Monday, June 13, 2011

Northern Char Dham

In real char dham are four four piligrimage places in India that are widely revered by most of the "Hindus". They are: Badrinath, Dwarka, Jagannath Puri, and Rameshwaram . 


                                         
                                          Badrinath Temple , Badrinath



Dwarakadheesh Temple , Dwarka



Jagannath Temple , Puri

                         

Ramanathaswamy Temple ,  Rameswaram


But this post is not about the real char dham but about Chota Char Dham ( or 'Little' Char Dham or Northern Char Dham whatever you may call it ) .

The Char Dham are often considered the most revered sites for Hindus that have to be visited in one's lifetime.

The Chota Char Dham (Devanagari: चार धाम) (literally translated as 'the small four abodes/seats', meaning 'the small circuit of four abodes/seats'), is an important Hindu pilgrimage circuit in the Indian Himalayas. Located in the Garhwal region of the state of Uttarakhand (formerly the northwestern section of Uttar Pradesh), the circuit consists of four sites—Yamunotri (Hindi: यमनोत्री), Gangotri (Hindi: गंगोत्री), Kedarnath (Hindi: केदारनाथ), and Badrinath (Hindi: बद्रीनाथ).Badrinath is also one of the main Char Dham's .


Badrinath Temple , Badrinath



Gangotri Temple , Gangotri.



Kedarnath Temple , Kedarnath



Yamunotri Temple , Yamunotri 


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