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- Chardham
The
pilgrimage journey in India that covers the four most revered Hindu
destinations of Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath is
known as the Char Dham Yatra. According to traditional Hindu belief,
a pilgrimage journey to these four destinations in India, is
considered to be of great spiritual significance.
- Amarnath
Yatra
Amarnath is situated 145 km from Srinagar, the
capital of the North Indian state of Jammu & Kashmir. Located at
an altitude of 3888 m above sea level, the Amarnath Cave is
considered holy by Hindus. Every year a giant stalagmite or pillar
of ice in the shape of a phallus, forms within this cave. This ice
pillar is worshipped as a lingam - a symbol of Shiva - and thousands
of pilgrims travel across the mountains to pray at the holy Amarnath
cave shrine, in July and August every year.
- Vaishno
Devi
The Vaishno Devi temple, which is also recognized
as one of the “Shakti Peeths” of goddess ‘ Durga’,
is situated at a distance of 61 Kms from Jammu, nestled in the
mighty Trikuta mountains at a height of 5,200 feet above the sea
level. The devotees traverse part of the distance i.e. 13 Km. on
foot from the base town of Katra, which is at a height of 1700 ft.
from the sea level.
- Rishikesh
The
river Ganges, which flows out of the lap of the Himalayas, leaves
the mountains and flows on to the plains at this point. The Ganges
in its untamed and turbulent form gushes over the craggy mountain
sides and in Rishikesh, it changes into a serene, calm river.
Flowing beneath the shadows of thick green forests, the beauty of
Ganges never fails to attract the tourists who come here.
- Mathura
Mathura
is a city of temples and shrines abustle with the thousands of
devotees who come to visit the city of Lord Krishna. A splendid
temple at the Katra Keshav Dev marks the spot that is believed to be
the Shri Krishna Janmasthan - the birthplace of the Lord, by his
devotees. Another beautiful shrine, the Gita Mandir, located on the
Mathura -Vrindavan Road has a fine image of Shri Krishna in its
sanctum.
- Vrindavan
The
town of Vrindavan is situated in the north Indian state of Uttar
Pradesh around 151 km south of Delhi. It extends latitude 27°33¢
in the North to longitude 77°44¢ in the East. The place is
just 10 km off Mathura, the place where Lord Krishna is said to have
spent his childhood. Vrindavan is situated on the New Delhi-Chennai
and New Delhi-Mumbai main railway line. A meter-gauge line connects
Vrindavan to Mathura. There are quite a good number of passenger
trains plying between these two places.
- Haridwar
Haridwar
is situated in the valleys of the Shivalik mountains, where the
river flows from the Himalayan Mountains and slowly travels over the
meadows and joins the Bay of Bengal. Haridwar is famous for its
regular festivals Kumbha Mela and Ardhakumbha. One main attraction
of Haridwar is that every evening people light lamps and float them
in the river which lights up the dark night and makes the whole
place very beautiful. Haridwar stands on the rightside of the river
Ganges. Tourists are advised to be careful of the frauds who can
cheat them out of their money.
- Varanasi
The
land of Varanasi (Kashi) has been an ultimate pilgrimage spot for
Hindus for ages. Often referred to as Benares, Varanasi is the
oldest living city in the world and as Mark Twain said, "Benaras
is older than history, older than tradition, older even than legend
and looks twice as old as all of them put together".
- Gaya
Bodh
gaya is located in the central part of the state of Bihar, in the
northeastern part of India. It is the part of the great Ganges
plains. It is situated on the west of the Falgu River, which is a
tributary of River Ganga (Ganges). It is 13 km south of Gaya and 113
km south of Patna city. The climate of Bodh gaya is tropical.
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