Char Dham Yatra Tour To Uttarakhand India - 2011 - Badrinath - Kedarnath - Gangotri - Yamnotri

Summers are rather better in India if you choose your holidays in India wisely. Here in India, a number of places and hill stations available those are usually visited by a number of tourists who never wish to go anywhere else because they have enough idea about the lovely and cool hill stations in India. In Chamoli, Uttaranchal is the best summer destination in India for you to enjoy Char dham-Yatra including, Kedarnaath/ Kedarnath Badrinaath/Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri. Besides char dham yatra-2011 in summer Hemkunt Sahib Yatra is also on the traveler devotees’ priority list.

As Uttaranchal tourism is growing rapidly and having ample opportunities in it. This is because Uttaranchal is full of natural beauty and serene places and valleys and a holy abode to saints & sages who resides in the caves situated and carved out of mountains. As well as Uttaranchal is called the land of gods & goddesses encompassing many an ancient & beautiful temples in it that are almost 5 to 6000 yrs old. Kedarnath and Badrinath in Chamoli district are one of them which are the having immense magnetic power, counted as the sheer source of supernatural power one receives by visiting them.

Kedarnath/Kedarnaath- Kedarnath temple is situated 3584m above sea level near the head part of Mandakini River, in Chamolidistrict. Kedarnath is covered all of the year with snow. The temple of Kedarnath is devoted to Lord Shiva and is among the 12 ‘Jyotirlinga’ (symbol of Supreme soul on earth). People start their journey in advance to the opening of temples as there is infinite number of devotees wait for their turn to visit the holy temple Kadar. The best time to visit Kedarnath in Chamoli district is summer and this is the time when the doors of the ancient & grand holy temple get opened, and that holy day is Akshaya Tritiya (3rd date of Hindi month ‘Baisakh’) 6th May 2011. It is, probably the time when tourist and devotees from all over the India and across the world reach here in flocks. When the summer is on its peak just enjoy your Kedarnath Badrinath yatra with your family and friends by making more worthy to your summer holidays in India 2011. Holiday India provides you the best accommodation for your Char dham yatra 2011 in the exquisite hotel & resorts with the picturesque viewpoint. Kedarnath Kivar, Patt (doors) will open this summer in the early of this May and will be closed on Sept-Oct around Sharad Purnima.

Badrinath / Badrinaath - This temple is devoted to Lord Vishnu and it is said that Lord Vishnu sets his assembly here in rest ofthe year when the temple is closed. And during this time the devta (gods) used to pray in the temple where the Lord Vishnu is sits with his beloved MahaLaxami. For Badrinath yatra devotees head for 3,415 meters of height and their holy pilgrimage ends up when they reach here amid the Nar and Narayana mountains where this temple is situated. The huge lines of devotees is there to wait for turn in 24/7 time schedule during the yatra season. Badrinath is a famous place where you can witness the wonders of nature; the thermal spring with the freezing water locating side by side. The beauty of Badrinath is desperately enchanting and makes you feel as if you are reached somewhere in heaven the Valley of flowers is just 5 kms away from this sacred place. The green land of Badrinath has varieties of colorful flowers wherever you cast your glance, clouds kissing mountains and even the land and trees in Badrinath seem so miraculous and the environment there just sealed a great memory in your heart. Certainly, the best of your holidays can be achieved by your Char dham yatra 2011 and accomplishing Badrinath and Kedarnath yatra.

The opening and closing of the temple is same as of the Kedarnath temple and the best time to visit the temple is summerand the peak time is May-June.

Gangotri- Gangotri yatra is one of the major parts in the char dham yatra-2011 in Chamoli. Gangotri is the glacier in Himalaya, in northern India and that is the origin of Ganges, the holy river. This Holy pilgrimage of Hindu is located at an absolute altitude of 3,140 meters above sea level. Gangotri is a perfect destination for hill resorts holidays in Chamoli Garhwal.

The interesting things about all these char dham Badrinath Kedarnath Gangotri Yamunotri is that they all open at the same season, summer. Gangotri dham is of most significance in Hindu as here the King Bhagirath had penance for thousands of years to bring the down the Bhagirathi(original name of Ganges) on to earth. It is a mythological though we can’t deny the fact as said in the Holy Scriptures that Ganges was almost too keen and devastating in its flow thus Lord Shiva had to bind it in his locks thus giving it a way on to the earth. And the rapid flow of Bhagirathi can be viewed from its source Gaumukh. Well, Bhagirathi when passes through the lower parts of the Devprayag in Himalayas named as Ganges after merged of two other rivers Alaknanda and Mandakini in it. During your Gangotri yatra you can stay in many beautiful summer resorts and hotels mostly named as Gangotri hotels. Gangotri Temple has the same huge lines of devotees to enter in temple with lot of offerings. Besides for adventure travelers it is the perfect place for mountaineering, and snow-boarding and skiing.

Yamunotri- Yamunotri is surely a heaven for the all trekkers at heart and adventure lovers as well. The western most shrine in the Himalayan region at the altitude of 6,361 meters. Yamunotri temple is devoted to sacred river Yamuna which is said to be the daughter of Sun God and the twin sister of Yama (the lord of death) and which is melted form of the Yamunotri glacier. The Hindu pilgrimage take a holy dip into river so as to they could be spared from the death. Surrounded with the snow covered mountains and clouds Yamunotri dham makes you believe that this is the place where you find the ultimate peace and bliss. And like Badrinath, Yamunotri is also famous for its natural underwater geysers that are called thermal springs which is a sheer matter of amazement in the freezing temperature.