Tour Of India - Gangotri

Tour Of India

Gangotri

Gangotri Dhaam 

Hey guys this time i am going to introduce a holy and amazing lovely wonderful Hindu's Tirath Yatra which is known as Gangotri yatra, Gangotri is a town in Uttarkashi district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is a Hindu pilgrim town on the banks of the river Bhagirathi and origin of River Ganges. It is on the Greater Himalayan Range, at a height of 3,100 metres (10,200 ft).

Before proceeding for Maa Gangotri Temple which is situated on the bank of Bhagirathi river pilgrims used to take a bath in the water of Bhagirathi river water is too cold here and the flow of river is amazing. 


view of Bhagirathi River...

 


                                    Gangotri Temple


           Here are some pics of gangotri temple and near by..

Gangotri, the origin of the River Ganges and seat of the goddess Ganga, is one of the four sites in the Chota Char Dham pilgrimage circuit. The original Gangotri Temple was built by the Gurkha general Amar Singh Thapa. The river is called Bhagirathi at the source and acquires the name Ganga (the Ganges) from Devprayag onwards where it meets the Alaknanda. The origin of the holy river is at Gaumukh, set in the Gangotri Glacier, and is a 19 km trek from Gangotri.


Here is how to reach Gangotri:

By Air. Jolly Grant at Dehradun, 226 km away, is the nearest airport....

By Train. The nearest railway station is Rishikesh, which is well connected to Dehradun and Delhi.


By Road. There are daily bus services from Gangotri to Rishikesh, Haridwar and Dehradun.

Thank you .............

Love Aggarwal

Tour of India - Haridwar ( Har Ki Pauri )

Tour of India

Haridwar ( Har Ki Pauri )

Haridwar is an important pilgrimage city in the Haridwar district of Uttarakhand, india.

The River Ganges, after flowing for 253 km. from its source at Gaumukh at the edge of the Gangotri Glacier, enters the Indo-Gangetic Plains of North India for the first time at Haridwar, which gave the city its ancient name, Gangadwara.

Haridwar is regarded as one of the seven holiest places to Hindus. According to the Samudra manthan, Haridwar along with Ujjain, Nasik and Allahabad is one of four sites where drops of Arit, accidentally spilled over from the pitcher while being carried by the celestial bird Garuda. Therefor Kumbha mela being celebrated every 3 years in one of the 4 places, and thus every 12 years in Haridwar.

Spot where the Amrit fell, is located at Har ki Pauri (literally, "footsteps of the Lord") and is considered to be the most sacred ghat of Haridwar.

Thank you....
Love Aggarwal