▁K ed arn ath , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁rear ▁there ▁is ▁B ander p unch . ▁The ▁ham let ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁natural ▁environment ▁and ▁apple ▁production . ▁ ▁Location ▁Har sh il ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁route ▁to ▁Gang ot ri , ▁a ▁H indu ▁temple , ▁and ▁is ▁well ▁connected ▁by ▁road , ▁with ▁several ▁camp ing ▁facilities ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁Har sh il ▁is ▁ 9 5 ▁kilometres ▁from ▁the ▁district ▁headquarters , ▁U tt ark ashi . ▁ ▁Har sh il ▁lies ▁on ▁the ▁old ▁car avan ▁trail ▁between ▁Tib et ▁Aut onom ous ▁Region ▁and ▁India , ▁when ▁trade ▁and ▁mar ri ages ▁fl our ished ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁areas . ▁Har sh il ▁has ▁a ▁s izable ▁B hot ia ▁population , ▁many ▁of ▁whom ▁use ▁Har sh il ▁as ▁their ▁winter ▁base . ▁ ▁Et ym ology ▁A ▁local ▁legend ▁says ▁that ▁Har sh il ▁got ▁its ▁name ▁because ▁the ▁rivers ▁Bh ag ir ath i ▁and ▁the ▁J aland h ari ▁once ▁had ▁an ▁argument ▁about ▁which ▁was ▁more ▁important . ▁Lord ▁V ish nu , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁H ari , ▁was ▁asked ▁to ▁interven e . ▁He ▁turned ▁himself ▁into ▁a ▁great ▁stone , ▁a ▁sh ila , ▁and ▁absor bed ▁their ▁anger . ▁Even ▁today , ▁after ▁H ari - sh ila ▁( or ▁Har sh il ), ▁the ▁waters ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁rivers ▁become ▁a ▁little ▁less ▁tur bul ent . ▁ ▁Culture ▁Raj ▁Kap oor ' s ▁H indi