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Sanctity
of pilgrimage
Uttaranchal can be
considered as ‘The Hindu Holy Land’. Uttaranchal is the holiest spot
for a Hindu. It is the home of the majestic ‘Chardham’ as it houses the
grandeur of Gangotri, Yamunotri, Badrinath and Kedarnath. These spots
are by far the most holy of all Hindu temples and enjoy a vast inflow
of tourists all over the year. Even natives flock to visit this temple
as it is not open all over the year. The extent of snowfall on the
Himalayas can not be accurately predicted and so the temples are open
for about 6 months.
Destined
Pilgrimages
Uttaranchal is the
preferred destination of any devout Hindu. The landscape is speckled
with gorges, deep valleys, snow capped peaks, beautiful meadows, ice
laden glaciers, clear lakes, waterfalls and springs. This land is a
land of temples giving evidence of the opulent religious heritage.
Rishikesh, Rudraprayag, Haridwar and Pauri Garhwal are significant
place so pilgrim to every Hindu. A visit to all these four places is
believed to lead to salvation as per Hindu mythology. These temples
were set up by Adi Shankaracharya some centuries back, but time and
again it faced natural calamities and was reinforced. The spiritualness
and the aura are perfectly pure that you cannot come unmoved. Every
step is a shrine, a spring, an ashram or a temple.
The other Holy
cities such as Haridwar and Rishikesh are also hill top shrines and are
the major attractions of pilgrimages in Uttaranchal. The faith in
visiting these temples, especially the Chardham Yatra is believed to
wash all the sins. Legends behind these places make it more
interesting. The majestic Himalayas soothe the pilgrims, but the
journey is treacherous at times.
The other
attractions of this temple are the Surya kund, a hot water spring. The
hot water spring is evidence and reinforces the faith that in an area
surrounded by snow peaks this spring is hot. Other places are Hanuman
Chatti, Sayana Chatti, Janki Chatti, Chamba and Dodi Tal. This is not
the ultimatum as there are numerous places of visit; you can term this
as an eternal place for pilgrimage.
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