Badrinath Kedarnath Yatra
5 Nights & 6 Days
Destinations : Haridwar – Rudraprayag – Kedarnath -Rudraprayag – Badrinath
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TOUR ITINERARY
Highlights of your Journey
Haridwar – Rudraprayag (160kms/5hr)
Pickup from Haridwar Railway Station / Dehradun Airport, later drive to
Rudraprayag enroute visit Deoprayag. Check in Hotel, night halt.Rudraprayag: It is the confluence of river Mandakini and river Alaknanda.
Temples: Rudranath and Chamunda Devi, Koteshwar Temple (3 Kms).
Rudraprayag – Kedarnath (75kms by road & 14kms Trek)
Morning drive to Gaurikund, Trek start from Gaurikund to Kedarnath (3584
mts) on foot or on by pony / Doli. Tour members should carry personal
medicines, heavy woolen, toiletries and clothes for an overnight halt at
Kedarnath. Check in Hotel. Later visit Kedarnath Temple. Night halt.
Gaurikund: At a distance of 5kms from Sonprayag and at an altitude of 1982
meters., one can take bath in the hot water pond here and visit the Gauri
Temple. This is the place where Goddess Parvathi meditated to attain Lord
Shiva. It is the base for a trek to Kedarnath.
Kedarnath: The Kedarnath shrine, one of the 12 jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva,
is a scenic spot situated, against the backdrop of the majestic Kedarnath
range. Kedar is another name of Lord Shiva, the protector and the destroyer.
According to legend, the Pandavas after having won over the Kaurava in the
Kurukshetra war, felt guilty of having killed their own brothers and sought
the blessings of Lord Shiva for redemption. He eluded them repeatedly and
while fleeing took refuge at Kedarnath in the form of a bull. On being
followed he dived into the ground, leaving his hump on the surface. The r!
emaining portions of Lord Shiva appeared at four other places and are
worshipped there as his manifestations. The arms appeared at Tungnath, the
face at Rudranath, the belly at Madhmaheshwar and his locks (hair) with head
at Kalpeshwar. Kedarnath and the four above-mentioned shrines are treated as
Panch Kedar..
DAY 3
Kedarnath – Rudraprayag (14Kms Down Trek & 75kms/3hr by Road)
Early morning, after Temple Darshan trek down to Gaurikund. Later, drive to
Rudraprayag via Guptkashi. Check in Hotel at Rudraprayag. Night Halt.
Rudraprayag – Badrinath (165kms/7hr)
Drive to Badrinath via Joshimath. Check in Hotel. Later at evening visit
Badrinath Temple for Aarti. Overnight stay.
Badrinath one of the ‘Four Dhams’ is one of the most celebrated pilgrimage
spots of the country and is situated at an elevation of 3,133 meters,
guarded on either side by the two mountain ranges known as Nar & Narayan
with the towering Neelkanth Peak providing a splendid backdrop. This revered
spot was once carpeted with wild berries. Thus the place got the name “Badri
van”, meaning “forest of berries”.
Tapt Kund : Natural thermal springs on the bank of the river Alaknanda,
where it is customary to bathe before entering the Badrinath temple.
Narad Kund : A recess in the river, near Tapt Kund, forming a pool from
where the Badrinath idol was recovered.
Brahama Kapal : A flat platform on the bank of river Alaknanda. Hindus
perform proppitiating rites for their deceased ancestors.
Sheshnetra : 1.5kms. away is a boulder having an impression of the legendary
serpent, better known as the Sheshnag’s eye.
Charanpaduka : 3kms. away is a beautiful meadow where the footprint of Lord
Vishnu is seen on a boulder.
Mata Murty Temple : Devoted to the mother of Sri Badrinathji. Other
important temples include Sesh Netra Temple, Urvashi Temple and
Charanpaduka.
Mana Village : Inhabited by an Indo-Mongolian tribe, it is the last Indian
village before Tibet.
Vasundhara : As the name suggests, vasundhara is a magnificent water fall.
This place is 5 kms. from Badrinath out of which 2 kms. is motorable upto
Mana.
Bhim Pul : On the other side of Mana village, a massive rock forming a
natural bridge, lies over the roaring Saraswati river. It presents a
spectacular view of water thundering down through the narrow passage under
the rock and is believed to have been placed there by Bhim, the second
eldest among the five Pandava brothers.
Vyas Gufa (cave) : Near Mana Village, this is a rock-cave where Ved Vyas is
believed to have composed the Mahabharata and the pauranic commentaries.
DAY 4
DAY 5
Badrinath – Kirtinagar (200kms/7hr)
Early morning, pilgrims after having a bath in the Taptkund have the Darshan
of Badrivishal. Brahamakapal is significant for Pinddan Shraddh of ancestors
(Pitrus). There are other interesting sight seeing spot like Mana, Vyas
Gufa, Maatamoorti, Charanpaduka, Bhimkund and the “Mukh” of the Saraswati
River. Just within the three kms of Badrinathjee. Later drive back to
Kirtinagar. Check in Hotel. Overnight stay.
Kirtinagar – Rishikesh (100kms/3hr) – Haridwar (25kms/1hr)
Drive to Rishikesh, visit Rishikesh Local Sight Seeing. Later at evening,
transfer to Haridwar Railway Station. Tour End.
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 6
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