Chota Char Dham in Uttarakhand

The Indian State of Uttarakhand has many Hindu religious sites and most of these are deemed as a site for achieving salvation. Hence, people embark on religious journeys or ‘Yatras’. The Chota Char Dham is a circuit of four divine temples scattered in the Garhwali Himalayan Range. Many devotees go on this pilgrimage every year in search of their belief. The Chota Char Dham constitutes of the Badrinath Temple, the Kedarnath Temple, the Gangotri Temple and the Yamunotri Temple. The Badrinath temple is the seat of Lord Vishnu. It is located near Joshimath and was built by Adi Shankaracharya. Another temple built by Adi Shankaracharya is the Kedarnath Shrine. This humble abode of Lord Shiva is in the vicinity of the Guptakashi Town in the Rudraprayag District. The Gangotri Temple is in Uttarkashi District and is only a trekking distance away from the Gangotri Glacier, the source of Bhagirathi River – the primal Ganges. The last of the Chota Char Dham is the Yamunotri Temple. It is situated at the base of Yamunotri Glacier – the source of Yamuna River. This tranquil town has many hot springs or ‘Kunds’. Pilgrims and tourists can make this ‘yatra’ quite amicably on wheels starting from either Hardwar or Rishikesh, in Uttarakhand.

Badrinath Temple, Uttarakhand

Badrinath Temple

The Badrinath Temple is the holiest of the holy shrines of Char Dham and Chota Char Dham pilgrimage in India. Badrinath Temple dedicated to lord Vishnu and located in the Badrinath town in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand.

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Kedarnath Temple, Uttarakhand

Kedarnath Jyotirlinga Temple

Kedarnath is a popular tourist attraction in Uttarakhand. Though the temple is not directly reachable by road, it is almost always populated by a huge crowd. The insides of the temple have images of Parvati and the Pandavas carved on the pillars of the temple.

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Gangotri Dham, Uttarakhand

Gangotri Temple

Gangotri is a little town on the banks of Bhagirathi on the Greater Himalayan range. According to legend, it is believed that Goddess Ganga plummeted when Shiva unleashed the river from his hair. It is part of the Chota Char Dham.

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Yamunotri Dham, Uttarakhand

Yamunotri Temple

Yamunotri is the origin of the river Yamuna and also the residence of Goddess Yamuna. It is an extremely stunning sight to watch the meandering Yamuna flowing through Yamunotri. A temple is also built near Yamunotri by Maharana Pratap Singh.

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