Yamunotri Temple
Saturday, 17 July 2010 18:06
Uttarakhand is the land where two of the most important rivers of India, Ganga and Yamuna originate in Gangotri and Yamunotri respectively. Yamunotri is near the source of the River Yamuna, a frozen glacier named the Champasar Glacier.
The glacier, however, is difficult to access and hence the river is worshipped a little distance from it, where the Yamunotri temple is built. The temple is dedicated to Yamunotri, the river goddess, who is worshipped as the divine mother, supplying nourishment to the lands of this country.
Yamunotri is also one of the four sacred sites of the Himalayas, known as the Chota Char Dham. The other three in the list are- Badrinath, Kedarnath and Gangotri.
Kedarnath Temple
Last Updated on Friday, 11 February 2011 12:06
Dedicated to Kedarnath or the lord of Kedar (place), the temple dates back to over a thousand years and is a beautiful structure made of huge white stones. The temple has statues of Nandi and Virbhadra (Shiva’s vehicle and guard respectively) as well as of the Pandava brothers. The centre of the temple holds the ‘Shivalinga’, a conical stone that symbolises the God in his Sadashiv form.
Baleshwar Temple
Badrinath Temple
Last Updated on Friday, 11 February 2011 12:10
The Badrinath temple is one of India’s holiest places revered highly amongst the Hindus. The temple forms one part of the four holiest temples in India, called the Char Dham or the four abodes of god. It is also a part of the ‘chota char dham’ (little Char Dham) or the four religious places of Uttarakhand. The temple is open for only 6 months, from end of April to the beginning of November and remains closed in the other 6, due to the harsh winters in this area.
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