Yamnotri, one of the famous pios pilgrim spots
of India, situated up in the Himalayas. This beautiful shrine is in the
opposite direction of river Ganga. Yamnotri is worshipped by thousands of
devotees at the foothills where pilgrims take a holy dip to cleanse their
souls. River Yamuna is a part of three sister rivers that also include Ganga
and Saraswati.
At Yamnotri, you will find a temple
dedicated to goddess Yamuna, built by Tehri Naresh Sudarshan Shah in 1839, but
was badly damaged in earthquake. In 19th century, it was rebuilt by
Maharani Guleria of Jaipur. It has been said that Yamuna is the daughter of
Surya (Sun) and Sangya (goddess of perception) and sister of Yamraj. Birthplace
of river Yamuna is Champasar Glacier. It is below the Banderpoonch mountain. Among
hindus, river Yamuna holds great importance
According to the legend ancient, sage Asit
Muni had his hermitage here. Whole life, he takes bath daily both in river
Ganga and river Yamuna. It is believed that during his old age, he was unable
to go to the river source of Gangotri then a stream of Ganga appeared just
opposite to Yamnotri for him, so that he could continue his rituals that he
followed his whole life.
Major attraction of Yamnotri is the temple
that is built by Maharani of Jaipur. It is situated in the western region of
Garhwal hills elevated at 3291 meters,
in Uttarkashi destrict of Uttrakhand. In temple, you will find the Black Marble
idol of goddess Yamuna. It is a one day journey from Haridwar, Rishikesh and
Dehradoon. But the temple can be reached only by trek of 13 kms from Hanuman
Chatti, it will take 8.1 kms and 6 kms from Janki Chatti. On the way of temple,
you can find rare varieties of lotuses. To ease the Yatra, horses can be hired
on rent. In the whole way, devotees can find number of waterfalls that are
beautiful. Not just this, the whole region is so calm and peaceful , but yes,
the glacier is so difficult to reach.
There are many other places to visit in and
around Yamnotri like Surya Kund, Hanuman Kund, Saptzrishi Kund and more.
Adventure lovers can also visit the place, as dodital Trek is a dream adventure
place of many people.
Make sure that you visit at shrine in
Summers, as in Yamnotri you will get a chilly climate that will make your
journey memorable.
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