Tyuni or Tiuni is a tehsil, or administrative division, in the Dehradun district of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is located in the northern part of the district and shares its borders with the tehsil Chakrata to south, district Uttarkashi to north and Shimla district of Himachal Pradesh to the west. The tehsil headquarters is located in the town of Tyuni, which is also the largest town in the tehsil. The town is also the largest one in the tribal belt of Jaunsar Bawar.
The tehsil headquarter is situated on the banks of Tons river, a major tributary of Yamuna. Situated around 170 KM from capital Dehradun, Tiuni is around 16 KM from the Hanol temple of God Mahasu.As it is a tribal belt, Tiuni celebrates some unique festivals like Maroj, Jagra, Bissu, Budhi Diwali and Jakholi fair.
People keep going to places like Dehradun-Mussoorie for tourism and almost all the nomads are familiar with their names, some nomads have also become giddy, but perhaps the remote tribal areas of Uttarakhand like Tuni would not be known.
Tuni is a Tehsil located in Dehradun district of Uttarakhand state, India. This town is the largest in the tribal area of Jaunsar Bawar.
Tuni is situated on the banks of the Tons River, a major tributary of the Yamuna. You can also call Tuni as the last tehsil to touch Himachal Pradesh, Tuni is located about 170 km from capital Dehradun, Chakrata to Tuni distance is about 79 km and once there is snowfall, it is very difficult to reach Tuni from Dehradun or Chakrata. gets tough. Tuni is closer to Shimla, the capital of Himachal than Dehradun, the capital of Uttarakhand, often people have to go to Himachal to fill petrol. If not, then don’t drive yourself, by the way, sharing Bolero also runs from Chakrata through which you can go to Jaya.
Houses are also available on rent to spend holidays in Tiuni, for those who want to work from home or spend long hours in a quiet and remote environment, this can be the perfect choice. You will not find luxury hotels in Tuni, but you will find some small hotels and homestays. There is also a large limited choice available for food.
Tuni is about 16 km away from Hanol Temple of Lord Mahasu. As it is a tribal belt, Tuni celebrates some unique festivals like Maroz, Jagra, Bissu, Budhi Diwali and Jakholi Mela.
Mahasu Devta Temple is situated on the eastern bank of Tons river in Hanol village near Chakrata and near Tuni-Mori road in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand. This temple is located 190 km from Dehradun and 156 km from Mussoorie.
Mahasu Devta Temple is a mythological and famous temple situated in the lap of nature of Uttarakhand. It is believed that whatever a devotee asks for anything with a true heart in the Mahasu Devta temple, the Mahasu Devta definitely fulfills his wishes.
Interestingly, salt is presented here every year from Rashtrapati Bhavan from Delhi. This temple is very ancient and famous for its mixed style of architecture. Devotees are not allowed to enter the sanctum sanctorum of Mahasu Devta’s temple. Only the priest of the temple can enter the temple. This thing is still a mystery. That there is always an unbroken flame burning in the temple which has been burning for many years. A stream of water also emerges in the sanctum sanctorum of the temple, but where it goes, from where it emerges is unknown.
Distance from
Dehradun- 157 KM
Chakrata-79 km
Mahasu devta- 14km
Rohru(HP)- 43 km
Shimla- 125 km
