Chardham Yatra : Kedarnath
Chardham Yatra : Kedarnath
Rishikesh - Located near the Haridwar railhead. Has good bus connections to Kedarnath (222 km) & Badrinath (300 km).
Kedarnath - Hindu pilgrim centre (180 km from Rishikesh, 3584 m, 13 km trek from Gaurikund (1981 m, hot springs) - 12th jyotirlinga Shiv temple, May to Oct), Shankaracharya samadhi, Chaukamba glacier (2 km). Gaurikund & Kedarnath has limited basic accommodation. Ponies are available on the Gaurikund - Kedarnath route. Ticket has to be taken for the trek.
Vasuki tal lake (4200 m, 5 km trek, 1 km in dia.), wild flowers, trek with a guide as the route is difficult to find. Paian Tal is 1 km from Vasukital.
Gaurikund
This temple is devoted to Gauri which is trekking base to Kedarnath. This place has hot springs of curative worth are notable.
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Shankaracharya Samadhi
At the back of Kedarnath Temple there is a Samadhi of Adi Guru Shankaracharya. It is supposed, after set up the four dhams in India, he take Samadhi in his age of 32 years. This is a smooth display place on the bank of river Ganga where followers perform cremation of their dead intimates.
Chorabari (Gandhi Sarovar)
There is a lake which has a legend that Yudhishthir the eldest brother of the pandavs to have deceased to paradise. The floating ice on the luminous waters of the pond is an attractive view.
Road route : Dharasu - New Tehri - Ghansali - Bhatwari (near Rudraprayag) - Bharamwari - Okhimath - Guptkashi - Phata - Sonprayag - Gaurikund - Kedarnath.
Guptkashi - Gopeshwar - Chamoli- Birahi - Pipalkoti - Joshimath - Govindghat - Pandukeshwar - Hanuman Chatti - Badrinath.
Chardham Yatra - Badrinath
Badrinath - Hindu pilgrim centre (300 km from Rishikesh, 12 hour, 3100 m), hot springs : Taptakund and Surya kund (550C), from temple steps leads to Charan paduka. The last village Mana is at 3 km. Vyas gupha : cave, trek to Vasudhara falls via Bhim pul (5 km, 122 m water fall at 3658 m). The route leads to Mt. Nilkantha (6596 m, 10 km). Mt. Kamet (7756 m). China border is just 15 km away.
Tapt Kund
This kund has a natural hot water on the bank of Alaknanda River where visitors take a bath or get refresh before going to temple. Assumed to be instilled with curative chattels, Tapt Kund is also measured to be sacred knowledge.
Charanpaduka
It is a beautiful meadow on which footprints of Lord Vishnu are visible (From back side of the temple steps leads to Charanpaduka). It is a stunning pasture on which footprints of Lord Vishnu are observable. The fast moving clouds below is a great scenic sight.
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Above Badrinath, a route leads to the Base of Mt Nilkantha.
Road route : Rishikesh - Devaprayag - Srinagar - Rudraprayag - Karnaprayag - Nandaprayag - Joshimath - Badrinath.
