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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.

Sacred Trip to Uttrakhand
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
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.