Yamunotri temple:

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Yamunotri temple:

Yamunotri temple is the early point of the holy River Yamuna. It is the western mainly shrine in the Garhwal range of the Himalayas, balanced on the borders of Bandar-Poonch Parvat. The major attraction at Yamunotri is the temple devoted to Goddess Yamuna and the holy thermal Sulphur springs, about 7 km away at Jankichatti. The real foundation of the river is a frozen lake (Sapt Rishi Kund) and glacier called the Champasar Glacier, located on the Kalind Mountain, about a kilometer from the Sulphur springs. While the way to the glacier is arduous and approximately distant for common pilgrims, they offer ‘Puja’ in the temple itself.

Yamunotri temple Location

The famous Yamunotri temple is situated in the Uttarakashi district of Uttarakhand. The Yamunotri temple is situated about ten kms trek from the town of Hanuman Chatti, with a break in Janaki Chatti.

Best Time to Visit

The Yamunotri temple opens on the positive day of the Akshya Tritiya, which typically falls throughout the last week of April or first week of May. The temple and the town close down due to very heavy snowfall on the blessed day of Diwali (in mid October or first week of November). The area around Yamunotri remains cool even throughout summers. The winters are snow-bound and temperatures fall below 0º C. One is advised to obtain light or serious woolens depending on the time of visit.

Myths & Legends

According to a myth, Sage Asit Muni had his hermitage here. During his life he bathed daily in the waters of both Ganga and Yamuna. slowly, unable to go to Gangotri throughout his old age, a stream of Ganga appeared opposite Yamunotri for him. Another legend says that Yamuna’s supposed frivolousness was due to her mother’s inability to look at Yamuna’s father, Lord Surya, in the eye due to his great radiance. It is moreover said that if one bathes in the waters of Yamuna, the person ceases to die a painful death since Yamuna is the sister of Yama, the lord of death.

How To Reach

Yamunotri temple can be reached on foot or on a pony from Janaki Chatti. It takes about 2 1/2 hours to arrive at Yamunotri on a pony. Throughout bad weather, buses usually don't reach Janaki Chatti and one has to get down at a place called Sayana Chatti. From Sayana Chatti, usual Jeep services to Janaki Chatti are available a reasonable prices.

Badrinath Temple:

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Badrinath Temple:

The Badrinath Temple is devoted to Vishnu (Preserver in the Hindu Trinity of Creator-Preserver-Destroyer). The presiding deity of the hindu temple is Badrinath temple (another form of Vishnu), also know as Badri Vishal or Badrinarayan. Shankaracharya is supposed to contain installed the god within the holy place after it was thrown into the Narada Kunda (a very hot water spring near the Badrinath temple) in the days of Buddhist ascendancy.

Badrinath temple is depicted sitting in the padmasana (‘lotus position’), in which the feet are located on opposite thighs. He is bordered by a host of gods.

The most important ones amongst these are Kubera, the God of riches, and Ganesha, the God of knowledge and Prosperity.

Inside the Badrinath temple complex is another shrine dedicated to Laksmi, the Goddess of Fortune. This holy place is located to the left of the main temple building. The front section is painted in red. Outside the exit door of the Badrinath Temple is the seating place of Shankaracharya, who meditated here. The Badrinath Temple remains closed during winter.

Rishikesh Temple:

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Rishikesh Temple:

Rishikesh temple is situated in the northern part of Uttar Pradesh. It is 238 km northeast of Delhi and 24 km north of Haridwar and spreads on the correct banks of the Ganges, at its meeting with the Chandrabhaga River. Rishikesh temple is bordered by hills on three sides and is balanced at a height of 356 meters above sea level. The name Rishikesh temple is loosely applied to a connection of five different sections surrounding not only the town but as well hamlets and settlements on together sides of the river.

These contain Rishikesh temple itself, the commercial and communication hub; the expansive suburban Muni-ki-Reti or the "sands of the sages"; Shivananda Nagar, north of Rishikesh; the temple section of Lakshmanjhula, a little further north; and the assorted ashrams around Swarg Ashram on the east bank. In Rishikesh, the winters last from November to March, when temperatures fall below 0°C. The monsoons are usually skilled in the months of July and August.