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Yamunotri Temple is situated in the western region of Garhwal Himalayas at an altitude of 3,235 metres (10,614 ft) near the river source. [4] The temple was built in 1839 by Sundarshan Shah who was the king of the cultural center of Tehri. [5] There was a small shrine at the site prior to the construction of the temple.
The Chota Char Dham appeared very likely in the second half of the 20th century, as a touristic (religious tourism) label coinned for a new pilgrimage circuit in the Garhwal Himalayas region, representative of all three major Hindu sectarian traditions, with two Shakti (goddess) sites, (Yamunotri and Gangotri), one Shaiva site (Kedarnath), and ...
The Yamunotri temple is a full day's journey from Uttarakhand's main towns — Uttarkashi, Rishikesh, Haridwar or Dehradun. The actual temple is only accessible by a 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) trek from the town of Hanuman Chatti and a 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) walk from Janki Chatti; horses or palanquins are available for rent.
Shrine name Location Enshrined deity Northern Mariana Islands: Saipan Katori Jinja 彩帆香取神社) Garapan, Saipan: Futsunushi-no-kami (経津主神) Saipan Hachiman Jinja (彩帆八幡神社) Kagman, Saipan: Saipan-Kunitama-no-Ōkami (サイパン国魂大神), Hachiman-Ōkami (八幡大神), Isaizu-Ōkami (久伊豆大神)
Kharsali is a small village near Yamunotri Temple in Uttarakhand, India, that hosts the idol of Goddess Yamuna during winters, after it is brought down in a ritual ceremony from the temple, some fifteen hundred feet higher, as it becomes inaccessible after being snowed in. [1] The priests of the Yamunotri Temple hail from this village. [2]
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The Char Dham Railway, the Indian Railways's under construction twin railway lines under Char Dham Pariyojana project by connecting the holiest places of Hinduism called Chota Char Dham, from the existing Doiwala railway station near Dehradun to Gangotri and Yamunotri via a fork at Uttarkashi and another set of twin rail links from the upcoming railway station at Karnaprayag to Kedarnath and ...