subject: Char Dham [print this page] Majority of population in India follows Sanatan dharm and they are known as Hindus. So there are lots of pilgrimage center for hindus in India. People who go for pilgrimage tour are called pilgrim. The most sacred among all the pilgrimage places is Char dham pilgrimage. Although its origin is not distinctly known, but spiritual Shankracharya who established the Advaita school of Hinduism and created Hindu monastic institutes across India, attributes the origin of Char Dham to the seer.
Badrinath is a holy town for Hindus and Jain. It is one of the integral part of Char Dham tours. Badrinath temple is situated here. Badrinath temple sometime called as Badrinarayan temple is situated along the Alaknanda river, in the hill town of Badrinath in Uttrakhand. It is considered as one of the most holiest place for hindus. Several murtis(statue) are in established in Badrinath temple. Lord Vishnu as Badrinaryan is the most important one among them.
Kedarnath which is also situated in Uttrakhand is an integral part of Char Dham yatra. It is nagar panchayat of Rudrapur district. It is most remote in Char Dham and is located in Himalayas, about 3584 meters above sea level. It is situated near Mandakini river and is surrounded by snow covered peak all around. Kedarnath is named after king Kedar of Satya yug. Her daughter named Vrinda believed to be the partial incarnation of Goddess Lakshmi, did penance for 60000 years. In her honour the land is named as Vrindavan. . It is one the tweleve jyotitlingas and is the holiest Hindu theological site for Hindus. It is believed that the existence of older temple was from the time of Mahabhartha Era, when Pandavas are supposed to have pleased Lord Shiva by doing austerity.
Another very important site without which Char Dham yatra is incomplete is Gangotri.
It is origin of river Ganga and considered as seat of goddess Ganga. According to Hindu Mythology goddess Ganga took the form of river to absolve and exonerated the sins of king Bhagirathis ancestors. This river is known as Bhagirathi at her source and acquires the name Ganga from Devprayag.
Finally our Char Dham ends in in Yamunotri which is another site of Char Dham and is also situated in Uttrakhand. It is at an altitude of 3,293 of Garhwal Himalayas and is situated approximately 19 miles of Uttrakashi. It is source of river Yamuna. Yamunotri temple is on the western region of Garhwal Himalayas.
For Char Dham tours there are many travel agencies who provides Char dham Packages (tour packages) to visit these great religious places. Char Dham Yatra is one of the very respectable name among them. It is part of Trail Blazer Holidays. Char Dham Yatra provides Char Dham pilgrimage tour packages, Char Dham yatra packages, char dham tour. Panch kedar tour, panch badri tour etc. to visit Char Dham and acquire Moksha (salvation).
