Pilgrimage Tour Uttaranchal
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Badrinath Dham Badrinath Dham is ranked amongst the oldest and is considered as the most revered places amongst Hindus. Comfortably situated along the right bank of the majestic river Alaknanda, at an altitude measuring 3133 m above sea level. The shrine is also known by the name of Vishal Badri, the biggest amongst five Badris, and is a true homage to Lord Vishnu, postured in meditative mood or the padmasan. Other of four Badris includes Bhavishya Badri, Yogdhyan Badri, Bridha Badri and Adi badri respectively. |
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Kedarnath Dham About Kedarnath Dham The Kedarnath is ranked amongst the most revered places amongst Hindus, and is one of the twelve "Jyotirlingas" of Lord Shiva. This holiest pilgrimage place is located in Uttaranchal. Situated at an altitude of 3584 meters and river Mandakini lying towards the head, Kedarnath is the place where the scholarly Adi Guru Shankaracharya enshrined Lord Shiva. |
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Gangotri Dham About Gangotri Dham : Gangotri Dham, situated at the height of 3140 m above sea level. Located on the right banks of sacred eternal river Bhagirathi, the shrine is a mere run of 100 kms from Uttarkashi. A shrine dedicated to the Goddess was built the early 18th century by Amar Bahadur Thapa, the Gorkha Commander. However, the present form of the temple has been reconstruicted by the kings from Jaipur dynasty. |
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Yamunotri Dham About Yamunotri : Yamunotri, the source of revered river Yamuna, is situated on top of Bandar Poonch Peak (3615 m), almost opposite to Gangotri. The temple of Yamunotri located in the western region of Garhwal Himalayas was originally constructed by Maharaj Pratap Shah of Tehri Garhwal. The goddess Yamuna has been beautifully carved out from black marble and holds the esteemed value of Divine Mother at par with Goddess Ganga. Yamuna has the frivolity and the roots of this mannerism allude to the mythological event, where Yamuna’s mother didn’t have an eye contact with her husband all through her life. |
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Haridwar About Haridwar : Haridwar connotes to Dwar of Hari or Dwar of Har, and also alluding to Gateway to God. Posited on the bank of Holy Ganga river is one of the four palces where every twelve years the great festival of Kumbha Mela is held and every six years an Ardh Kumbha. Haridwar is also among the seven most revered places of Hindu pilgrimage in India. |
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Hemkund Sahib About Hemkund : About Hemkund Sahib : Hemkund Sahib, crowned and more venerated sanctuary of Sikhs is located at an altitude of 4320mtrs along banks of the lake Hemkund. The crowned place is truly recognized like a refuge of meditation for the guru Gobind Singh, the tenth and the last of the gurus sikhs to require the unification with the Almighty. According to the Hindu mythology of conviction, Hemkund or popular Lokpal under this name also, is a place where Lakshmana, the young brother of Rowed, had made of its atonement. |
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