{"id":677,"date":"2022-05-02T13:12:13","date_gmt":"2022-05-02T07:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/?p=677"},"modified":"2022-06-16T14:20:07","modified_gmt":"2022-06-16T08:50:07","slug":"welcome-to-devbhoomi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/welcome-to-devbhoomi\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Devbhoomi"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"677\" class=\"elementor elementor-677\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-245906c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"245906c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-43b1c3f\" data-id=\"43b1c3f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0823ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f0823ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.6 - 08-06-2022 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Shubhi\u2019s Pyare Pahadi: This time my dear ones are Truly Divine!<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7826287 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7826287\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Welcome to Devbhoomi <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad2e6c1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ad2e6c1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2df1a61\" data-id=\"2df1a61\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19ba3ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19ba3ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.6 - 08-06-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>They are coming back: the Devis and devtas are coming back to their main temples from their winter abode.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-440aa90 animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"440aa90\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8317f69\" data-id=\"8317f69\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04671de elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"04671de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<table>\r\n  <tbody>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <th>Kedarnath<\/th>\r\n    <td>06 May 2022<\/td>\r\n    <td>26 Oct 2022<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <th>Badrinath<\/th>\r\n    <td>08 May 2022<\/td>\r\n    <td>Nov 2022<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <th>Gangotri<\/th>\r\n    <td>03 May 2022<\/td>\r\n    <td>25 Oct 2022<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <th>Yamunotri<\/th>\r\n    <td>03 May 2022<\/td>\r\n    <td>26 Oct 2022<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-10a334c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"10a334c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9e4f9d\" data-id=\"e9e4f9d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4515956 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4515956\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-815\" src=\"https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/My-Yak-rides-in-Sikkm-25-1-420x553.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"435\" height=\"572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/My-Yak-rides-in-Sikkm-25-1-420x553.jpg 420w, https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/My-Yak-rides-in-Sikkm-25-1.jpg 709w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/>Having settled in Uttarakhand by a twist of fate since lockdown, a non believer and agnostic I never cease to wonder how almost every inch of Uttarakhand (why didn&#8217;t they officially call it simply Devbhoomi !) is steeped not only in history but religious memories, incidents and legend, or reflects the story of our greatest epics Mahabharat and Ramayan. Every river is a divine entity with such amazing, complicated stories\u2026 every cave and mountain is a holy symbol of a Devta or Devi\u2026 and all these that can fill volumes fall into place so beautifully that I am stunned\u2026 my hunger to know every story and the godly characters behind them is never satiated and I bow my godless heart in humility: how did the Writer Rishis know every mountain, \u00a0every path, every river, the topography so minutely so perfectly?<\/p><p>If you are doing all four dhams, you should start with Yamunotri Dham, then Gangotri Dham, then Kedarnath Dham and last of all, Badrinath Dham. Badrinath is done after Kedarnath as Vishnu Bhagwan, the presiding God of Badrinath Temple, would like you to tell him all about your meeting with his best friend, Shiva Bhagwan.<\/p><p>I would love to briefly go through these stops-and the amazing devs and devis who mean so much to us<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c42c44 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c42c44\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-567609e\" data-id=\"567609e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-139c05e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"139c05e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Ma Yamuna<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d7b025 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d7b025\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be3bec4\" data-id=\"be3bec4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7eff7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b7eff7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.6 - 08-06-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"781\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/yamnotri-opening-dates.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/yamnotri-opening-dates.jpg 781w, https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/yamnotri-opening-dates-744x533.jpg 744w, https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/yamnotri-opening-dates-420x301.jpg 420w, https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/yamnotri-opening-dates-768x550.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 781px) 100vw, 781px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6a7161\" data-id=\"c6a7161\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc12428 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bc12428\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"649\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Yamuna-4Yamuna.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Yamuna-4Yamuna.jpg 649w, https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Yamuna-4Yamuna-420x621.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 649px) 100vw, 649px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa85d9e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fa85d9e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dedf840\" data-id=\"dedf840\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5620da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5620da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yamuna the sacred river and the main tributary of the Goddess Ganga, is known as Yami in early texts, in later literature, Kalindi. She is the daughter of Surya, the sun god, and Sanjna, cloud goddess. Sanjna was unable to bear her husband&#8217;s heat, and it&#8217;s light and closed her eyes in his presence. Surya felt insulted and said that their son will be known as Yama (&#8220;restraint&#8221;), due to her restraint. Thereafter, Sanjna tried her best to keep her eyes open, however she flickered them, angering Surya again who proclaimed that her daughter Yama\u2019s twin, would be Yamuna but she was blessed and would be worshipped as a goddess and remembered forever.\u00a0<\/p><p>The twins, Yama(Yamaraj) and Yami (Yamuna) are a divine pair of creator deities: Yama is the Lord of Death, Yami is the Lady of Life. Yami addresses a hymn to Yama in the Rig Veda, describing various drinks offered to dying sacrificers in the after-life. Many communities in India celebrate Bhaiyya Dooj with the sister offering a prayer to Yamraj.\u00a0<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-835 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/yumraj.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/yumraj.png 660w, https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/yumraj-420x324.png 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/p><p>Her other illustrious brothers: Vaivasvata Manu, the first man, the twin Ashvins, divine doctors, and Shani Devta. She is Surya&#8217;s favourite child. She was in love with Vishnu praying for him to marry her so Krishna, an avatar of Vishnu granted her wish. She is one of the Ashtabharyas (group of eight principal wives of Krishna, king of Dwarka in the Dvapara Yuga). She plays an important role in his early life as a river. Even as a new born Krishna was taken through the river Yamuna&#8230; you all know that story, and when Kaliya the poisonous snake made his home in Yamuna, making the river dark, Krishna, a little child then-defeated and banished the serpent. Yamuna is seen as black in complexion (like Krishna) and stands on her mount, the tortoise, holding a water pot in her hand: a beautiful maiden standing on the banks of the river.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27df632 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27df632\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce8ea11\" data-id=\"ce8ea11\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6844d6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6844d6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Yamunotri  winter abode<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-15d25d8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"15d25d8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3064d13\" data-id=\"3064d13\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a74a4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a74a4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Kharsali (7,000 feet above sea level)<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-01c8dd6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"01c8dd6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bdf8357\" data-id=\"bdf8357\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4827b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4827b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When the Kapat (main door) of the Yamunotri Temple closes in the winter for six month, Ma Yamuna stays in her MAIKA (parent\u2019s home) in the new temple in Kharsali where her UTSAV MURTI (idol) was installed in 2018.\u00a0<\/p><p>Devotees can offer prayers to her here. Kharsali lies amongst the grand, peaceful mountains of Garhwal Himalayas. This place is one of the most popular picnic spots, far off from the maddening city crowd. The village springs to life during the time of the pilgrimage &#8211; a stopover point for pilgrims to Yamunotri dham.<\/p><p><br \/><b>As it is home to the holy temple of Shani Dev, Kharsali is a popular pilgrimage spot as well.\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p>On the occasion of Yamuna Jayanti the muhurt (auspicious date) for opening of the Kapat of Yamunotri Dham is decided by the Yamunotri Committee and the Purohits. On the holy day of Akshaye Tritiye at 8.30 am. Yamuna\u2019s utsav murti doli will start from Kharsali to Yamunotri dham. Jagmohan Uniyal, the vice president of Yamunotri Temple Committee would announce the time the Doors of the Yamuniotri Temple will open for the devotees. To escort her to Ymunotri her brother, Shani Dev\u2019s doli also will go to Yamunotri Dham. Preparatios for goddess Yamuna\u2019s departure from her winter abode Kharsali village start. The priest community and locals of Kharsali deck up the village for the occasion, decorating the shrines of goddess Yamuna and Shani Dev.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-672173e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"672173e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5f3948\" data-id=\"b5f3948\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab8f739 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ab8f739\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Gangotripic_20219399_75948468.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Gangotripic_20219399_75948468.jpg 650w, https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Gangotripic_20219399_75948468-420x349.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4978a59\" data-id=\"4978a59\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7939981 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7939981\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"374\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ganga.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d3cef0e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d3cef0e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-097814b\" data-id=\"097814b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b07b971 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b07b971\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Goddess Ganga<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f34256 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f34256\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27e522e\" data-id=\"27e522e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e8f020 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e8f020\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ganga is the most revered and sacred river in\u00a0the Hindu Mythology. None of the rivers in the world has been able to win so much love and attention from people as Ganga. She is worshipped by the name\u00a0<em>Ganga Maiya<\/em>\u00a0(Mother Ganga) and the\u00a0<em>Gangajal<\/em> (Ganga = Ganges; Jal = water) is believed to wash away all sins and grant the devotee salvation. \u00a0No other river has been mentioned in the Puranas as much as the holy Ganges.\u00a0 Here is how Lord Vishnu has narrated the importance of river Ganges to Garuda:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e9e801 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e9e801\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-920f5f0\" data-id=\"920f5f0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e1e5ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e1e5ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">\u201cDARSHANATSPARSHANATPANATTATHA GANGETI\/ KEERTANAT PUNATYAPUNYANPURUSHANA SHATASHOTHA SAHASRASHAH\u201d                                                                                                    <\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ec7b3de elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ec7b3de\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3166eb7\" data-id=\"3166eb7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb5cb46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb5cb46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>(Thousands of man\u2019s sins are destroyed by the holy sight of the Ganges, and he becomes pure, by the touch of Gangajal, by having it, or by just pronouncing \u2018Ganga-Ganga\u2019).<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6697db2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6697db2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea74d9f\" data-id=\"ea74d9f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6b3bc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6b3bc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Ganga<\/b> is represented as a fair-complexioned woman, wearing a white crown, riding a crocodile, or makara. She holds a water lily in her right hand and a lute in her left. When shown with four hands she carries a water-pot, a lily, a rosary and has one hand in a protective mode.<\/p><p>As the Goddess of the river Ganga she represents purification, wellness and benevolence in the new year.Consort: Shantanu (in Mahabharata) Siblings: Parvati (younger sister)<\/p><p>Ganga came was convinced into coming down to Earth by Bhageerath, the grandson of King Sagar \u2013 the ruler of Ayodhya and after much penance Lord Brahma granted permission to bring Ganga to earth to save the people who were dying from drought.<\/p><p>Ganga felt insulted and decided to sweep away everything that came her way. Bhagiratha felt the fierce power in her current and prayed to Shiva to hold Ganga. Ganga followed Bhagiratha, with her tremendous speed. Maharishi Agastyas had emptied all the oceans on Earth by drinking all the water, so Ganga first filled the oceans and refreshed Earth. Ganga touched the ashes of the sixty thousand ancestors of Bhagiratha and blessed them to attain eternal rest in heaven.<\/p><p>Shiva wound her around the knot of his hair, wound her around the knot of his hair,, dividing Ganga into seven streams so she would not flood the earth upon her arrival. <b>( I Think Parvati resented it\u2026. )<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4720497 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4720497\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5fd99ff\" data-id=\"5fd99ff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f3cb48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f3cb48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Mukhba Village\u2013Winter Seat of Gangotri Temple<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-440688a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"440688a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-681c934\" data-id=\"681c934\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2351b41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2351b41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">(Harsil, 2,620 metres above sea level) :                                                                                         <\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ed3b0bc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ed3b0bc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e478b7\" data-id=\"7e478b7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e41266e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e41266e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On the banks of the holy river Bhagirathi, with a small population surrounded by snowcapped mountain ranges, green pastures called bugyals, and hills, Mukhba holds immense relevance for Hindus as it is the exact spot where Goddess Ganga had descended from her heavenly abode to the earth.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-58ec8d8\" data-id=\"58ec8d8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c12966f elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c12966f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ganga-doli.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ganga-doli.jpg 650w, https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ganga-doli-420x310.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b038aa9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b038aa9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-99698a8\" data-id=\"99698a8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-616d4a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"616d4a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">Every year the idol of Goddess Ganga is brought down to Mukhba from Gangotri Dham shrine when its gates shut down for Darshan. The village gets crowded during winter with pilgrims who offer prayers to Goddess Ganga and 2 other shrines of Goddess Ganga-one is of concrete &amp; marbles; the other brass and deodar.<\/span><\/p><p>A day before the Char Dham Yatra for the year begins, a palanquin carrying the idol of goddess Ganga will leave for Gangotri shrine from Mukhba.In a grand religious ceremony held at Mukhba village, priests will carry the idol of goddess Ganga out of her temple at the \u201cshubh muhurat\u201d (auspicious time). Hundreds of local residents will bid an emotional farewell to the goddess \u201cthe daughter of the village.\u201d The procession, will be led by the palanquin of local deity Someshwar Mahadev, and move towards Gangotri shrine on a traditional trek route, accompanied by an army band as well as traditional musicians. The procession is greeted at various stops by ITBP personnel, seers and local villagers. By late in the evening, the procession will reach Bhaironghati, where it will stop for the night.<\/p><p>\u201cThe procession of goddess Ganga will reach the Gangotri shrine in the early hours, when the portals of the shrine will be reopened after a religious ceremony at the \u2018shubh muhurat\u2019 said Suresh Semwal, president of the Gangotri Temple Committee.<\/p><p>The summer months at Mukhba &#8211; March and June (15 to 30 degree Celsius) Tourism booms<\/p><p><strong>Nearby excursions :<\/strong> Tapovan and Gaumukh<\/p><p>A km ahead is Dharali by the banks of the holy river Ganga at an altitude of 648 metres above sea level, famous for its gleaming, fresh apple orchards and rajma cultivation, surrounded by towering pine and deodar.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bccc5df elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bccc5df\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f3706fd\" data-id=\"f3706fd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8e9294 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e8e9294\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">The Bonus<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e915386 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e915386\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-624b9e1\" data-id=\"624b9e1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e19fa45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e19fa45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Also nearby is the Gangotri National Park spread over an area of 2,390 sq. km., third largest national park in India. And some amazing wildlife.<\/p><p>The surrounding areas of the Gangotri National Park are wrapped in a fine blanket of spirituality and mythology. Being close to the holy Hindu pilgrim sites Chardham<\/p><p>The best time to plan a trip to the park is between April and October : coinciding with your trip to Gangotri! This time of the year, the park has long sunny days, clear skies and warm breeze, making it very pleasant for jungle safaris and trekking. (10 to 25 degrees)<\/p><p>Animals are the main attraction in any wildlife reserve forest and Gangotri National Park has varieties of animal species that can be spotted making the jungle safaris exciting and gratifying for tourists.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c9fc69 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c9fc69\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38d2ff9\" data-id=\"38d2ff9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f043b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f043b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>15 species of mammals and 150 species of avifauna are found here. The wild inhabitants comprise of Snow Leopard, Serows, Alpine Ibex, and many more. Endangered species such as Brown Bear, Himalayan Tahr, Musk Deer, Koklass, Blue Sheep (Bharal), rare Snow leopards, Black bears, interestingly, in recent months other endangered wildlife, including woolly flying squirrels (considered extinct 70 years ago in the IUCN Red List), wild dogs and wild cats and Manuls have also been spotted. Birds like Partridges, Pigeons, Doves, Parakeets, Bulbul, Pheasants, Himalayan Monal, Himalayan Snowcock, Himalayan Barbet. Western Himalayan Subalpine Conifer Forests and if you move higher up the valley, you will find Western Himalayan Alpine Shrubs and Grasslands in the otherwise rugged valley.<\/p><p><strong>Go:<\/strong> on a jeep safari, bird watching, river rafting, paragliding, hang gliding, mountaineering, hiking, trekking, skiing, whatnot! The hilly terrain, glaciers, mighty rivers and lakes make it perfect for all adventure activities. Nearby: You can take a stroll in the beautiful Nelong Valley and explore the Tapovan and Gaumukh.<\/p><p>For nature lovers, adventure enthusiasts, as well as for the pious, this is a must-visit site to witness the splendor of nature and the Almighty.<\/p><p>One of the major attractions inside the park is Gaumukh glacier which is the source of the holy River Ganga and is worshipped everywhere it flows through.<\/p><p>Sounds exhausting? Well you came so far and saw gods. see why they love it here! Or you want to come back?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7475348 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7475348\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-61c0cdd\" data-id=\"61c0cdd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea7de5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea7de5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">KEDARNATH  TEMPLE<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6643d69 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6643d69\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f770454\" data-id=\"f770454\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b88a1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b88a1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>3,584 mts above sea level\u2014foothills of snow bound Himalayan peaks.<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d54281 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d54281\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1688785\" data-id=\"1688785\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fc3d0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6fc3d0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The present Raval of Kedarnath and Badrinath are from South India. Shri Vageesha Lingacharya belongs to the Village Banuvalli of Taluka Harihar of Davanagere district in Karnataka.<\/p><p><b>A triangular shaped lingam is worshiped in Garbhagriha of the temple.<\/b><\/p><p>Mythology says that PANDAVAS wanted to wash their sins they committed during the great war of Mahabharata by killing their own brothers, so they wished to meet Lord Shiva. Shiva was angry with them and he didn\u2019t want to bless them with his presence so he converted himself into a big bull and buried himself underground. The places where the body parts were founded were named as KEDARS. The hump of the bull was found here.<\/p><p>The temple was built by ADI SHANKARACHARYA in the early 8th century. One of the 12 Jyotirlingas of India &amp; the main temple of PANCH KEDAR.<\/p><p>The process to open the portals to the Kedarnath shrine begins with the Utsav Doli carrying Kedar Baba leaving the Omkareshwar temple in Ukhimath in Rudraprayag district for his abode in the hills.<br \/>The Army band receives the doli (palanquin) outside the temple amid chanting of Vedic mantras and playing of traditional tunes. A crowd of devotees gather at the temple to witness the annual event. The palanquin starts its journey towards Kedarnath led by Rawal Bheemshankarling, and head priest Gangadharling, and other priests and Vedpathis. After making night halts at Fata and Gaurikund, the palanquin will reach Kedarnath shrine in the evening.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6517072 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6517072\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-18f93df\" data-id=\"18f93df\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-196c501 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"196c501\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Adi Shanakaracharya Samadhi: saint and scholar who established four sacred DHAMS in India and after that he went to his Samadhi at an early age of 32. 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class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2251\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2251\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-right\"><use xlink:href=\"#fas-caret-right\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-up\"><use xlink:href=\"#fas-caret-up\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\" class=\"elementor-toggle-title\">Wildlife Tourism cum pilgrimage anyone?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2251\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2251\"><p>Kedarnath Mandir is known for being extremely sacred since it is believed that this is the exact place where Lord Vishnu meditated deeply among the \u2018Kedar (a type of berry)\u2019 fields. Some of the extremely sacred temples within the sanctuary include: Mandani, Madhyamaheshwar, Tungnath, Ansuya Devi and<strong> Rudranath<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2252\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2252\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-right\"><use xlink:href=\"#fas-caret-right\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-up\"><use xlink:href=\"#fas-caret-up\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\" class=\"elementor-toggle-title\">Why Visit Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2252\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2252\"><ul><li>If you are doing Kedarnath dham you are in it anyway. You can can opt for a visit to this adventurous option during your Kedarnath Yatra.<\/li><li>Kedarnath wildlife sanctuary is an enigmatic part of wildlife tourism in India. The KEDARNATH Wildlife Sanctuary AKA the Kedarnath Musk Deer musk deer sanctuary or KEDARNATH VANYA JEEV PRABHA is spread over CHAMOLI and RUDRAPRAYAG districts.<\/li><li>The Kedarnath temple lies outside the northern border of the sanctuary. Area-975 square km and is the largest protected area in the western Himalayas. It works for conserving the endangered Himalayan Musk Deer and was named after it.<\/li><li>Other wildlife: Snow leopards, common langur, Himalayan black bear, leopard cat, yellow-throated martin, red giant flying squirrels, leopards and several exotic birds like snow partridge, grey-cheeked warbler, khalij pheasant and Himalayan Monals.<\/li><li>There are housing facilities for visitors and travelers within the park premises and nearby. For staying at the forest hut in Madhyamaheshwar prior reservation is done with the help of the DFO at Kedarnath wildlife division in Gopeshwar.<\/li><li>The sanctuary has within its area many temples visited by numerous pilgrims and devotees during the open seasons. For avid nature lovers, photographers, travelers, adventurers and wildlife lovers from across the country as well as the world, this wildlife sanctuary is also the largest protected area situated in the Western Himalayas with forests, alpine meadows and rocky mountains, remaining snow covered throughout the year.<\/li><li>Also a bird watcher\u2019s paradise. Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary officers and staff patrol on foot to Kartik Swami Temple, Rudraprayag 3050 meters above sea level with a 360 degree view of the Himalayas. This temple is dedicated to Lord Kartikeya, son of Lord Shiva, through Oak forests.<\/li><li>The best time to visit Kedarnath wildlife sanctuary is between the months of May and June also the Kedarnath best time. Chopta is the entry point.<\/li><li>Unfortunately there are 20-30 permanent settlements in the sanctuary, mostly in the west, and 150 in its immediate vicinity. Both residents and non-residents, depend largely on pastoralism and trade in minor forest products. Kedarnath Temple, although just outside the northern border, can be reached only by passing through the sanctuary.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d734d26 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d734d26\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb4fa55\" data-id=\"eb4fa55\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b15551f elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b15551f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1497\" src=\"https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Trigunarayan-1200x1497.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Trigunarayan-1200x1497.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Trigunarayan-744x928.jpg 744w, https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Trigunarayan-420x524.jpg 420w, https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Trigunarayan-768x958.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Trigunarayan-1231x1536.jpg 1231w, https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Trigunarayan.jpg 1404w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9ab50f\" data-id=\"e9ab50f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c36949b elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c36949b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Triyuginarayan Temple<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5adaf40 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5adaf40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The place where Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati were married witnessed by Lord Vishnu, and Brahma.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">There is a perpetual fire that is said to be burning since the time of the wedding . It organizes destination weddings: how wonderful indeed to get married here!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d6cd38 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d6cd38\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a2f2d5\" data-id=\"7a2f2d5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bce776 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8bce776\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-lg\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-right\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-arrow-circle-right\"><use xlink:href=\"#fas-arrow-circle-right\" \/><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read in Hindi<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d0592a0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d0592a0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c32a1a1\" data-id=\"c32a1a1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2dea3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c2dea3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Badrinath Vishal<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e2a4615 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e2a4615\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c4e521\" data-id=\"6c4e521\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4891723 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4891723\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"733\" src=\"https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Badrinath-Temple-1200x733.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Badrinath-Temple-1200x733.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Badrinath-Temple-744x454.jpg 744w, https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Badrinath-Temple-420x256.jpg 420w, https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Badrinath-Temple-768x469.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Badrinath-Temple.jpg 1217w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-db5ca64\" data-id=\"db5ca64\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3b2a14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f3b2a14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"551\" height=\"847\" src=\"https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/vishnu.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/vishnu.png 551w, https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/vishnu-420x646.png 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 551px) 100vw, 551px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-72b760b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"72b760b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27dd636\" data-id=\"27dd636\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e566f71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e566f71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There is no authentic record about the sanctuary, yet there is a notice of the managing god\u00a0Badrinath\u00a0in Vedic sacred writings (c.\u20091750\u2013 500 bc). As per a few records, the sanctuary was a Buddhist place of worship till the eighth century and Adi Shankara changed it over to a Hindu sanctuary.\u00a0 The design of the sanctuary looks like that of a Buddhist Monastery. Shankara dwelled in the place for a long time from 814 to 820 AD.\u00a0 He lived a half year in Badrinath and whatever remains of the year in Kedarnath.<\/p><p>\u00a0Another story: Shankara ousted every one of the Buddhists in the area with the assistance of the Parmar ruler lord Kanak Pal. The innate successors of the lord administered the sanctuary and taxed towns to meet its costs.\u00a0 The Parmar rulers held the title &#8220;Bolanda Badrinath&#8221;, which means speaking Badrinath.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c635f56 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c635f56\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9afedd\" data-id=\"b9afedd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66c29e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66c29e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>\u201dBadrikashram is an eternal city and lord Narayan is its presiding deity. A mere sight of Badrikashram is enough to free a man from all the bondage of life \u201c<\/em><\/strong><em>\u2013 Lord Siva to Kartikeya in the Skand Purana (4.2.22)<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-67e64f3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"67e64f3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f123b85\" data-id=\"f123b85\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b147a23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b147a23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sri Badrinath Dham is situated on a valley covering both banks of the Alaknanda river. Standing like twin sentinels over the valley are the Nar Parvat and Narain Parvat, two peaks on either side of the Alaknanda river. And far in the distance Nilkanth peak.<\/p><p>It always surprises me how crowded the surrounding of the temple is: there are house all around&#8230;and there are so many stories around it: even one about a tunnel that joined Kedarnath and Badrinath so the head priest could do the prayers in Kedarnatha and reach Badrinath within half an hour\u2026 The deity is seated in the Garbha Griha and Darshan can be had from the Sabha Mandapam.<\/p><p>The idol of Lord Badrivishal is made of black saligram, a bit weathed, lying in the Narad Kund for years. The Lord is seated in Padmasan posture, a common form of Bodhisatva sculptures. There are different views on the why the idol was in Narad Kund. One belief is that with the spread of Buddhism, the temple of Shri Badrinath was also converted into a Buddhist temple, and the idol was thrown in the Narad Kund. The Skand Purana gives an account of how Adiguru found it: When the Adiguru was climbing to a place called Ashta Khand for meditation, he heard an Akashvani: \u201cShankar, the thing thy wanteth to attain through meditation, can be attained by thee, by re-enshrining the idol of Lord Vishnu, which lays asleep in the Narad Kund. Avail of this opportunity and be blessed for having done so\u201d. In pursuance of this divine order, Adiguru dived into the Narad Kund and recovered the idol of Lord Vishnu, which he duly re-enshrined, and once again Sri Badrinathji became a Hindu Temple.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-79bcf6c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"79bcf6c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5434929\" data-id=\"5434929\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcbb7cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dcbb7cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The locals have a colorful story: how Badrinath chose their valley for his home.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Lord Badrinath was earlier worshipped in Tholingmath in Tibet.<\/strong><\/p><p>Tholingmath then was a vibrant centre of vaishnava pilgrimage. Lord Vishnu is a vegetarian and he does not like animal sacrifices. The people of Tholingmath slowly started to offer animal sacrifices to Lord Vishnu. Angry with them Vishnu decided to run away. The people of Tholingmath however came to know of this plan and so they took care to lock all the temple doors and gates from the outside. Vishnu escaped by bursting open the roof of the Tholingmath temple and fled to India, through the Niti Pass. The Tibetans rode in hot pursuit and managed to catch up with him. Luckily there were some yaks grazing in the area and Lord Vishnu managed to hide under the bushy tails of the yaks who were very glad to protect Lord Vishnu.\u00a0 Lord Badrinath entered India and made his home in the Badrinath valley.<\/p><p>The local legend suggests that the present idol of Lord Badrinath was brought from Tholingmath, by a dedicated priest fed up with the\u00a0 ways of the local people. Although Badrinath is located in North India, the Rawal is traditionally\u00a0<strong>a Nambudiri Brahmin chosen from the South Indian state of Kerala<\/strong>. This tradition is believed to have been initiated by Adi Shankara, who was a South Indian philosopher. The deity is seated in the Garbha Griha and Darshan can be had from the Sabha Mandapam.\u00a0 Nobody but the Raval can touch the idol. The royal family of Tehri sends the sesame oil for anointing the idols. The Raval is a reprentative of the king of Tehri.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8e0e5ac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8e0e5ac\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0501e17\" data-id=\"0501e17\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e93df3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e93df3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yogadhyan Badri, aka\u00a0 the Yoga Badri, at a distance of 13 km from Badrinath in Pandukeshwar near Govind Ghat. It is an ancient temple and is a home for Lord Vishnu.<\/p><p>The father of Pandavas, King Pandu meditated at this site so Lord Vishnu cleanses him for his sin of killing two mating deer. The Pandavas were born in the same place and Pandu also died at this site.<\/p><p>Pandu had installed an idol of Lord Vishnu in Yogadhyan Badri.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d5fd63a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d5fd63a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-718c415\" data-id=\"718c415\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfdd3c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bfdd3c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>The closing ceremony is five days long<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-96201a7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"96201a7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ac30f9\" data-id=\"4ac30f9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a13df4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a13df4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">On the second, elaborate food offerings are made at the nearby temple of Adi Kedareshwar.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">On the third, the Vedas are recited and all religious books closed.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">On the fourth, the chief priest, Ishwar Prasad Namboodri, dressed as a woman, takes the murti of Lakshmi and places it to the left of Lord Vishnu. All the embellishments and jewelry of Lord Vishnu\u2019s murti are removed and packed, and He becomes Nirakar, the Formless God.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">On the fifth day, the pilgrims start gathering at the temple before sunrise, many using the sulfur springs for relief from the cold. Puja worship begins at 4:30am. Midway through the morning,<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ishwar Prasad Namboodri removes all floral decorations from the murti and dresses it in the woollen coat stitched by the women of Mana. In front of the temple, some of the crowd dance in ecstasy, shouting \u201cJai Badri Vishal.\u201d Music is provided by a bagpipe band of the Indian Army\u2019s Garhwal Scouts, permanently stationed at Joshimath.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9e09742 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9e09742\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-79ad54e\" data-id=\"79ad54e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c1c786 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c1c786\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Finally, on the temple entrance: The CEO of the temple, will escort Ishwar Prasad Namboodri as he walks backward down the steps holding the statue of Uddhava on his head.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This and several other murtis will be sent down to Pandukeshwar and Joshimath for the winter. The ritual is over in just a few minutes, and the temple doors are closed. People bow their heads in gratitude to the Gods for blessing the world with everything.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Only a handful of sadhus and army people remain in Badrinath for the winter. Many pilgrims come here every year for the closing. During winters when the temple is closed for six months the idol of Lakshmi is taken inside next to her husband and the idol&#8217;s of Udhav and Kuber are moved to Yogdhyan temple in Pandukeshwar (Yog Badri one of the panch Badri temples). It is on the Joshimath\u2014Badrinath route situated very near Govindghat the place from where treks to valley of flowers and Hemkund Sahib start Unlike the belief the main idol is not shifted to Joshimath or anywhere else.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">During winters when the temple is closed for six months the idol of Lakshmi is taken inside next to her husband and the idol&#8217;s of Udhav and Kuber are moved to Yogdhyan temple in Pandukeshwar ( Yog Badri one of the panch Badri temples). It is on the Joshimath\u2014Badrinath route situated very near govindghat the place from where treks to valley of flowers and hemkund sahib start Unlike the belief the main idol is not shifted to Joshimath or anywhere else The chief priest of the temple, Ishwar Prasad Namboodiri, will open the portals of the temple at 4.15 am chanting Vedic hymns and praying for the well-being of all. The temple is decorated with around eight quintals of marigolds on the occasion. With the opening of Badrinath, all the four Himalayan temples known as char dham are now open in Uttarakhand. After six months the oil lamp will still burning that was lit at the closing\u2026 they know how much oil to put there!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A three day trek from Badrinath takes you to Satopanth lake, this is the last journey of the Pandavas. Currently no one stays at Satopanth during winters, there are a few babas, Sadhus who stay there during summers only.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c917f8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c917f8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a1b9d8\" data-id=\"9a1b9d8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5d9946 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b5d9946\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lord Shiva is called Pashupatinath because only<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ce879e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ce879e8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e97dfd7\" data-id=\"e97dfd7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f067754 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f067754\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>By his grace can the jiva be liberated from the pasha or the bondage caused by maya.<\/strong> The Lord who can make the pashu (animal) free from the pasha and grant liberation.<\/p><p><strong>Pashupati<\/strong> avatar of Shiva as &#8220;lord of the animals&#8221;. Also the national deity of Nepal. The five faces of Pashupatinath represent various incarnations of Shiva; Sadyojata (aka Barun), Vamdeva (aka Uma Maheswara), Tatpurusha, Aghor &amp; Ishana. They face West, North, East, South and Zenith respectively, representing the five primary elements namely earth, water, air, light and ether. Lord Pashupatinath started living in Nepal in the form of a deer because he was enchanted by the beauty of Kathmandu Valley<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd92dab\" data-id=\"dd92dab\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-884f54d animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"884f54d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"601\" height=\"925\" src=\"https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/WINTER-CAMP-OF-THE-sHIVA-FAMILY.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/WINTER-CAMP-OF-THE-sHIVA-FAMILY.jpg 601w, https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/WINTER-CAMP-OF-THE-sHIVA-FAMILY-420x646.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9cf2477 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9cf2477\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b0dd6b\" data-id=\"4b0dd6b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fbe3b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5fbe3b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">So lets count some of the animals around our Lord of all animals:<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c273557 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c273557\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f972ac0\" data-id=\"f972ac0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d75366 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d75366\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Starting with the beautiful dark stone Nandi in front of the Shiva temples seated on a pedestal and mush revered by all those who come here.<\/p><p>By human design or divine inspiration, the wonderful Kedarnath Wildlife sanctuary full of exotic animals and birds goes near the Kedarnath temple and several Shiva temples. Recently even the Royal Bengal tiger made its home here (<a href=\"https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/shubhis-pyare-pahadi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">see my blog no1<\/a>).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8afd276 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8afd276\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0df1f26\" data-id=\"0df1f26\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8780d0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8780d0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I was very intrigued by a lion like statue on the Tungnath temple which the pundit told me was an animal only found in this area. Well he didn\u2019t clarify if its still here\u2026<\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6018db5\" data-id=\"6018db5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-655dcca animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"655dcca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"339\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/feew.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc4ea72 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fc4ea72\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f8ee4e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f8ee4e8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d8df7a\" data-id=\"4d8df7a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a08a69c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"a08a69c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-677 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"a08a69c\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"old watercolour painting of Himalayan Yaks &amp; #Badrinath temple in Uttarakhand was painted by a foreign artist in 1808.\" 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decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Mountain-cow-620_orig-420x331.jpg 420w, https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Mountain-cow-620_orig-744x586.jpg 744w, https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Mountain-cow-620_orig-768x605.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ektharusty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Mountain-cow-620_orig.jpg 1016w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bb48759 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bb48759\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bfd9584\" data-id=\"bfd9584\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66fe78e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66fe78e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are many Bhutiya dogs in the mandir who stay there all year long, right in the front of the temple.<\/p><p>Nobody minds them and it keep the winter workers company. Nobody minded my golden retriever either when he went to Tungnath Temple.<\/p><p>Dogs are associated with one of the incarnations of Lord Shiva, God Bhairava with a black dog as it is an incarnation of Bhairava. LORD BHAIRAVA.<\/p><p>Rudra, Bhairava and Virabhadra are the fierce manifestations of Lord Shiva. Rudra is described as Shvapati meaning \u2018master of the dog.\u2019 The dog \u2018Shvan\u2019 is Bhairava\u2019s divine vahana. \u2018Vahana\u2019 means vehicle or transporter.Bhairava means &#8220;Terrible&#8221; or &#8220;Frightful&#8221;. Bhairava is the fierce manifestation of Lord Shiva and His annihilation attributes.<\/p><p>Lord Dattatreya an incarnation of the Trimurti (Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh was always followed by four dogs which symbolically represent the four Vedas. Lord Yama had taken the form of a Dog to accompany Yudhistira during their final journey.<\/p><p>He was testing the dharma of the Pandavas.<\/p><p>Indra has a dog named Sarama The Bhagavata Purana regards Sarama as the mother of all beasts of prey. This dog is supposed to have helped the Devas bring back their stolen cows by demons. Sarama is the daughter of Daksha (sister of Sati). Yama the Hindu God of Death has four Dogs guarding his treacherous adobe. These four dogs have four eyes and are demoniacal enough to scare away any creature<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-542e1f4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"542e1f4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f35f879\" data-id=\"f35f879\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79efa3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"79efa3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cows and Gaushalas<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-05e9771 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"05e9771\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a441df0\" data-id=\"a441df0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1dfbdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1dfbdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No more packaged milk! BKTC transports cow to Kedarnath for milking- In Kedarnath Dham, the milk ceremony of Lord Kedarnath has started with the milk of the local cow. Although Baba&#8217;s milk has been done before, but it is done using plastic bags and cans of milk. To consecrate (make pure) a place; Gospands (beneficent cattle) like cows, goats, lambs etc are set free to graze for a minimum period of seven months! The urine and excreta (taro and gobar) of the innocent animals help destroy pockets of sprites and dark forces, if any, and make the whole area peaceful and pure (in this regard, it is very pertinent to point out that some years ago, when in Chernobyl, Russia, there was a leakage of radioactivity, scientists were pleasantly surprised to find that houses which were splattered with the urine and gobar (dung) of cattle, there was hardly any adverse radiation)<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">Vinod Shukla, the pilgrim priest of Kedarnath, has built a cowshed near the temple. Shivling is being bathed with this cow&#8217;s milk. Free milk is also given to pilgrims for Abhishek. It is not easy to raise a cow at an altitude of eleven and a half thousand feet. To protect the cow from the cold, mattresses are made for the cow to sleep at night, and blankets are given on top. Despite difficulties the adversity, the pilgrim priest Vinod Shukla did not lose his courage, he got engaged in the service of the cow. They bring regular fodder, hay for the cow even in the cold winter. This cowshed has been named as Ramakrishna Gaushala. The Badri-Kedar temple committee has delivered the cow to Kedarnath Dham, and every day pure milk of the cow is being taken out and offered to Baba.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0af6330 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0af6330\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9867f6\" data-id=\"e9867f6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56b5076 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"56b5076\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mules<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-40c8b27 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"40c8b27\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf2e29d\" data-id=\"bf2e29d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7ea204 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7ea204\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Since the corona lockdown, owners had to abandon Char Dham pack animals in Uttarakhand and<\/b> Animal rights activists in the state tried to raise funds to rehabilitate these animals as their owners were out of work after the Char Dham yatra was cancelled. The Uttarakhand government had earmarked \u20b92.50 crore to take care of destitute bovines even as it grappled with a large number of donkeys and horses abandoned by their owners who are unable to take care of them during the lockdown due to lack of work. Gauri Maulekhi, member secretary of People for Animals Uttarakhand (PFA) said since the lockdown was imposed, there was a sudden spike in donkeys and horses found stray on roads in Dehradun, Haldwani among other places.<\/p><p>But the Mule or Khacchar is iconic in our mountains especially in the high temples\u2026 and here they are more for transporting people not only as pack mules\u2026<\/p><p><b>Mules have harder hooves than horses<\/b> which makes them great for rocky terrain. Mules&#8217; hooves are less likely to split or crack and can withstand mountainous trails and rocky farm soil. For many owners around the world who may not be able to regularly replace horseshoes, this means that mules are cheaper to keep. Mules are one of the most commonly used working animals in the world, highly prized for their hardiness and docile nature.<\/p><p>Mules require less food and have more stamina than horses of the same weight and height, making them resilient working animals in some of the harshest environments.<\/p><p>Mules are less stubborn and more intelligent than donkeys<\/p><p>Don\u2019t let the old saying \u201cas stubborn as a mule\u201d fool you: mules are thought to be more docile than their donkey fathers. But a mule\u2019s intelligence also means that they are more cautious and aware of danger, making them safer to ride when crossing dangerous terrain.<\/p><p>The skin of a mule is less sensitive than that of a horses and more resistant to sun and rain<br \/>Mules can live up to 50 years if well looked after.<\/p><p>Mules can kick sideways . Although mules are usually docile, an angry mule can kick both backwards and to the side. Avoid a mule\u2019s hind legs as these animals can pack quite a punch!<\/p><p>China breeds seven million mules each year where they are commonly used on small farms and for transport.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a9f31f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a9f31f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-46720ae\" data-id=\"46720ae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c21c9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c21c9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Near the Kedarnath temple a biogas and compost plant in Gaurikund will make electricity from the excreta of the mules. From the horse and mule poop, which lines the road to the temple will be made into fertilizer also in pits in Gaurikund. There are 120 mules which will provide enough poop to prepare the fertilizer in 30 days. This will be sold to local farmers at very reasonale rates.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">But the strong impact of Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s Swacchh Bharat Abhiyan has resulted in a unique scheme: all the pack animals will wear diapers! In the Yamunotri and Kedarnath temple track diapers will be handed to the owners of the mules. There is a complicated economic arrangement between the BKTC and the mule owners for this diaper called the poof bag, but I shudder to think where the the diapers will be disposed of! And what about the bio gas plant for energy, compost and manure being built in Gaurikund using the excreta of mules? How will it be collected from the poof bags?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a58e3f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a58e3f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e0ea57\" data-id=\"9e0ea57\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bdc8f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0bdc8f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Yaks  the Camel of the Himalayas<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f81e95 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f81e95\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d92afc9\" data-id=\"d92afc9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3912978 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3912978\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 1962 during the Sino Indian war, a herd of yaks crossed the border into India from Tibet. The Indian Army handed them over to the District administration, and since then, the Animal husbandry Department of Chamoli has looked after them which have grown into a pack of 5 male and 8 female yaks. In winter they are taken to Suraithota and in summer they stay in the high altitude Dronagiri village. In Uttarakhand about 67 yaks stay in Chamoli, Pithoragarh, and Uttarkashi . They are found in areas 8000 feet above sea level. They can survive for upto 20 days, just eating snow! That is why they are also called the camel of the Himalayas.<\/p><p>While Char dham tourists come to Uttarakhand for a beautiful religious experience among the spiritually inspiring natural beauty of this place, but a little fun and novelty never hurts: If things go well in the times to come, they can have rides on these exotic long haired animals, known as snow camels. I was in love with the yak I rode in the Tsomgo Lake, Sikkim with an apt name: Rambo! The top of his white, hairy head was as big as a coffee table&#8230; When the Chardham Yatra will start the yaks will be kept at Badrinath, in winter they go to Auli.<\/p><p>It is believed that yak hair is used to make the jhubba (a hair fan) used to fan the idol of Lord Vishnu in the Badrinath temple.<\/p><p>The Pandavas&#8217; last stop before entering heaven was Mana, India&#8217;s last village on the border with Tibet, three kilometers from the Badrinath temple. They reached the village riding on yaks. You could go to Mana or Niti and have \u201cTea in the last shop in India\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8923a62 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8923a62\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f17d649\" data-id=\"f17d649\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c904bde elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c904bde\" 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elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e382607\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c21788e\" data-id=\"c21788e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f32acd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f32acd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>My 1st pilgrimage in Uttarakhand: Tungnath. With my driver of 30 years Kanhaiyya, nurse Pinky, my good friend, Madan Rajan and my dog Swami. And since then I have visited only one more\u00a0 Temple : The Nanda Devi temple in Lata. \u00a0I hope to visit more.\u00a0 Inshallah.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shubhi\u2019s Pyare Pahadi: This time my dear ones are Truly Divine! Welcome to Devbhoomi They are coming back: the Devis and devtas are coming back to their main temples from their winter abode. 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