Yamunotri
Yamunotri Pilgrimage is the wellspring of the Yamuna River and the seat of the Goddess Yamuna in Hinduism. It is arranged at a height of 3,293 meters (10,804 ft) in the Garhwal Himalayas and found roughly 30 kilometers (19 mi) North of Uttarkashi, the central station of the Uttarkashi area in the Garhwal Division of Uttarakhand, India. It is one of the four locales in India’s Chhota Char Dham journey. The sacrosanct altar of Yamunotri, wellspring of the waterway Yamuna, is the westernmost place of worship in the Garhwal Himalayas, roosted on a flank of Bandar Poonch Parvat. The main fascination at Yamunotri is the sanctuary dedicated to the Goddess Yamuna and the blessed warm springs at Janki Chatti .Near the sanctuary are high temp water springs spouting out from the mountain holes. Surya Kund is the most critical kund. Close to the Surya Kund there is a shila called Divya Shila, which is loved before puja is offered to the god. Fans get ready rice and potatoes, tied in muslin fabric, to offer at the hallowed place by dunking them in these boiling water springs. Rice so cooked is reclaimed home as Prasadam. The pujaris of Yamunotri Pilgrimage originate from the town of Kharsali close Janki Chatti.
Gangotri
Gangotri Pilgrimage is a town and a Nagar Panchayat (region) in Uttarkashi area in the territory of Uttarakhand, India. It is a Hindu traveler town on the banks of the stream Bhagirathi. It is on the Greater Himalayan Range, at a tallness of 3,100m.
Gangotri, the starting point of the River Ganges and seat of the goddess Ganga, is one of the four locales in the Chota Char Dham journey circuit.The stream is called Bhagirathi at the source and gets the name Ganga (the Ganges) from Devprayag onwards where it meets the Alaknanda. The starting point of the heavenly waterway is at Gaumukh, set in the Gangotri Glacier, and is a 19 km trek from Gangotri Pilgrimage. As per Hindu folklore, Goddess Ganga appeared as a stream to exonerate the transgressions of King Bhagiratha’s ancestors, following his serious compensation of a few centuries.
Kedarnath
Kedarnath is a town situated in the Indian territory of Uttarakhand and has picked up significance in light of Kedarnath Temple. Kedarnath Mandir is one of the holiest Hindu sanctuaries committed to the god Shiva and is situated on the Garhwal Himalayan range close to the Mandakini stream in Kedarnath Pilgrimage, Uttarakhand in India.
Because of extraordinary climate conditions, the sanctuary is open just between the finish of April to the fall full moon, for the most part November consistently. Amid the winters, the vigrahas (divinities) from Kedarnath sanctuary are conveyed to Ukhimath and adored there for a half year. Master Shiva is adored as Kedarnath, the ‘Ruler of Kedar Khand’, the recorded name of the district.
Badrinath
Protected on either side by the two mountains Nar and Narayan, the Neelkanth Peak gives a wonderful scenery to Badrinath, one of the ‘Four Dhams’. A standout amongst the most praised pioneer spots in the nation, it plays host to the acclaimed Badrinath Temple. Legend has it that Lord Vishnu went to the region, called ‘Badri Van’, or the berry garden, to think after Narad reproached the Lord for being submerged in common delights. The primary divinity is a ruminating Lord Vishnu.
Confronting the sanctuary at the bank of Alaknanda River is a high temp water spring known as “Tapt Kund”, a shower in which is exceptionally reviving to all voyagers. Devoted to Lord Vishnu, the sanctuary of Shri Badrinathji, is 5 m high, inherent the type of a cone with a little vault of a plated bull and tower. The sanctuary opens each year in the long stretch of April-May and closes for winters in the third seven day stretch of November. Despite the fact that legend dates the sanctuary back to the Vedic age, Guru Adi Shankaracharya has built up the present sanctary. The sanctuary has three sections – Garbha Grih (The Sanctum Sanctorum), Darshan Mandap (for pujas) and Sabha Mandap (for aficionados to collect).
Sandwiched among Nar and Narayan mountain ranges, Badrinath in the Chamoli area of Uttarakhand is normally offered with unblemished environment. One among the most looked for after pioneer focuses in the Indian subcontinent, Badrinath is delightfully set in the setting of the gigantic Neelkanth mountain crest. The term Badrinath is a subsidiary of badri, which implies where beries develop liberally.