Sacred Trip to

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Sacred Trip to Uttrakhand

There are so many pilgrimages going to the Char Dham Yatra every year, this trip takes you to the hills of Uttarakhand. The trip

begins from Haridwar, you can reach to Haridwar from Dehradun, which has the nearest airport only at a distance of 35 km, and

Indira Gandhi International airport in New Delhi is the nearest airport. From Dehradun you can hire a cab or board to bus or

train. You can reach Haridwar by road and train easily. It is connected through all the big cities.

The best time to visit here is May – June and it would be better if you reach before 8 pm because driving is not allowed after it

due to the hilly region. First, we reach to “Haridwar”, according to Hindu rituals and tradition, Haridwar is a place where the

cremation ashes of the people are flown to the river Ganga. There are five pilgrimages, including Haridwar in Hindu tradition

with "Gangadwar" (Har ki Pauri), Kushawart (Ghat in Kankhal), Bilwa Tirtha (Mansa Devi Temple) and Neel Parvat (Chandi Devi

Temple).

“Har ki Pauri” is a place, where the Ganga Aarti ceremony is performed at the dusk by thousands of priests and thousands of

tourists witnessed this ceremony, this experience is much, much more spectacular from anything else, the light of the lamps and

the sound of the ceremony make you feel heavenly. After the ceremony the pilgrims float the Diyas make the scene spectacular.

The “Mansa Devi temple” is situated on the Bilwa Parvat, the temple Goddess believes to fulfil the wishes of

pilgrimages and that’s why its name as Mansa Devi. And the major attraction for the people is the cable car. “Maya Devi

temple” is one of the Siddh peeths where the heart and navel of the Goddess Sati had fallen, this temple is standing

along with the Narayani Shila temple and Bhairav Temple.

Sacred Trip to Uttrakhand

Sacred Trip to Uttrakhand

The “Daksheswara Mahadev Temple” is an ancient temple in the Kankhal town, this temple is said to the place where

Goddess Sati self – immolated herself in the Yagna kund. The kund is said to be here. The “Chandi Devi Temple” is

dedicated to Goddess Chandi, the two demons Chand – mund killed by the goddess here.

Sacred Trip to Uttrakhand

After visiting Haridwar, the next day you have to transfer early morning to Kedarnath town in the Rudraprayag district. It

is located in the Himalayas; about 3583 meters above from the sea level. It is at a distance of 223 kilometres from

Rishikesh. You will see the exquisite vistas of snow – clad mountains. This view will fill with rejoicing. “The Kedarnath

Temple” is dedicated to Lord Shiva and only opens between the ends of April (Akshaya Tritriya) to Kartik Purnima (the

autumn full moon) usually November. The temple is not accessible by road so the ponies are available to reach to by a

14 kilometre uphill trek from the Gaurikund. Trekking with pony is some kind of different experience.

After visiting Kedarnath next morning drive to reach Badrinath for approximate 40 km Rishikesh enrouted. So that you

can reach before time, it takes 9 hours drive so it is going too late. So this evening you can enjoy the trail in the hills and

next morning visit to the “Badrinath Temple” for darsana, the temple has an idol of Lord Badrinaryan made of black

stone. The image was found in the Alaknanda River, according to the legend.

After visiting Badrinath, the trip leads to Gangotri the source of River Ganga, is at a distance of 430 kilmeters and only

accessible from the road.

“Gangotri” is a town on the banks of the river Bhagirathi in the Greater Himalayan ranges, at an altitude of 3,100

metres. The source of the river Ganga and seat of goddess Ganga is named as Gangotri. The origin of the holy river is

from the Gaumukh and set in the Gangotri Glacier.

After visiting to Gangotri, the trip followed by “Yamunotri”, drive for 130 kilometres. It is situated at an altitude of 3,293

metres. The sacred shrine is the source of Rive Yamuna and dominated by Bandar Poonch Parvat. The temple is

devoted to goddess Yamuna. Close to the temple there is a hot water spring known as Surya kund where the devotees

cook the potatoes and rice tied within the cloth and offer to the deity and then take it as Prasad.

These sacred and religious places are also included in Chota Char Dham Yatra, and these sacred trips to Uttrakhand

indulge you the peace of soul. While visiting these places you need to be cautious about the purity, dignity of the place,

non – veg and alcohol are strictly prohibited here.