Showing posts with label Gangorti Yamuntori Pilgrimage Tour and Chardham Yatra Packages. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gangorti Yamuntori Pilgrimage Tour and Chardham Yatra Packages. Show all posts

Monday, May 16, 2011

Hotels In Char Dham


Chardham is very famous hindu Pilgrim tour situated in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. As the name suggest it is a journey of four hindu pilgrims named Sri Gangotri Dham, Sri Yamounatri Dham, Sri Badrinath Dham and Sri Kedarnath Dham. The tour is performed during Akshaya Tritiya to Dhanteras. Visitors from all round the world comes for Moksha (end of rebirth).

Monday, May 9, 2011

Badrinath temple reopens for pilgrims

The Chardham Yatra comprising pilgrimage to Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri nestling in Garhwal Himalayas started with the opening of portals of both Gangotri and Yamunotri shrines on May 6. Gangotri and Yamunotri shrines are situated at a height of 3,200 meter and 3,615 meter respectively in Uttarkashi district and Kedarnath at a height of 3,584 meter in Rudraprayag district. The Chardhams reopen in April-May every year after a gap of six months as the area remain snow-bound during the winter period. The annual yatra is considered as the backbone of thriving religious tourism in the state that attracts nearly 15 lakh pilgrims every year both from India and abroad.