Chardham Yatra -Spritual tour in Uttarakhand

Chardham Yatra in Uttarakhand

Visitng Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri, Yamnotri is called Chardham in Uttarakhand, all four destination situated in foothills of Himalaya in Uttarakhand. Chardham is Holy places for Hindu Devotees, every year thousands of people visit these shrine, Chardham yatra passes through many beautiful villages which are full of culture & many beauriful vallies consisting green forest, agriculture, waterfalls, rivers, water streams, flora & fauna.

Chardham yatra in Uttarakhand is also known as chota chardham can access by vechile and trekking. Gangotri & Badrinath vechile will go 1-2 km near temple but depends upon parking avilability and crowd and Kedarnath 16-18 km trek and difficult, Yamunotri 5 km trek from Jankichatti. Mostly devotees starts yatra from Yamunotri.

Chardham Temples

Kedarnath(3583m)

Kedarnath temple is dedicated to Lord shiva in bank of Mandakini river in Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand at an altitude of 3583 m attracts devotees & trekkers because of its beautiful surroundings & Himalayan snowcapped peaks.Kedarnath temple is the first temple of Panch kedar trek circuit situated at an altitude of 3583 meter in Rudraprayag district and one of the Jyotrilinga among 12 Jyotirlinga, after trekking a 16 km from Gaurikund can reach here. It is also source of Mandakini river which merge with The Alaknanda River in Rudraprayag. This shrine can access May to October for 6 months and rest of the 6 month temple is closed. Baba kedardoli shifted Ukhimath Omkareswer temple during winter.There is others routes to reach kedarnath via Chomasi Village Kham Bugyal, Via Trijuginarayan, via Mandani valley but all routes is difficult and required more days to reach, these routes are full of natural beauty passing through meadows, rivers, dense forest, Glaciers etc

Badrinath Temple(3100 m)

Badrinath temple is dedicated to Lord Vishnu, situated in bank of Alaknandariver in Chamoli District of Uttarakhand at an altitude of 3133 m above sea level. There is two hot water kunds(pond) NaradKund& Surya Kund where devotees takes bath before visiting Temple. In many ancient books like Vedas, Puranas written about Badrinath Dham and it is one of the shirne in Chardham yatra in Uttarakhand and India. Mana village is near to Badrinath and can explore Bhimpul, Vyasgufa, Sarswati river, from hear satoanth tal trek starts which followed by pandwas to go to heaven, one of the spritual trek in Uttarakhand.

Gangotri(3042 M)

Gangotri temple is dedicated to Goddess Ganga situated in bank of Bhagirathi river in Uttarakashi district of Uttarakhand at an altitude of 3100 m. Gamukh (source of th ganga) is situated 19 km away from Gangotri in Gangotri glacier. Gomukh Glaceier is source of the Ganga river and accessible only by trek approx 19 km from Gangotri. Gangotri is the basecamp of Gaumukh Tapovan Trek, Kedar tal trek, Kalindi khal trek (Gangotri to Badrinath trek),Auden's col trek(Gangotri to Kedarnath trek).Gangotri also base of many peak expeditions like Bhagirathi group of peaks like Jogin, Shivling, Thalya Sagar, Sri Kailash.

Yamunotri (3293m)

Yamunotri temple is situated in the bank of Yamuna river situated in Uttarakashi district of Uttarakhand at an altitude of 3293 m, there is hot thermal water spring in JankiChatti. we can reach Yamunotri Temple aftre 5 km trek from Jankichatti, take dip in hot tapt kund yamunotri the visit the temple. this temple is dedicated to Goddess Yamuna & its also source of yamuna river which originates from saptkund above from yamunotri temple.

Chardham yatra in Uttarakhand Highlights:

• Explore spritual pilgrim destination in lap of Himalayas in Uttarakhand Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri & Yamunotri) and four major river of Uttarakand(Ganga River, Yamuna River, Mandakini, Alaknanda).
• Ganga contributory rivers confuence- Devprayag (Bhagirathi & Alaknanda), Rudraprayag (Mandakini & Alaknanda), Karnaprayag(Pinder & Alaknanda), Sonprayag (Mandakini & Basuki),Vishnuprayag (Alaknanda & Dhouliganga), Nandprayag (Alaknanda & Nandakini).
• Witness the pleasant scenery that is adorned with blooming flowers, thick forest and streams
• Get an opportunity to imbibe in the quaint charm of the remote villages. Interact with their innocent and laborious inhabitants and learn their way of leading a happy life without the modern technologies.
• Visitng inroute towns & Temples Kharsali, Vishwanath temple Uttarakashi, Hot water springs Yamunotri, Ganganani,Gaurikund and Badrinath. the last Village mana (Sarswati River, Bhimpul, Vyas Gufa) & Charm of Harsil valley.

Chardham yatra in Uttarakhand - Video

Best time to do Chardham yatra in Uttarakhand:

The best months for Chardham yatra are between April and October. All the temples of Chardham open only for 6 months, generally from end April to October each year. During the winters the temples are inaccessible due to rainfall and snowfall. In winter, the sanctified symbolic of Chardham temples sifted to lower region, Kedarnath is worshipped at the Omkareshwar temple at Ukhimath, Badrinath is worshipped at Narsingh temple Joshimath, Gangotri is worshipped at Mukhwa and Yamunotri worshiped in Kharsali.

Where are Chardam Temples ?

All four destination of Chardham in remote region of Uttarakhand, it can be access by road & trek, Badrinath in Chamoli district, Kedarnath in Rudraprayag district and Gangotri-Yamunotri in Uttarakashi district.

Panch Kedar Trek Video -2

How to Reach?

By Air: The nearest airport for Chardham would be Jolly Grant Airport at Dehradun.

By Rail: The nearest railway station for Chardham would be Haridwar and Rishikesh. There are comparatively more trains from Haridwar junction, which is well-connected to major cities in India.

By Road: New Delhi- Haridwar-Rishikesh-Barkot- Jankichatti-Yamunotri -Barkot-Uttarakashi-Gangotri-Uttarakshi- Sonprayag-Gaurikund-Kedarnath- Sonprayag -Joshimath-Badrinath-Rudraprayag -Rishikesh -Haridwar