This region has historically been linked to gods, demons, and sages who perform penance there. The district is located in the region of the Central Himalayas known as Manas-khand in the Skanda Purana's Manas-khand. One of the five divisions of the Himalayan area is the Champawat district. In his second incarnation, Vishnu took the form of a tortoise and stood for three years at a certain location in the district to rescue the earth.
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