Geography

Missing Naval officer’s wife wants search operations to continue on Mount Trishul

·         Trisul may be a group of 3 Himalayan Mountain peaks of western Kumaun, with the highest (Trisul I) reaching 7120m.

·         The 3 peaks are named Trisul I, Trisul II, and Trisul III. The 3 peaks resemble a trident – in Hindi/Sanskrit, Trishula, trident, is that the weapon of Shiva.

·         The Trishul group forms the southwest corner of the ring of peaks enclosure the nanda devi Sanctuary.