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Hinduism And The Faith In Char Dham Yatra

Written by Amit Kumar

Topic: TravelPublished April 26, 2012
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India is rooted in spirituality of Hindu dharma and is one of the spiritual hubs of the world. India is a unique destination with the Hindu influence and the followers of this religion believe in number of gods and goddesses. It is said that there are some crores of gods and goddesses in Hinduism and these are also called devis and devtas. But there are three main gods and these also reflect the Hindu trinity. These chief gods are Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh. Gods are considered as the warders of evil and sins in the Hindu religion and the followers believe in doing yatras or pilgrimages of different gods and goddesses. The Hindus believe in making rounds in the particular direction around the temples and this is an honor for the gods and goddesses. When you talk of char dham, you are talking about abodes of some of the main gods and goddesses of Hinduism.

Char Dham yatra is considered as a path of salvation. The char dhams are Yamnotri, Gangotri, Keda
ath & Badrinath. The tour start from Yamnotri and ended on Badrinath.

Yamnotri-

Yamnotri is a holy river; it is associated with lord Krishna. Lord Krishna used to play on the banks of this holy river in their childhood.

Ganotri-

Gangotri is well known sacred river; it is believed in Hinduism that all sins are washed by bathing in this holy river. As per hindu mythology Ganga comes from heaven after the prayer of king Bhagirath, but the flow of Ganga is very high, to save earth from this flow lord Shiva first attend Ganga on his hairs.

Keda
ath-

Keda
ath is the third destination in the char dham yatra. Keda
ath is dedicated to lord Shiva. Lord Shiva also known as cosmic dancer and the custodian of all the evils.

Badrinath-

This is the fourth destination in the list and it is the last and the most important destination without which the journey is not complete. Badrinath is a place dedicated to lord Vishnu.
Chardham is considered blessed provided it is performed with faith. In the present times, you can do this wonderful yatra with comfort as there are many facilities provided for such yatra tour. You can go for some wonderful chardham yatra packages and by doing this; you will not only get the discounts but the relevant facilities. Helicopter tour for char dham is also available. If haven’t much time then you can do the chardham yatra by helicopter.

After completing the char dham yatra you feel as if you are merged in spirituality.

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Amit Kumar has deep interest in writing informative articles on Travel and tourism India. Also given his words to a portal for Char Dham Yatra where one can find info on Char Dham Yatra Packages.