Chardham is the acclaimed four blessed spots of Hindu Pilgrimages, which are settled among the grandiose pinnacles of Himalayas in Uttarakhand. This hindu journey Char Dham circuit comprises of four world-famous temples: Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath, and Badrinath.
Every one of these areas is accepted to be exceptionally holy by the Hindu religion. It is a definitive want of each Hindu to visit the sacred places in any event once in a lifetime to achieve salvation (Moksha).
Chardham Yatra from Haridwar
Chardham Sacred Yatra is a well-known circuit all over the world and visited by lakhs of enthusiasts pilgrims and devotees consistently. It is situated on the high Himalayas of Uttarakhand, Chardham yatra complete after the visit of four sacred temples of Hindus – Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath, and Badrinath.
These four ancient temples also mark the spiritual source of four sacred rivers: Yamuna River (Yamunotri), Ganga River or Ganges (Gangotri), Mandakini River (Kedarnath) and Alaknanda River (Badrinath).
Traditionally, the Chardham yatra is undertaken from the west to the east, the yatra starts from Yamunotri and then proceeding to Gangotri and finally to Kedarnath and Badrinath. Pilgrims traditionally first visit Yamunotri and Gangotri and bring with them the holy waters from the sources of the rivers Yamuna and Ganga and offer abhishekams to Kedareshwara. Char Dhams of Uttarakhand is also known as Chota Dham Dham of India.
