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to any religion is a religious pilgrimage
in the footsteps of God. Like amongst Hindus,
Char Dham Yatra is the basis of being a devotee
and attaining Moksha the final journey of
the pure. In four
different directions lie the abodes of God
in India. Hence visiting all four revered
places which represent incarnations of Lord
Vishnu is the lifetime aim of a devout Hindu.
The four places for Char Dham Yatra (Pilgrimage
to four religious sites) are Badrinath,
Puri, Dwarka and Rameshwaram in Southern
India. The four cardinal points were collated
by Saint Adi Shankaracharya. It is a pilgrimage
circuit that would ultimately unify people
across whole of the country in name of Hinduism.
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| Temple at Badrinath |
| Badrinath temple is situated
in Uttrakhand state in Chamoli District in
Northern India in hills of Garhwal on the
banks of river Alaknanda. The mountain ranges
are Nar and Narayan shadowed by Nilkantha
Peak at height of 6000 plus meters. It was
Adi Shankaracharya who established the temple
here and is amongst the four important places
of holy pilgrimage for the Hindus. Badrinath
on Tibet border is a two day long journey
from Kedarnath. On way to Badrinath is Hemkund
Sahib holy place of the Sikhs. |
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| Gangotri – Temple of
Goddess Ganga |
| Gangotri on Bhagirathi/Ganga
river is a small town of intense importance
to Hindus as holy Ganga descended upon earth
here at source called Gau Mukh. The river
source at Gau Mukh is eighteen kilometers
of adventurous trek from Gangotri. Hence it
is among the four holy places to make a pilgrimage
also known as Char Dham Yatra or the holy
pilgrimage to four holy places in India.
Places of interest is Bhavishya Badri temple
about seventeen kms from Gangotri. The statue
of Lord Narshimhan is enshrined in this
temple.
Bhagirathi Shila holy stnes near Ganga
temple the spot where Ganga descended upon
Earth through matted locks of Lord Shiva. |
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| Journey to Kedarnath Temple |
| The temple enshrines on of
the twelve Jyotirlings of Lord Shiva on River
Mandakini. The temple has specific opening
and closing times and is the holiest pilgrim
place of the Hindus. Reaching Kedarnath:
By steep 14 km trek on a constructed path
one can also hire horses and palanquins
at Gaurikund, Another way to reach Kedarnath
is by a helicopter from Agastyamuni by Pawan
Hans Helicopter Service. |
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| Shrine at Sri Yamunotri Dham |
| Yamunotri is the source of
River Yamuna at Himalayas in Garhwal region.
It resides on height of about 3600 plus meters
on Bandar Poonch Peak opposite Gangotri. The
source of the river is a frozen lake at Champasar
glacier about one kilometer at height of 4400
plus MSL. Since accessibility is difficult
the shrine has been located at the foot of
the hill. Yamunotri is a full day journey
from main towns of Uttrakhand – Haridwar,
Rishikesh and Dehradun the capital. A 13
km walk from Hanuman Chatti town and 6 kmr
walk from Janki Chatti town takes you to
the temple. For old pilgrims horses or palanquins
are available. |
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| Char Dham Package Tour |
| Hotel Gagandeep offers affordable
package deal in groups for Char Dham Yatra
in India. The hotel management and its travel
service is conducting the religious pilgrimage
with great deal of success since a long time.
We arrange and conduct a smooth comfortable
and affordable pilgrimage to the four temples.
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