Robin Koul On the mountain ridge near the Khunmoh village there is a natural cave dedicated to Lord Shiva known as Harishore cave. According to the legends, every year once the rock outside the cave gets bigger in size, to close the mouth of the cave, to the dimension of a Vushka grain (barley). Also just above this holy cave from outside there is a small spring where one can find the marks of Nandi Maharaj engraved on a large rock.
Geographical description: Hariishwar or Harishore cave is located in the upper Khunmoh, around five kilometers of trek from the last vehicle point. Khanmoh or Khunmoh comes from the word Khenmoksha. Yatra starts from Khonmoh Naag, whose original name was Kshanmoksha Naag.
In olden times people used to take a bath in that before proceeding to the yatra. Also a temple dedicated to Mata Buwnashweri comes on the route. One can find script written in Sharda in that temple.
Before reaching Khanmoh there comes another spring called Zewan Naag, whose actual name was Jayawan Naag close to Panthachowk. On the way there comes a rocky patch with a steep inclination known as Yama Hayr (Stairs of Yahama). Gradient of most of the route is steep with loose rocks on the way.
Route passes through an almost treeless landscape. There are two important caves in which one of the caves have two openings and falls in the middle of the route itself. It is almost twenty feet deep and one can reach to the bottom with the help of an iron ladder fixed inside.
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