2 Dham Yatra 2023

Haridwar is one of the primary areas where the river Ganges emerges from the mountains and enters the plain areas. If you want to purify yourselves take a holy dip in the water of the river Ganges at Haridwar. All your sins will be purified. Haridwar means gateway to the god. Haridwar is also one of the four places where Kumbh Mela occurs after rotation every twelve Years and Ardh Kumbh after every six years. It is said that drops of Amrit (Nectar) fell into the Brahmkund of Har-Ki-Pauri, therefore considered a dip in the Brahmakund.

Kedarnath: 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 for Lord Shiva, the protector, and the destroyer. According to legend, the Pandavas after having won over the Kaurava in the Kurukshetra war felt guilty for 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.

Badrinath is a town and Nagar panchayat in Chamoli district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. A Hindu holy place, it is one of the four sites in India’s Char Dham pilgrimage and is also part of India’s Chota Char Dham pilgrimage circuit. It gets its name from the Badrinath Temple.

Rishikesh also spelled as Hrishikesh, is a city governed by the Rishikesh Municipal Corporation (since October 2017), and a tehsil in the Dehradun district of the Indian state Uttarakhand. Located in the foothills of the Himalayas in northern India, it is known as the “Gateway to the Garhwal Himalayas” and “Yoga Capital of the World“.