BY TTT NEWS NETWORK
KOLKATA, 23 FEBRUARY 2023:
The state government of Uttarakhand has made it compulsory for all the pilgrims willing for Char Dham Yatra starting from 22 April , the day of Ahshay Trtitiya this year to get them registered.
Both the domestic and the international pilgrims have to undergo the compulsory registration process.
About 4.5 million pilgrims visited Char Dham last year.
But this year, the state government is extra cautious after the subsidence at Joshimath and is beefing up all the safety and security aspects of the upcoming Char Dham Yatra.
Joshimath is the gateway to Badrinath Dham. The Himalayan area is now identified as a frazile zone.
The char dham covers an area of 1607 kilometres.
The holy yatra of the pilgrims begins with Yamunotri in UttarKashi. Then pilgrims move to Gangotri, Kederanath and lastly ends at Badrinath.
Though the state government feels that there is no imminent threat to the route of the pilgrims going to Char Dham Yatra, it wants to control the number this year, it seems.
CHAR DHAM Yatra – At a Glance :
Uttarakhand is called Dev Bhoomi i.e. land of Gods. It has a number of temples dating back to thousands of years. The most famous among them are the temples located in the four locations of Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri & Yamunotri, which are collectively referred as Char Dham. Pilgrims from all over India and abroad visit the shrines as Char Dham Yatra. The Char Dham yatra holds great importance and sanctity in Hindu religion. It is said that every Hindu should undertake Char Dham Yatra at least once in a lifetime & get blessings of gods adorning the shrines.
There are four holy shrines in Uttarakhand dedicated to Hindu Gods and holy rivers of India. The four shrines are situated within the Garhwal Region. These are collectively referred as “Char Dham of Uttarakhand” . Pilgrims from all over India and abroad visit the shrines as “Char Dham Yatra ”. In Hindu religion, Char Dhaam Yatra holds great importance and sanctity. It is believed that every Hindu should undertake Char Dhaam Yatra at least once in a lifetime to avail the blessings of gods adorning the shrines.
Haridwar is the traditional point to start Char Dhaam Yatra of Uttarakhand. Haridwar is in the plains and easily accessible by Road & Train from other locations of India, including New Delhi. It is also accessible by Road from Dehradun, which has Airport. So, Pilgrims can fly to Dehradun from Delhi & other locations in India and then proceed to Haridwar by Road travel.
Haridwar is famous for Ganga Aarthi which takes place in the evening daily and throughout the year.
From Haridwar, Pilgrims can travel by Road to the next stop in Char Dham yatra i.e. Rishikesh, which is also in plains. Ganga Aarthi takes place in Rishikesh also in the evening daily.
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