Saturday 18 April 2015

Char dham


Yamunotri Dham

amunotri is located at an altitude of 3293 metres above sea level, in the Garhwal Himalaya about 40 km away from Barkot in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand. The actual source of Yamuna River lies in the Yamunotri Glacier at a height 6,387 metres near Bandarpunch Peaks in Lower Himalayas.


Gangotri Dham

Gangotri is located at an altitude of 3100 meters above sea level, on the banks of Bhagirathi river. Gangotri is the starting point of Ganga river where the goddess Ganga workshipped by the Pilgrims or Devotees. In Ancient time the river is called 


Kedarnath Dham




Kedarnath temple is one of the sacred pilgrimage centre in Northern India, located on the bank of Mandakini river at an altitude of 3584 meters above sea level. The historical name of this region is "Kedar Khand". Kedarnath temple is a part of Char Dhams and Panch Kedar in Uttarakhand and one of 





Badrinath Dham

Badrinath Temple is is one of the holiest hindu pilgrimage in India. It is one the most important dhams and the only temple which is part of both "MainChardham of India" and "Chota Char Dham Yatra". Badrinath is famous for its well known Lord Vishnu temple (also known as Badri Vishal) named as Badrinath temple.