Nanda Kot is located  in the Kumaon Himalaya in Uttarakhand state. 

It lies just outside the ring of peaks enclosing the Nanda Devi Sanctuary 

and is some 15km ( 9 miles ) SE of Nanda Devi. 

The name Nanda Kot means "Nanda's Fortress" 

and refers to the abode of one of the sacred forms

of the Hindu Goddess Parvati 

who in legend has made her sanctuary

amongst the ring of lofty mountains in the region.