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Day 1:
Delhi - Haridwar
(230 kms/6hrs)
Arrival Delhi
Railway Station,
Meet & Assist
further drive to
Hardwar, enroute
lunch. Later
drive to Hardwar
transfer to your
Hotel. Visit
Har-ki-Pauri for
Ganga Aarti in
evening. Bqack
to your hotel,
Dinner & Night
halt.
Day 2:
Haridwar -
Joshimath
(276kms/8hr)
Morning, drive
straight to
Joshimath
enroute visit
Deoprayag,
Rudraprayag &
Karnprayag. On
Arr. Joshimath,
Check in Hotel.
Overnight stay.
Joshimath: Adi
Guru
Shankaracharya,
who came all the
way from Kerels
in the 8th
Century A.D,
perform penance
under a tree
here and after
getting
enlightenment,
established a
Math (religious
centre), known
as "Joshimath".
The name
Joshimath is
derived from it.
Temple of
Narsingh and Nav
Durga are
located here.
Day 3:
Joshimath -
Badrinath
(44kms/3hr)
Morning visit
Narsingh Temple
& Shankracharaya
Math. Later
drive to
Badrinath, Check
in Hotel. Visit
Badrinath Temple
for evening
Aarti. Night
halt at
Badrinath.
Day 4:
Badrinath -
Rudraprayag
(165kms/6hr)
Early morning,
pilgrims after
having a bath in
the Taptkund
have the Darshan
of Badrivishal.
Brahamakamal is
significant for
Pinddan Shraddh
of ancestors (Pitrus).
There are other
interesting
sight seeing
spot like Mana,
Vyas Gufa,
Maatamoorti,
Charanpaduka,
Bhimkund and the
"Mukh" of the
Saraswati River.
Just within the
three kms of
Badrinathjee.
Later drive back
to Rudraprayag.
Check in Hotel.
Overnight stay.
Tapt Kund :
Natural thermal
springs on the
bank of the
river Alaknanda,
where it is
customary to
bathe before
entering the
Badrinath
temple.
Narad Kund : A
recess in the
river, near Tapt
Kund, forming a
pool from where
the Badrinath
idol was
recovered.
Brahama Kapal :
A flat platform
on the bank of
river Alaknanda.
Hindus perform
proppitiating
rites for their
deceased
ancestors.
Sheshnetra :
1.5kms. away is
a boulder having
an impression of
the legendary
serpent, better
known as the
Sheshnag's eye.
Charanpaduka :
3kms. away is a
beautiful meadow
where the
footprint of
Lord Vishnu is
seen on a
boulder.
Mata Murty
Temple : Devoted
to the mother of
Sri Badrinathji.
Other important
temples include
Sesh Netra
Temple, Urvashi
Temple and
Charanpaduka.
Mana Village :
Inhabited by an
Indo-Mongolian
tribe, it is the
last Indian
village before
Tibet.
Vasundhara : As
the name
suggests,
vasundhara is a
magnificent
water fall. This
place is 5 kms.
from Badrinath
out of which 2
kms. is
motorable upto
Mana.
Bhim Pul : On
the other side
of Mana village,
a massive rock
forming a
natural bridge,
lies over the
roaring
Saraswati river.
It presents a
spectacular view
of water
thundering down
through the
narrow passage
under the rock
and is believed
to have been
placed there by
Bhim, the second
eldest among the
five Pandava
brothers.
Vyas Gufa (cave)
: Near Mana
Village, this is
a rock-cave
where Ved Vyas
is believed to
have composed
the Mahabharata
and the pauranic
commentaries.
Day 5:
Rudraprayag -
Hardwar
(160kms/5hr)
Drive to Hardwar,
enroute visit
Rishikesh Local
Sight Seeing
(Ram Jhulla,
Laxman Jhulla,
Triveni Ghat,
Parmarth Niketan,
Shivananda
Ashram & Gita
Kutir). Arr.
Haridwar,
transfer to
Hotel. Night
halt.
Day 6:
Haridwar -
Delhi
(230kms/6hr)
Morning visit
Hardwar Local
Sight Seeing.
Later dep. to
Delhi. On Arr.
Delhi, Drop at
Railway
Station/Airport.
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