 | Pilgrimage Tours to Kedarnath and Badrinath in Uttaranchal, India |  |  The site Travel With Us to India offers you an array of Pilgrimage Tours travel tour packages for pilgrimage tours to Kedarnath and Badrinath in Uttaranchal, India. Kedarnath and Badrinath form an integral part of the 'char dham yatra' that is considered to be one of the most important Hindu pilgrimage tours.
The word Kedarnath literally means Lord Shiva, the Hindu deity. During your pilgrimage travel tours to Kedarnath in Uttaranchal, India you can visit one of the 12 most sacred Shiva lingam's that is situated here at a height of 3,584 meters above the sea level.
During your pilgrimage tours to the ancient Kedarnath temple that is located right at the center of a plateau surrounded by lofty snow covered mountains you enjoy the breathtaking beauty of the entire region and are definitely going to be astounded by the fantastic Shiva lingam.
According to historical records the ancient Kedarnath temple is more than a 1,000 years old. A massive statue of the Nandi Bull guards the main entrance to the Kedarnath temple. During your pilgrimage tours to the Kedarnath temple, Uttaranchal, India you can appreciate the enchanting frescoes that ornament the inner walls of the main temple hall. These pictures depict episodes related to Hindu mythology.
Besides visiting the Kedarnath temple during your pilgrimage tours to Kedarnath, Uttaranchal, India you may also pay a visit to the Samadhi of Adi Shankaracharya that is located behind the Kedarnath Temple.
Apart from the main Kedarnath temple there are five more sacred Kedar's that are located higher up in the mountains. According to popular legend the deity, Lord Shiva came and stayed at this place in the form of a bull while he was trying to elude the Pandava brothers of the Hindu epic Mahabharata.
Badrinath in Uttaranchal, India is located at a height of 3,050 meters above the sea level. The sacred Badrinath temple is located on the banks of the River Alaknanda and is surrounded by high mountains on both sides. The Badrinath temple id dedicated to the Hindu deity Lord Vishnu and as legend goes, Lord Vishnu meditated in this region.
While on pilgrimage tours to Badrinath in Uttaranchal, India you get to visit the natural hot water springs, a rock boulder with impressions of Lord Vishnu.
During your Badrinath Tours with the travel guide Travel With Us to India you can also visit the Mata Murti Temple that has been constructed to honor the mother of the deity, Badrinathji.
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