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Day 1: Delhi - Haridwar (230 kms/6hrs)
Arrival Delhi Railway Station, Meet & Assist further drive to
Haridwar. Later drive to Haridwar transfer to your Hotel. Visit
Har-ki-Pauri for Ganga Aarti in evening. Back to your hotel,
Night halt.
Haridwar : Haridwar, lying at the feet of Shiva's hills,
i.e., Shivaliks, in the Haridwar district of Uttaranchal
Pradesh, is a doorway. Suryavanshi prince Bhagirath performed
penance here to salvage the souls of his ancestors who had
perished due to the curse of sage Kapila. The penance was
answered and the river Ganga trickled forth forms Lord Shiva's
locks and its bountiful water revived the sixty thousand sons of
king Sagara. In the traditional of Bhagirath, devout Hindus
stand in the sacred waters here, praying for salvation of their
departed elder. It is doorway to the sources of the Ganga and
the Yamuna, 3000 to 4500 meters up into the snowy ranges of the
central Himalayas. The 'Aarti' worship of the Ganga after sunset
and the floating 'dia' (lamp) is a moving ritual.
Temples & Sight Seeing Har-ki-Pauri, Chandi Devi & Mansa Devi
Temple, Daksha Mahadev Temple, Bilkeshwar Mahadev, Anandmai
Ashram, Pawan Dham, Bhooma Niketan, Vaishno Devi Temple,
Doodhadhari Temple & Bharat Mata Mandir.
Day 02: Haridwar - Barkot (220kms/7hr)
Drive
to Barkot via Dehradun & Mussoorie. Enroute visit Kempty Fall
and others later drive straight to your Hotel for night halt.
Day 03: Barkot - Yamunotri - Barkot {36kms drive & 7kms Trek (one
side)}
Drive to Hanuman Chatti, from here you have to take local jeeps
for Janki chatti (It helps to reduce the trek upto 8 kms), trek
start from here to Yamunotri
(6kms). Either by walk or by horse or by Doli at own cost. Arr.
Yamunotri, One can cook rice by packing it in a cloth and
dipping it in the hot water of the hot kund. Pilgrims take this
cooked rice home as "Prasad". Here near the temple "Pooja" can
be offered to Divya Shila, After taking bath in Jamunabai Kund's
warn water and having "Darshan" of pious "Yamunaji" returning to
Hanumanchatti. Later drive back to Barkot. Overnight stay at
Hotel.
Hanuman Chatti: The confluence of Hanuman Ganga & Yamuna River.
Yamunotri
Temple: Maharani Gularia of Jaipur built the temple in the 19th
Century. It was destroyed twice in the present century and
rebuilt again.
Surya Kund: There are a Number of thermal springs in the
vicinity of the temple, which flows into numerous pools. The
most important of these is Surya Kund.
Divya Shila: A rock pillar, worshipped before entering the
Yamunotri Temple.
Day 04: Barkot - Uttarkashi (100kms/4hr)
Drive to Uttarkashi via Barkot. Check in Hotel, Later visit
Vishwanath Temple. Night Halt.
Uttarkashi: Situated at the bank of river Bhagirathi. The temple
of Lord Vishwanath is located here where a massive iron trident
is erected. The other important temples situated here are
Ekadash Rudra, Bhairav, Gyaneshwar and Goddess Kuteti Devi.
Day 05: Uttarkashi - Gangotri - Uttarkashi (100kms/3hr each side)
We
proceed to Gangotri (3048 mts), enroute we enjoy picturesque
Harsil village, Bhagirathi River and the most magnificent view
of the
Himalayas.
After Gangotri Darshan we return to Uttarkashi. overnight stay
at Uttarkashi.
Gangotri Temple: The temple, constructed by the Gorkha General
Amar Singh Thapa in the 18th Century, is situated on the right
bank of Bhagirathi.
Submerged Shivling: Submerged in the river, this natural rock
Shivling is the place where, according to mythology Lord Shiva
sat when he received the Ganga in his matted lock. It is visible
in winter months when water level decreases.
Kedar Ganga
Sangam: Around 100 Yards from the Ganga Temple flows the river
Kedar Ganga. Starting from the Kedar Valle, this river meets the
Bhagirathi on its left bank.
Day 06: Uttarkashi - Rishikesh (170kms/6hr)
Drive to Rishikesh. Check in Hotel. At evening visit Ganga Aari
at Parmarth Niketan. Overnight stay.
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 07: Rishikesh -
Hardwar - Delhi (250kms/7hr)
Drive back to
Delhi. On Arr. Delhi, transfer to Railway
Station / Airport. Tour Terminate.
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