Char Dham Yatra is considered one of the most sacred pilgrimages in India. It includes visits to the four holy shrines of ...
Yamunotri and Gangotri which are part of the Himalayan Char Dham Yatra (Four Pilgrimages). There are many other revered sites in the Himalayan region, including the Amarnath cave shrine and ...
Dehradun: The Uttarakhand govt has set up a helipad in the Garud Ganga area of Yamunotri to make access to the shrine easier for devotees.
UTTARKASHI: In an extraordinary display of devotion, the Char Dham Yatra has seen a record-breaking influx of pilgrims to Yamunotri and Gangotri Dham within the first 15 days of the pilgrimage season.
It is surrounded by snow-clad peaks and is part of the Chota char dham along with Yamunotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath. Gangotri also has some amazing places to see like the Gangotri temple and the ...
(The Hindu tradition of parikrama suggests that the yatra should ... commences from Yamunotri Temple, the westernmost shrine dedicated to the goddess Yamuna. It proceeds to Gangotri temple ...
the traditional Char Dham holy shrines--Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath, and Badrinath--are closed due to heavy snowfall. However, the winter Char Dham Yatra involves a pilgrimage to alternative ...