India is known as the pious land of gods and goddesses, people visit these pilgrimage spots to meet their divine entity. The number of these pilgrimage spots here in India is around millions and no less. Out of these large number of pilgrimage shrines the Char dham yatra is the most significant one. People do it to attain the utmost state of being; Moksha.
It consists of four primary abodes of lord Shiva, Vishnu and river Ganga and Yamuna. As described by Adi Shankaracharya Kedarnath is a Shivait dham whereas the other three are related to the Vaishnavas. With the help of a trusted agency you can take the Chardham tour package from Dehradun.
Things About All Char Dham
Kedarnath is dedicated to lord Shiva, Badrinath to lord Vishnu, Gangotri to goddess Ganga and Yamunotri to the second most holy river Yamuna. Let's explore all four Dhams:
- Badrinath
In the Garhwal hill of the north Indian state Uttarakhand, the Badrinath Dham is located.Lord Vishnu is worshipped here in the form of Badrinarayan. In Badrinath, Lord Vishnu sat for meditation and became one with his inner self, that's how Badrinath Dham came into existence.
- Kedarnath
It is located near the head of Mandakini river and is dedicated to lord Shiva. He is worshipped here as the destroyer of the universe in order to bring nothingness. It is decorated by the snow capped mountains that add further jewels to it's beauty. It is said that at this place Nar and Narayan( two incarnations of lord Vishnu) worshipped lord Shiva and being happy with their worship lord Shiva gave them boon, that's how Kedarnath came into existence.
- Gangotri
Gangotri is to be known as the seat of goddess Ganga- every year it is frequently visited by various people. It is said that goddess Ganga took the reincarnation in the form of river Ganga to wash out the bad deeds of people and lead them towards liberation, when Bhagirathi worshipped her.
- Yamunotri
Sage Asit Muni whose hermitage was located near Yamunotri used to go to bath in both Ganga and Yamuna river. When he became old the stream of Ganga river appeared opposite to Yamunotri, that's how he performed his regular bath in his last days, that is how Yamunotri dham came in it's present day form.
The Bottom Line
There are always stories or legends dedicated to the pilgrimage spots. Through the above mentioned information you can know how these four Dhams came into existence. Lord Shiva, Lord Vishnu, goddess Ganga and Yamuna are related to these legends. Char dham yatra by helicopter package is more convenient than the by land route.
