Char Dham Yatra

Shri Badrinath Dham: is considered the holiest of the four important shrines. The town is at an altitude of 3,133 m. above sea level, situated on the left bank of river Alaknanda and exactly between the two mountains Nara and Narayan and the shadow of Nilkantha peak. The shrine is dedicated to Vishnu the preserver and protector of Hindu Divine Trinity. Shri Kedarnath Dham: The Kedarnath shrine, one of the 12 jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva,...

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Uttarakhand Tourism - Awesome Travel Experience

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History of Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand has a very rich and vibrant past. Many ancient Hindu texts have mentioned Uttarakhand as the combined land of Kedarkhand and Manaskhand; the two mountain regions which are now the modern day Kumaon and Garhwal. Being ruled by many races and inhabited by even more, Uttarakhand has seen various phases and has changed greatly over the years. Uttarakhand in ancient times: Kols, an aboriginal tribe (Dravidian Type), are believed to be the original settlers of the land and were later joined by the Khas (Indo Aryan) during the Vedic...

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Nainital

Nainital - The beautiful lake resort nestles amidst seven hills in a lush valley at an altitude of 1938 metres. In 1841, the British first discovered Nainital as a holiday resort. Today, the town has emerged as one of the most important hill resorts of India Nainital is a modem hill resort of northern India (336 kms from Delhi) connected by best-aligned and maintained roads from the railhead of Kathgodam. Railway line was laid upto Kathgodam in...

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Mussoorie

Mussoorie, the queen of the hills, is one of the most popular and fascinating hill resort of northern India. Its green hills and varied fauna and flora make it a colourful and picturesque hill station, commanding a wonderful view of extensive Himalayan snow ranges to the North-East, and Panoramic view of the Doon valley to the south. The place came to be known as Mussoorie due to unlimited growth of a bush locally known as Mussoorie. The town presents...

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Haridwar

Haridwar meaning ‘Gateway to God’ is one of the seven holiest places of the Hindus. It is the place where river Ganga descends to the plains. The district as formed in 1988 as part of Saharanpur Divisional Commissionary and in 2000 was included in the state of Uttarakhand. Haridwar is often mentioned in ancient scriptures and even referred during the British times. With Ujjain, Nasik and Allahabad, Haridwar forms the four important pilgrimage centres...

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Char Dham Yatra:

Char Dham denotes the most sacred pilgrimage of Hindu’s. In Uttarakhand those pilgrimage are Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath, Badrinath. Traditionally Chardaham cover's the way west to east, so the way to cover the holy pilgrim is start from Yamunotri then Gangotri and that Kedarnath and finally we go to Badrinath. Yamunotri Dham is dedicated to Yamuna and Gangotri dedicated to Ganga and Kedarnath Dham dedicated to Lord Shiva and Badrinath is...

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