The starting point of the Char dam yatra is the Yamunotri.The place where Yamuna the daughter of Surya,emerges and purifies the earth.Yamuna is also known as Jamuna and Kalindi.It is believed that whoever takes a bath in river Yamuna will be spared a torturous death as Yamuna is sister of Yamraj,Lord of Death.
This temple dedicated to river Yamuna is 3165 mts above sea level .The shrive witnesses large numbers of devotees from April to October.Yamunotri is the source of river Yamuna originating from Champassar glacier 1 km ahead of the temple,quite difficult to get there.
The temple boasts of three hot springs,most important being the Surya kund. Here the tank is filled with boiling water and rice is dipped into it to be taken as prasad. A sulfur hot spring where males take a bath is quite refreshing.A draupadi kund is also in the premises of the temple.
Divya shila is a rock slab where prayers are offered to the deity.The trek from Janaki chatti is filled with scenic beauty and warefalls along the mountains.
Watch video of Yamunotri http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eud36RjnIoU
How to reach Yamunotri
Air -Jolly grant,17 km from Rishikesh.
Train -nearest station Rishikesh,Dehradun,Haridwar.
Road - Rishikesh to Yamunotri:222km
via Narendernagar to chamba ,Tehri,Dharasu,Barkot,
Janakichatti.
Another route is from Dehradun to Barkot to Janaki
chatti.(It being shorter)
Related Topics
Kedarnath
Gangotri
Manali
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This temple dedicated to river Yamuna is 3165 mts above sea level .The shrive witnesses large numbers of devotees from April to October.Yamunotri is the source of river Yamuna originating from Champassar glacier 1 km ahead of the temple,quite difficult to get there.
The temple boasts of three hot springs,most important being the Surya kund. Here the tank is filled with boiling water and rice is dipped into it to be taken as prasad. A sulfur hot spring where males take a bath is quite refreshing.A draupadi kund is also in the premises of the temple.
Divya shila is a rock slab where prayers are offered to the deity.The trek from Janaki chatti is filled with scenic beauty and warefalls along the mountains.
Watch video of Yamunotri http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eud36RjnIoU
How to reach Yamunotri
Air -Jolly grant,17 km from Rishikesh.
Train -nearest station Rishikesh,Dehradun,Haridwar.
Road - Rishikesh to Yamunotri:222km
via Narendernagar to chamba ,Tehri,Dharasu,Barkot,
Janakichatti.
Another route is from Dehradun to Barkot to Janaki
chatti.(It being shorter)
Related Topics
Kedarnath
Gangotri
Manali
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