KEDARNATH YATRA-UTTARAKHAND TOURISM

 

  KEDARNATH  DHAM YATRA                 [INDIA TRAVEL ,INDIA TOUR]-UTTARAKHAND TOURISM

KEDARNATH YATRA OF UTTRAKHAND when you visit for india travel or india tour is a part of india tour or india travel Which is One of the divinest journeys in north India, Kedarnath dham is situated in Uttarakhand rudraprayag district-augustmuni block. Beautiful place to visit. This yatra gives you a spiritual power and peace .It is located at an 3,584 m above sea level, near the head of river called Mandakini. A popular  Hindu pilgrims, among the four place Kedarnath is one of the four major sites in India’s Chota Char Dham pilgrimage that also includes Place like ,Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri. the distance from diffrent place.

It is the most remote and holy place of the four Char Dham place .this place is surrounded by hills and beautiful snow. There is divine power in this temple. Known for the ancient Shiva Temple, a trip to Kedarnath is an exciting experience when ever we visit. Like the other sites, it open one time in a year Kedarnath closes on the first day of the Hindu month of Kartik (October-November) and reopens in Vaishakh (April-May) every year.

The shrine is submerged in snow for about half a year when the Lord is shifted from kedarnath to Ukhimath. The story of this temple is that, the temple came into existence as a result of the Pandavas’ search for Lord Shiva to atone for their sins for killing their colleagues during the Kurukshetra war. Lord Shiva avoided all attempts to meet the brothers and stopped at Kedarnath and took the form of a bull and started to force himself into the ground, leaving only his hump visible.

The determination and dedication of the Pandavas impressed god Shiva and god shiva  forgave their sins, blessed them and allowed them to worship him at Kedarnath dham.

 

1-[BEST PLACES  IN KEDARNATH YATRA]

 

 

Kedarnath temple is one of the best temple in india of loard shivaand is a part of char dham yatra. it is a major tourist charm place and visitors book their hotels way in advance. There is lot of  hotels and dharamshalas are available in Rs 500-1000. and provide relaxed room with basic facility. There are lot of guest houses are  generally booked throughout the year. many people and tourist come here from all over the world. Room availability is high during September and October and you can get a room for as little as Rs 600-1000 per night. Lot of  facility comes at an additional price. Rooms in the slightly better hotels, located near to the temple with some extra charge. These hotels also provide good services and food for their customers, water, TV and coffee.

2-[BEST PLACES TO EAT FOOD]

 

This is a holly and religious place in uttrakhand.  Kedarnath dham is a strictly vegetarian place and consumption of alcohol is not allowed here. There are some restaurants and dhabas, on the way leading up to the holy temple, which are open from morning to midnight and serve some basic Indian food. It is sensible to eat cooked food or boiled vegetables for keeping a track of your health. Many people and tourist came hear and they bring food with them and enjoy the tour of kedarnath.

WHAT PLACE TO SEE IN KEDARNATH yatra.

         

KEDARNATH TEMPLE

This is a beautiful temple of lord  Shiva. The grand and attractive structure of Lord Shiva's shrine is made of grey stone. People and tourist climb stretching to aprox 15-20 km from Gauri Kund brims with  beauty of nature. The paved and steep path gifts the pilgrims the fantastic views of snowy-peaks, alpine meadows and good looking forests of rhododendrons. A large stone statue of Nandi Bull stares at the shrine, guarding it, sitting right opposite it. this is a beauty of place.

There is one Garbha Griha which houses the primary idol (pyramid shaped rock) of Lord Shiva. The idols of Lord Krishna, Pandavas, Draupadi and Kunti find a space in the Mandapa section of the shrine. The temple has a beautiful withstood natural calamities like avalanches, earthquakes and floods for over thousand years and still stands as strong and elegant as it must have originally been. This place at augustmuni in rudraprayag district. This is a famous and holy place among the many place of pilgrims.

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3-GAURIKUND

It is the starting point of the go to the way to the temple of Kedarnath. As per a legend, Goddess Parvati considered over here in order to marry god Shiva. It consists of natural thermal springs and offer refreshing bath to pilgrims before they embark for the holy darshan of Kedareshwar (the Lord of Kedar, Shiva).

There is also an ancient time temple called Gauri Devi temple over here, Half Kilometer from Gauri Kund is the temple of Sirkata (headless) which also called god Ganesha. According to story, this was the place where Shiva topped Ganesha and then attached the head of an elephant on his headless body. So this is the reason the god is called Ganesha.

4- DEVINE BHAIRAV TEMPLE in kedarnah yatra

When we visit KEDARNATH india travel or india tour another divine temple is BHAIRAV TEMPLE which is a holy place. In the temple , to the south side, there is another ancient and important temple dedicated to Bhairav Nath, people  is believed to be the one who guards the temple compound when the memorial is closed in the winter season.

   

  5-CHORABARI TAL in yatra

This is one of the beautiful Tal in Uttarakhand.when you plan to travel in uttrakhand. Fed by Chorabari glacier, the serene and original Chorabari Lake can be reached here from the temple .it is 4-5 km from the Kedarnath dham. It is also known as famous Gandhi Sarovar as some of the ashes of Mahatma Gandhi were occupied in its waters. On the way, there is a beautiful waterfall which one needs to cross. It looks humorous but care should be taken while going across it. You should aware when you visit this CHORABARI TAL.

          

6-[VASUKI TAL]

This is one of the beautiful place and TAL of uttarakhand Located at Approximately 3,135 meters, surrounded by beautiful hills the crystal clear blue-water lake of Vasuki is about 8-10 km from Kedarnath dham. To visit this TAL is quite a difficult to reach and involves going across glaciers, but the walk among the untouched Himalayas is worth every bit of effort. This place is situated in top of the hill. KEDARNATH IS covered by snow at the winter time. Tourist Can visit here once at a time when they visit uttrakhan.