Guidelines for Char Dham Yatra Day 1: Delhi - Haridwar (230 kms/6hrs)
Arrival Delhi Railway Station, Meet & Assist reader following Haridwar. Later drive to Haridwar transfer to your hotel. Visit Har-ki-Pauri for Ganga Aarti in the evening. Back to your hotel, night halt.
Haridwar: Haridwar, located in the foothills of Shiva, ie, Shivaliks in the district of Uttaranchal Pradesh Haridwar is a door. Suryavanshi prince Bhagirath performed penance here to save the souls of his ancestors who had perished due to the curse of sage Kapila. The penance was answered and the Ganga flowing forms on Lord Shiva's locks and its abundant water revived the sixty thousand son of King Sagara. In the tradition of Bhagirath, devout Hindus stand in the sacred waters here, praying for the salvation of their party elder. He served as the source of the Ganges and the Yamuna, 3000 to 4500 meters into the snow ranges of the central Himalayas. The "cult Aarti 'of Ganga after sunset and the floating' dia '(lamp) is a moving ritual.
Temples & Sight Seeing - Pauri Har-ki, Chandi Devi & Mansa Devi Temple, Daksha Mahadev Temple, Mahadev Bilkeshwar, Anandmai Ashram, Pawan Dham, Bhoomi Niketan, Vaishno Devi Temple, Temple & Bharat Mata Mandir .. Doodhadhari
Day 02: Haridwar - Barkot (220kms/7hr)
Drive through Dehradun & Mussoorie Barkot. Autumn on the way visit Kempty and others later drive straight to your hotel to put an end to the night.
Day 03: Barkot - Yamunotri - Barkot (36kms drive & 7kms Trek (one side))
Drive to Hanuman Chatti, from here you have to take local jeeps for Janki Chatti (It helps to reduce the trek up to 8 km) hike from here to Yamunotri start
(6kms). Either on foot or on horseback or in Doli at his own expense. Arr. Yamunotri, it can cook rice by packing it in a cloth and soak it in warm water of the Kund hot. Pilgrims take this cooked rice home as "Prasad". Here, near the temple "Pooja" can be offered to Divya Shila, After taking bath in the Kund Jamunabai warn water and having "Darshan" of pious Yamunaji "return to Hanumanchatti. Later back to Barkot. Overnight at hotel.
Hanuman Chatti: The confluence of Hanuman Ganga and Yamuna River.
Yamunotri Temple: Maharani of Jaipur Gularia built the temple in the 19th century. It was destroyed twice in this century and rebuilt again.
Surya Kund: There are a number of hot springs in the vicinity of the temple, which flows into numerous pools. The most important of these is Surya Kund.
Divya Shila: A rock pillar, prostrated themselves before entering the Yamunotri Temple.
Day 04: Barkot - Uttarkashi (100kms/4hr)
Drive through Barkot Uttarkashi. Check in Hotel, Later visit Vishwanath Temple. For one night.
Uttarkashi: Situated on the banks of river Bhagirathi. The temple of Lord Vishwanath is located here, where a massive iron trident is erected. The other important temples are located here Ekadash Rudra, Bhairav, Gyaneshwar and Goddess Devi Kuteti.
Day 05: Uttarkashi - Gangotri - Uttarkashi (100kms/3hr each side)
We proceed to Gangotri (3048 m), enroute we enjoy picturesque village Harsil, Bhagirathi River and the magnificent view of the Himalayas. After Gangotri Darshan we return to Uttarkashi. night at Uttarkashi.
Gangotri Temple: The temple, constructed by the Gorkha General Amar Singh Thapa in the 18th century, is located on the right bank of Bhagirathi.
Submerged Shivling: submerged in the river, this natural rock Shivling is where, according to mythology Lord Shiva sat when he received the Ganga in his locks mat. It is visible in the winter to water level declines.
Kedar Ganga Sangam: about 100 meters from the Ganga Temple flows the river Kedar Ganga. Starting from the Kedar Valle, this river meets the.
Posted on April 25, 2010.
