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Yamunotri-Gangotri Yatra (Do Dham) ( 06 Nights / 07 Days )
Delhi - Haridwar - Barkot - Yamunotri - Barkot - Uttarkashi -
Gangotri - Uttarkashi - Rishikesh - Hardwar - Delhi
Day 1: Delhi -
Haridwar (230 kms/6hrs)
Arrival Delhi Railway Station, Meet & Assist further
drive to Haridwar. Later drive to Haridwar transfer to your
Hotel. Visit Har-ki-Pauri for Ganga Aarti in evening. Back
to your hotel, Night halt.
Haridwar : Haridwar,
lying at the feet of Shiva's hills, i.e., Shivaliks, in the
Haridwar district of Uttaranchal Pradesh, is a doorway.
Suryavanshi prince Bhagirath performed penance here to
salvage the souls of his ancestors who had perished due to
the curse of sage Kapila. The penance was answered and the
river Ganga trickled forth forms Lord Shiva's locks and its
bountiful water revived the sixty thousand sons of king
Sagara. In the traditional of Bhagirath, devout Hindus stand
in the sacred waters here, praying for salvation of their
departed elder. It is doorway to the sources of the Ganga
and the Yamuna, 3000 to 4500 meters up into the snowy ranges
of the central Himalayas. The 'Aarti' worship of the Ganga
after sunset and the floating 'dia' (lamp) is a moving
ritual.
Temples & Sight Seeing :
Har-ki-Pauri,
Chandi Devi & Mansa Devi Temple, Daksha
Mahadev Temple, Bilkeshwar Mahadev, Anandmai Ashram, Pawan
Dham, Bhooma Niketan, Vaishno Devi Temple, Doodhadhari
Temple & Bharat Mata Mandir.
Day 02: Haridwar - Barkot (220kms/7hr)
Drive to Barkot via Dehradun & Mussoorie. Enroute visit
Kempty Fall and others later drive straight to your Hotel
for night halt.
Day 03: Barkot -
Yamunotri - Barkot {36kms drive & 7kms
Trek (one side)}
Drive to Hanuman Chatti, from here you have to take local
jeeps for Janki chatti (It helps to reduce the trek upto 8
kms), trek start from here to Yamunotri (6kms). Either by
walk or by horse or by Doli at own cost. Arr. Yamunotri, One
can cook rice by packing it in a cloth and dipping it in the
hot water of the hot kund. Pilgrims take this cooked rice
home as "Prasad". Here near the temple "Pooja" can be
offered to Divya Shila, After taking bath in Jamunabai
Kund's warn water and having "Darshan" of pious "Yamunaji"
returning to Hanumanchatti. Later drive back to Barkot.
Overnight stay at Hotel.
Hanuman Chatti : The
confluence of
Hanuman Ganga & Yamuna River.
Yamunotri Temple :
Maharani Gularia of Jaipur built the temple in the 19th
Century. It was destroyed twice in the previous century and
rebuilt again.
Surya Kund : There are a
Number of thermal springs in the vicinity of the temple,
which flows into numerous pools. The most important of these
is Surya Kund.
Divya Shila : A rock
pillar, worshipped before entering the Yamunotri Temple
Day 04: Barkot -
Uttarkashi (100kms/4hr)
Drive to Uttarkashi via Barkot. Check in Hotel, Later visit
Vishwanath Temple. Night Halt. Uttarkashi: Situated at the
bank of river Bhagirathi. The temple of Lord Vishwanath is
located here where a massive iron trident is erected. The
other important temples situated here are Ekadash Rudra,
Bhairav, Gyaneshwar and Goddess Kuteti Devi.
Day 05:
Uttarkashi - Gangotri - Uttarkashi (100kms/3hr
each side)
We proceed to Gangotri (3048 mts), enroute we enjoy
picturesque Harsil village, Bhagirathi River and the most
magnificent view of the Himalayas. After Gangotri Darshan we
return to Uttarkashi. overnight stay at Uttarkashi.
Angotri Temple : The
temple, constructed by the Gorkha General Amar Singh Thapa
in the 18th Century, is situated on the right bank of
Bhagirathi. Submerged Shivling: Submerged in the river, this
natural rock Shivling is the place where, according to
mythology Lord Shiva sat when he received the Ganga in his
matted lock. It is visible in winter months when water level
decreases. Kedar Ganga Sangam: Around 100 Yards from the
Ganga Temple flows the river Kedar Ganga. Starting from the
Kedar Valle, this river meets the Bhagirathi on its left
bank.
Day 06:
Uttarkashi - Rishikesh (170kms/6hr)
Drive to Rishikesh. Check in Hotel. At evening visit Ganga
Aari at Parmarth Niketan. Overnight stay.
Rishikesh: the 'place of
sages' is a celebrated spiritual town on the bank of Ganga
and is surrounded by Shivalik range of the Himalayas on
three sides. It is said that when Raibhya Rishi did hard
penances, God appeared by the name of " Hrishikesh " and
this area hence firth came to be known as Rishikesh.
Temples & Sight
Seeing : Laxman Jhulla, Ram Jhulla, Triveni Ghat, Bharat
Mandir, Shivananda Ashram, Parmarth Ashram.
Day 07:
Rishikesh - Hardwar - Delhi (250kms/7hr)
Drive back to Delhi. On Arr. Delhi, transfer to Railway
Station / Airport. Tour Terminate
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