murugas
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This is not the first time and definitely this will not be the last time also. It all started in 2010 year after year Himalayas pulls us like a magnet and we plan s trip during September and visit many places. This time it was a trip from Kedarnath to Badrinath in between we visited Triyug Narayan, Guptkashi, Kalimath, Kalpeshwar, Dhyan Badri ( Both these shrine can be reached after some trekking ), Joshimutt and Devpryag. Add to this all other prayags also.
Dev Prayag ( Alaknanda+ Bagirathi= Ganges)
Helicopter Journey to Kedarnath
Kedarnathji
Beautiful wooden door of Ukimath
Simma Dwar of Badrinath
It was memorable trip without any problem I will share some of the photos taken by my friend L.Sundar . As usual this is a teaser post.
Dhyan Badri
From 2010 we have been visiting Uttarakand. It all started with Chardham yatra . As it rained heavily and there was lot of land slide which affected our schedule we could have darshan of Yamunotri, Gangotri and Badrinath only that year.
Next year we came to complete the yatra and visited Kedar and Badri. The Himalayas pulled us again we came for the third time and had the darshan of Panch Badris.
Then the great Himalayan Tsunami shook the whole region and our trip also stopped.
Last year we just had the darshan of Badrinathji and returned back.
This year our plan was to trek on the Satopanth path. but some of our group members wanted to have the darshan of Kedarnathji. It was decided that one group will attempt Satopanth yatra and the other group Kedar and Badri and visit many shrines in between.
Our trip this year was like this
Chennai & Bangalore - New Delhi (By Flight)
New Delhi - Haridwar ( By Train)
Haridwar - Phata ( By Car)
Phata - Triyug narayan and stay at Phata
Phata to Kedarnath and back ( By helicopter)
Phata - Guptkasi
GuptKasi - Ukimath
Ukimath to Chopta and Stay at Chopta
Chopta to Gopeshwar
Gopeshwar to Urgam via Helong
Urgam to Kalpeshwar by trek.
Kalpeshwar to Dhyan Badri by trek.
Dhyanbadri to Joshimutt by car and stay at Joshimutt.
Joshimutt to Badrinath and stay at Badrinath.
Badrinath to Devprayag and Haridwar and back to Chennai/Bangalore
By Flight from Chennai To NewDelhi
As there were two groups one from Chennai and other from Bangalore both met at Krishna Mandir, Safdarjung enclave New Delhi.
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The full group at Krishna Mandir
By train to Haridwar
Stay at Haridwar
Kedarnath Helibase
In the background you are seeing the temporary accommodation for the benefit of the pilgrims.
Lord Ganesh
Lion in Niche
Brightly decorated Doorway
Dev Prayag ( Alaknanda+ Bagirathi= Ganges)
Helicopter Journey to Kedarnath
Kedarnathji
Beautiful wooden door of Ukimath
Simma Dwar of Badrinath
It was memorable trip without any problem I will share some of the photos taken by my friend L.Sundar . As usual this is a teaser post.
Dhyan Badri
Next year we came to complete the yatra and visited Kedar and Badri. The Himalayas pulled us again we came for the third time and had the darshan of Panch Badris.
Then the great Himalayan Tsunami shook the whole region and our trip also stopped.
Last year we just had the darshan of Badrinathji and returned back.
This year our plan was to trek on the Satopanth path. but some of our group members wanted to have the darshan of Kedarnathji. It was decided that one group will attempt Satopanth yatra and the other group Kedar and Badri and visit many shrines in between.
Our trip this year was like this
Chennai & Bangalore - New Delhi (By Flight)
New Delhi - Haridwar ( By Train)
Haridwar - Phata ( By Car)
Phata - Triyug narayan and stay at Phata
Phata to Kedarnath and back ( By helicopter)
Phata - Guptkasi
GuptKasi - Ukimath
Ukimath to Chopta and Stay at Chopta
Chopta to Gopeshwar
Gopeshwar to Urgam via Helong
Urgam to Kalpeshwar by trek.
Kalpeshwar to Dhyan Badri by trek.
Dhyanbadri to Joshimutt by car and stay at Joshimutt.
Joshimutt to Badrinath and stay at Badrinath.
Badrinath to Devprayag and Haridwar and back to Chennai/Bangalore
Day 1 : Chennai to Haridwar
By Flight from Chennai To NewDelhi
As there were two groups one from Chennai and other from Bangalore both met at Krishna Mandir, Safdarjung enclave New Delhi.
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The full group at Krishna Mandir
By train to Haridwar
Stay at Haridwar
Had the holy bath in the Ganges and left for Gupt Kasi the next day morning.
Day 2 : Haridwar to Phata & Darshan of Triyugi Narayan
Normally we hire vehicle from Delhi for the trip. As there is always a delay at Risikesh RTO office this time we decided to hire vehicle from Haridwar so we travelled by train from Delhi to Haridwar.
On way to Devprayag
Early morning straight away we left for GuptKasi from Haridwar
Bathing Ghat of Devprayag
On the way we crossed Devprayag first then Rudraprayag and travelled towards Guptkasi
After the Himalayan Tsunami of 2013 to know about the tourists visiting Badrinath and Kedarnath the Government started registering their details. We registered our details at Guptkasi centre and reached Phata and booked helicopter tickets at Phata. As time was there we proceeded to Triyugi narayan.
Phata Village
Triyuginarayan village where the temple is located is about 12 Km from Sonprayag on motorable road till the temple.
Triyugi Narayan shrine
As the name suggests this temple is there during the three period of times namely Satya, Treta and Dvapara and now Kali. The celestial marriage of Lord Shiva and Parvati ( Daughter of King of Mountains) was solemnized here in the presence of Lord Narayan.
The holy fire which was lit at the time of the marriage is still kept burning so is called Akhand Dhuni ie perpetual Fire. Pilgrims have been offering fire wood to this havan all through these ages.
Vishnu Kund
Before the marriage ceremony, the gods are believed to have taken bath in three kunds or small ponds namely, Rudra-kund, Vishnu-kund and Brahma -kund. The inflow into the three kunds is from the Saraswati-kund, which - according to legend - originated from Vishnu's navel. Hence, the water of these kunds is considered to cure infertility.
Rudra Kund
Perpetual Fire - Akhand Dhuni
According to the scripture, pilgrims who visit this temple consider the ashes from the burning fire as holy and carry it with them to keep in their house.
Shiv- Parvati
Pooja at Dharma-sila
The marriage of Shiv-Parvati was solemnized at this holy spot and is now known as Dharm-Shila. Pilgrims offer pooja to Shiv-Parvati here and donate rice to the priests.
The Triyuginarayan temple resembles the temple of Kedarnath in architectural style . It is believed to have been built by Adi Shankaracharya . The shrine houses a silver image of Lord Vishnu (Narayana), accompanied with consort - goddess of wealth Lakshmi and the goddess of music and learning - Saraswati.
My colleague Mr. Kapruwan was instrumental for us visiting this shrine my sincere thanks to him. We returned to Phata and stayed there.
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Day 3: Darshan of Kedarnathji, GuptKasi, Kalimath & Ukimath
We were blessed with the darshan of Kedar Baba in 2011. After the Himalayan Tsunami I was longing to have His darshan. It was only a miracle that the temple survived. By His grace the dream came true this year. We sat at the feet of the Lord and cried for those thousands who attained His feet during the great deluge. In the route map the old trekking of 14Km is shown in dottedline and the new 18Km route by solid line. Last time we trekked but this time we preferred to travel by Helicopter. We planned the trip in September because helicopter trip started which was stopped during monsoon time.
Phata Helibase
Those who are above 90 Kgs are charged etc for helicopter depending upon their weight. Also passengers are accommodated in the helicopter depending on the weight so as to optimize the helicopter operations. It takes about 7 mins from Phata to Kedarnath.
Harvest in progress
View from Helicopter
The scars of the landslide can be clearly seen, this has damaged the earlier trek route and hence the pilgrims are now trekking by a new route which is on the other bank of Mandankhini river which is longer.
Kedarnath peaks
Mandankini River
Day 2 : Haridwar to Phata & Darshan of Triyugi Narayan
Normally we hire vehicle from Delhi for the trip. As there is always a delay at Risikesh RTO office this time we decided to hire vehicle from Haridwar so we travelled by train from Delhi to Haridwar.
On way to Devprayag
Early morning straight away we left for GuptKasi from Haridwar
Bathing Ghat of Devprayag
On the way we crossed Devprayag first then Rudraprayag and travelled towards Guptkasi
After the Himalayan Tsunami of 2013 to know about the tourists visiting Badrinath and Kedarnath the Government started registering their details. We registered our details at Guptkasi centre and reached Phata and booked helicopter tickets at Phata. As time was there we proceeded to Triyugi narayan.
Phata Village
Triyuginarayan village where the temple is located is about 12 Km from Sonprayag on motorable road till the temple.
Triyugi Narayan shrine
As the name suggests this temple is there during the three period of times namely Satya, Treta and Dvapara and now Kali. The celestial marriage of Lord Shiva and Parvati ( Daughter of King of Mountains) was solemnized here in the presence of Lord Narayan.
The holy fire which was lit at the time of the marriage is still kept burning so is called Akhand Dhuni ie perpetual Fire. Pilgrims have been offering fire wood to this havan all through these ages.
Vishnu Kund
Before the marriage ceremony, the gods are believed to have taken bath in three kunds or small ponds namely, Rudra-kund, Vishnu-kund and Brahma -kund. The inflow into the three kunds is from the Saraswati-kund, which - according to legend - originated from Vishnu's navel. Hence, the water of these kunds is considered to cure infertility.
Rudra Kund
Perpetual Fire - Akhand Dhuni
According to the scripture, pilgrims who visit this temple consider the ashes from the burning fire as holy and carry it with them to keep in their house.
Shiv- Parvati
Pooja at Dharma-sila
The marriage of Shiv-Parvati was solemnized at this holy spot and is now known as Dharm-Shila. Pilgrims offer pooja to Shiv-Parvati here and donate rice to the priests.
The Triyuginarayan temple resembles the temple of Kedarnath in architectural style . It is believed to have been built by Adi Shankaracharya . The shrine houses a silver image of Lord Vishnu (Narayana), accompanied with consort - goddess of wealth Lakshmi and the goddess of music and learning - Saraswati.
My colleague Mr. Kapruwan was instrumental for us visiting this shrine my sincere thanks to him. We returned to Phata and stayed there.
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Day 3: Darshan of Kedarnathji, GuptKasi, Kalimath & Ukimath
We were blessed with the darshan of Kedar Baba in 2011. After the Himalayan Tsunami I was longing to have His darshan. It was only a miracle that the temple survived. By His grace the dream came true this year. We sat at the feet of the Lord and cried for those thousands who attained His feet during the great deluge. In the route map the old trekking of 14Km is shown in dottedline and the new 18Km route by solid line. Last time we trekked but this time we preferred to travel by Helicopter. We planned the trip in September because helicopter trip started which was stopped during monsoon time.
Phata Helibase
Those who are above 90 Kgs are charged etc for helicopter depending upon their weight. Also passengers are accommodated in the helicopter depending on the weight so as to optimize the helicopter operations. It takes about 7 mins from Phata to Kedarnath.
Harvest in progress
View from Helicopter
The scars of the landslide can be clearly seen, this has damaged the earlier trek route and hence the pilgrims are now trekking by a new route which is on the other bank of Mandankhini river which is longer.
Kedarnath peaks
Mandankini River
Kedarnath Helibase
In the background you are seeing the temporary accommodation for the benefit of the pilgrims.
Lord Ganesh
Lion in Niche
Brightly decorated Doorway
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