Badrinath is one
of the four dhams of the country and situated at an elevation of 3133
mts. above sea level, guarded on either side by the two mountain ranges
known as NAR & NARAYAN, with the towering NEEL KANTH PEAK providing a
splendid back-drop. This revered spot was once carpeted with wild
berries.Facing the temple at the back of Alaknanda river there is a hot
water spring known as TAPT KUND.
Kedarnath Temple
Yatra
Dedicated to lord Shiva,
the exquisitely architectured, Kedarnath
temple is considered to be more than 1000 years old. Built of
extremely large heavy and evenly cut gray slabs of stones, it evokes
wonder as to how these heavy slabs had been handled in the earlier days.
The temple has a "Garbha Griha" for worship and mandap appt. for
assemblies of pilgrims and visitors.
Kedarnath temple is an imposing sight standing in the middle of a
wide plateau surrounded by snow covered peaks.
Dedicated to lord Shiva,
the exquisitely architectured, Kedarnath
temple is considered to be more than 1000 years old. Built of
extremely large heavy and evenly cut gray slabs of stones, it evokes
wonder as to how these heavy slabs had been handled in the earlier days.
The temple has a "Garbha Griha" for worship and mandap appt. for
assemblies of pilgrims and visitors.
Kedarnath temple is an imposing sight standing in the middle of a
wide plateau surrounded by snow covered peaks.
Mount Abu
Mount Abu was the home of
many saints and sages in the old days. Legend has it that all the 330
million gods and goddesses of the Hindu pantheon used to visit this holy
mountain. It is also the place where the great saint Vashishth lived and
performed a yagna (sacrificial worship on a fire pit) to create
four Agnikula (four clans of fire) to protect the earth from
demons. The yagna was supposed to have been performed near a
natural spring, which emerged from a rock shaped like a cow's head..
Hemkaunth Sahib
Gurudwara Hemkunt in the
Himalayas is also regarded as one of the holiest places of the Sikhs. It
was there that Sri Guru Gobind Singh the tenth and last Guru of the
Sikhs is reported to have meditated in his previous life In 'Bachitar
Natak' the great Guru relates his story in the following words- "I shall
now relate my own story, how God sent me into this world. I was busy
performing penance on the hills of 'Hemkunt' where seven peaks are
prominent. The place is called 'Sapt Shring’ where King Pandu had
performed Yoga, there I practiced austerity and worshipped the god of
death.
Amritsar Golden Temple
Amritsar city is one of
the major cities of the Sikh nation. Under instructions from Guru Amar
Das Sahib, this city was founded by Guru Ram Das Sahib in 1574, on the
land bought by him for an amount of rupees 700 from the owners of the
village Tung.The Golden
Temple sits on a rectangular platform in the centre of the Amrit Sarovar.
It is surrounded by a white marble corridor, through which pilgrims
visiting the shrine walk, circumnavigating the temple. A narrow causeway
links the Harmandir, or Darbar Sahib, as the temple is also called. The
entrance to the temple is through an ornate archway with
intricate inlay work, inscribed with verses from the Granth Sahib.
Vaisnodevi
Amritsar city is one of
the major cities of the Sikh nation. Under instructions from Guru Amar
Das Sahib, this city was founded by Guru Ram Das Sahib in 1574, on the
land bought by him for an amount of rupees 700 from the owners of the
village Tung.The Golden
Temple sits on a rectangular platform in the centre of the Amrit Sarovar.
It is surrounded by a white marble corridor, through which pilgrims
visiting the shrine walk, circumnavigating the temple. A narrow causeway
links the Harmandir, or Darbar Sahib, as the temple is also called. The
entrance to the temple is through an ornate archway with
intricate inlay work, inscribed with verses from the Granth Sahib.
