Yamunotri and Gangotri which are part of the Himalayan Char Dham Yatra (Four Pilgrimages). There are many other revered sites in the Himalayan region, including the Amarnath cave shrine and ...

One such project is the Rishikesh-Karnaprayag Rail route. The Indian Railways have almost finished the construction work of ...

DEHRADUN: The Uttarakhand government has announced the formation of a Char Dham Yatra Authority to make the pilgrimage to the four shrines — Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri, and Yamunotri ...

(The Hindu tradition of parikrama suggests that the yatra should move from left to right ... won the battle of Mahabharata.) (The Badrinath Dham is dedicated to lord Vishnu, who is considered ...

“Our priority is to ensure that the road is operational before the Char Dham Yatra,” he added. Speaking to this newspaper, Uttarakhand tourism and public works department (PWD) minister Satpal ...

The latest example is the promotion of the Char Dham Yatra during the winter months. Winter is the only time when the upper Himalayas and the local population get respite from the influx of crores ...

However, the winter Char Dham Yatra involves a pilgrimage to alternative shrines like Ukhimath, Pandukeshwar, Kharsali, and Mukhwa, according to the state's tourism department.