Abstract.
The Devasthal Observatory, located at about 2450 m height above sea
level in
the central Himalayas, operates a 1.3-m optical telescope, commissioned
in
the year 2010 and building another 3.6-m optical telescope to be ready
by 2013.
Both of these are general purpose telescopes, providing spectral and
seeing-limited
imaging capabilities at optical and near infrared wavebands. The current
status
of these telescopes along with the planned back-end instrumentation are
described.
Key words: telescope -- optical: instrumentation