1. Badrinath Temple
Badrinath Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Vishnu which is situated in the town of Badrinath in Uttarakhand, India. Pilgrimage sites.
Badrinath or Badrinarayan Temple is also one of the 108 Divya Dreams dedicated to God Vishnu, who is worshipped as Badrinath- holy shrines for Vaishnavites. It is open for six months every year ( between the end of April and the beginning of November) because of extreme weather conditions in the Himalayan Mountain region. It is one of the most visited pilgrimage centers of India, having recorded 1,060,000 visits.
Badrinath Temple
The Temple with steps leading to the entrance
Badrinath Temple is placed in Chamoli district Uttrakhand in India. Badrinath Temple is located in North India, the head priest, or Rawal is traditionally a Nambudiri Brahmin chosen from the South Indian state of Kerala.
The Temple was included in the Uttar Pradesh state government Act no. 30/1948 as Act no. 16,1939, later known as Shri Badrinath and Shri Kedarnath Mandir Act.
The Temple is mentioned in ancient religious texts like Vishnu Purana and Skanda Purana. It is glorified in the Divya Prabandha, an early medieval Tamil canon of the Azhwar saints from the 6 th - 9 th centuries AD.
2. Kedarnath Temple
Kedarnath Temple of the lord of the field is a Hindu temple dedicated to the Hindu God Shiva. The Temple is located on the Garhwal Himalaya range near the Mandakini river in Uttarakhand, India. Due to extreme weather conditions, the Temple is open to the general public only between April (Akshaya Tritiya) and November (Kartik Purnima, the autumn full moon).
The God Shiva, the Lord of Kedarnath', the historical name of the region.
Kedarnath Temple
Kedarnath Temple is not directly accessible by road and has to be reached by 22 kilometers (14 mi) uphill trek from Gaurikund. Pony and machine service is available to reach the structure. According to Hindu legends, the Temple was initially built by Pandavas and is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas, the holiest Hindu shrines of Shiva.
Pandavas were supposed to have pleased Shiva by doing penance in Kedarnath. The Temple is one of the four major sites in India's Chota Char Dham pilgrimage of Northern Himalayas and is the first Panch Kedar pilgrimage Site. This Temple is the highest among the 12 Jyotirlingas. Kedarnath was the worst affected area during the 2013 flash floods in North India.
3. Gangotri Temple
Gangotri, the holy river the Ganges, is one of the four sites in the Char Dham pilgrimage circuit: Gangotri, Yamunotri, Badrinath, and Kedarnath.
The religious place has the temple of Ganga Ji, situated on the banks of the river Bhagirathi on the Greater Himalayan Range at an altitude of 3,100 meters at Uttarkashi district Uttrakhand India. "The original Gangotri Temple was built by the Gurkha general Amar Singh Thapa in the early 18 th century.
Gangotri Temple
Bhagirathi, the source of Ganga Originated from Gaumukh, set in the Gangotri Glacier, and is a 19 km trek from Gangotri, confluence with Alakananda river at Devprayag and from the holy river Ganga.
4. Yamunotri Temple
Yamunotri temple is situated in the western region of Garhwal Himalayas at an altitude of 3,291 meters (10,797ft) in Uttarkashi district Uttrakhand.
The Temple is dedicated to Goddess Yamuna and has a black marble idol of the goddess. The Yamunotri Temple is a full journey from Uttarakhand's main towns-- Rishikesh, Haridwar, or Dehradun.
Yamunotri
Hanuman Chatti to Yamunotri, the one along with the right bank, proceeds via the Markandeya Tirth, where the sage Markandeya wrote the Markandeya Purana, the other route which lies on the left bank of the river goes via Pharsalia, from where Yamunotri is a five or six hours climb away.
5. Neelkanth Mahadev Temple
Neelkanth Mahadev temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Nilkanth, an aspect of Lord Shiva. The Temple is about 32 km from Rishikesh in the Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand, India. The Temple architecture is very much influenced by the Dravidian style of temple architecture.
Neelkanth Mahadev Temple
The Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and is a popular Hindu pilgrimage site. It is surrounded by dense forests and is adjacent to the mountain ranges of Nar-- Narayan.
It is enveloped between the valleys of Manikoot, Brahmakoot, and Vishnukoot and is located at the confluence of the Rivers Pankaja and Madhumati.
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