly revered sage, used to stay at this place, meditating days and nights long to get blessings from Shiva. Lord Shiva visited him during nights in disguise of a 'Bagh' (Hindi for Tiger). Thats why the temple, dedicated to Shiva is named after tiger, ie, Bageshwar (meaning Lord of Tigers). The temple was built by rulers of Chandra dynasty, in 16th century. Legend has it that when repeated attempts to install a Shiva Linga proved futile, it was Shri Manorath Pandey of Palayn village who succeeded in installing the idol after performing penances on the Shivratri. From then onwards, a massive fair is held on Shivratri each year to commemorate the event.

Chamoli is known for its historical, cultural and religious importance. Referred in the epic story Ramayana, Hanuman was believed to have found Sanjeevani herb from Chamoli.

It is also believed that the epic Mahabharata was written by Ved Vyas in Chamoli.

Kedar Khand, according to the mythology was said to be the abode of God and it is also believed that the ancient scriptures Ramayana and Mahabharata were written at Kedar Khand. Some historians also believe that Chamoli is the place where the Arya race originated. In the beginning, the British rulers kept this area under Dehradun and Saharanpur.

Later on the Britishers went on and established a new district in this area and called it Pauri. Chamoli was earlier a tehsil of the same name .On 24th February 1960 it was upgraded to a new district. In October 1997 two complete tehsil and two other blocks were merged into a new formed district, known as Rudarprayag

The District of Moradabad lies east of the Ganges and west of the native state of Rampur. Area, 2285 sq. m. It lies within the great Gangetic plain, and is demarcated into three subdivisions by the rivers Ramganga and Sot. The eastern tract consists of a submontane country, with an elevation slightly greater than the plain below, and is traversed by numerous streams descending from the Himalayas. The central portion consists of a level central plain descending at each end into the valleys of the Ramganga and Sot. The western section has a gentle slope towards the Ganges, with a rapid dip into the lowlands a few miles from the bank of the great river. In addition to Moradabad the principal towns are Amroha, Sahaspur, Bilari,Sambhal 39,715 and Chandausi 25,711.

For the early history of Moradabad see Bareilly. It passed into the possession of the British in 1801. The population in 1901 was 1,191,993. The principal crops are wheat, rice, millet, pulse, sugar-cane and cotton. The main line of the Oudh and Rohilkhand railway traverses the district from south to north, with branches towards Aligarh and Rampur. A third branch from Moradabad city towards Delhi crosses the Ganges at Garhmukteshwar by a bridge of eleven spans of 200 ft. each.

Kannauj has a rich archeological and cultural heritage. Many Bronze age weapons and tools and large numbers of stone statues have been found here. The ancient names of this place, Kanyakubja, are found in the Ramayana, Mahabharata, and the Puranas.

Kannauj finds mention in ancient literary works like the Mahabharata and Valmiki Ramayana under different names-Mahodaya, Kusasthali, Kanyakubja and Gandhipuri. In the beginning of sixth century AD it was the capital of Mankharis. The last ruler of the Mankhari dynasty, Grahavarman was killed by treachery. Grahavarman's queen Rajyashri came from the neighbouring kingdom of Thaneswar. Harsha Vardhan, though still young, was put on the throne at Thaneswar after the demise of his elder brother. Harsha was very attached to his sister-in-law. Moved by her misfortune, he took control of the affairs and this was followed by 42 years (AD 606-647) of glory for Kannauj. During Harsha's reign Kannauj grew into the foremost city of northern India. We learn of Harsha's Kannauj from two sources. Hiuen Tsang's account of Kannauj written during his travels to India at that time, and also from Bana Bhatta's Harshacharit. Bana Bhatta was the court poet and also a close friend of Harsha. He gives a detailed account of Harsha's sister, Rajyashri's wedding where it is clearly indicated that art and craft have flourished under Harsha's rule.

Ghaziabad was founded in 1740 by Ghaz-ud-din, the vazir of south India's king Salawat Jung. The city was formerly called Ghaziuddinnagar. According to a legend, sage Vishravamuni used to reside near the present city of Ghaziabad.

Ghaziabad was founded in the year 1740 by emperor Ghazi-ud-din. He is supposed to have built an architectural marvel for himself. It was a spacious palace that consisted of 120 rooms of masonry with pointed arches. Only the gate, a few portions of the boundary wall and a massive pillar about fourteen feet in height remain now. Ghaziabad has appeared prominently during the mutiny of 1857. River Hindon that flows through Ghaziabad was the site for the battle between Mutineers and British Forces in which, the former were crushed convincingly.