India, July 15 -- Widely known as 'Devabhumi', or 'Land of the Gods', Uttarakhand is famous as the home of several Hindu pilgrimage sites. Needless to say, tourists flock to the state in large numbers.

While this places Uttarakhand as a prominent tourist destination, the high tourist influx at these spots makes it impossible to find a tranquil location in this Himalaya state. But what if we say that there are multiple places you can visit that are not nearly as crowded?

If this proposal sounds too good to be true, keep scrolling to learn about five offbeat places in Uttarakhand that are lesser-known to the average wanderer as prospective holiday destinations. After all, there's more to the North Indian state than Dehradun, Nainital, and...