Chota Char Dham Yatra

Chota Char Dham Yatra is a popular spiritual visit in Uttarakhand. Char Dham means the four temples. Chhota Char Dham has four major Hindu traditions, with Shakti goddess sites, Yamnotri and Gangotri, one Shiva site Kedarnath, and one Vishnu site Badrinath.

Why Uttarakhand Chardham Called Chota Char Dham Yatra

The Char Dham Yatra in Uttarakhand is the most spiritual journey for Hindus. Chota char Dham, which is used for the pilgrimage of the four famous temples \ sites of Hindus in Uttarakhand named Yamnotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath, and Badrinath.

The Chota Char Dham is an important Hindu pilgrimage site in Uttarakhand in the Indian Himalayas.

Why Chota Char Dham Yatra So Popular

As per Hindu people, if a person, once in his lifetime, does the Chhota Char Dham yatra, he gets free from all the sins that he had done in his past and receives moksha after death. This strong belief of thousands of people from all around the world leads to the Char Dham Yatra.

Chota Char Dham Opening And Closing Dates

Chhota Char Dham opening dates: Kedarnath opening dates will decide on Mahashivratri, Badrinath opening dates will decide on Basant Panchmi, and Gangotri-Yamnotri opening dates will be after Akshay Tritya every year.

Chhota Char Dham closing dates such as Yamnotri and Kedarnath Dham closed on the occasion of Bhaiya Dooj and Gangotri Dham closed on the occasion of Govardhan Puja and Badrinath Dham closing dates of Vijayadashmi.

Name of Chota Char Dham

YAMNOTRI DHAM
GANGOTRI DHAM
KEDARNATH DHAM
BADRINATH DHAM

YAMNOTRI DHAM:

Yamnotri Dham and devotees visit first in their Chota Char dham Yatra. This dham is dedicated to Goddess Yamuna who is the daughter of the sun and the twin sister of Yamraj. The temple is situated on the bank of the river Yamuna which flows out from Kalind Parvat. Our poorvaj (ancestors) said that, on the day of Bhaiya Dooj, Yamraj promised to Goddess Yamuna that whoever takes a dip in the Yamuna will get moksha.

GANGOTRI DHAM:

Gangotri Dham is the second Dham in the Chhota Char Dham yatra after Yamnotri. The temple is dedicated to Goddess Ganga and is located on the bank of the Bhagirathi river in Uttarkashi. The Gaumukh glacier is the real source of the Ganga River, which is 19 km from Gangotri. It is said that Gangotri Dham was the place where Goddess Ganga first fell from the heavens after 1000 years.

KEDARNATH DHAM:

The third dham of char dham yatra is Kedarnath. Kedarnath is on the list of 12 Jyotilings and Panch Kedar. This dham is situated on the bank of river Mandakini. According to Mahabharata at Kurukshetra, Pandavas felt guilty for killing their blood relatives, and to get free from the sins, they needed Shiva. But Shiva hide from the Pandavas. Shiva transformed himself into a bull and dove to the ground. But Bhim recognized the bull and he immediately caught the bull’s tail.

The bull disappears into the ground and reappears at 5 different places. Hump in the Kedarnath, two forelegs in the Tungnath, nevil and stomach in the Maheshwar, face at Rudranath and hair lock in the Kapeshwar Together, these five places are called Panch Kedar.

BADRINATH DHAM:

The fourth and the last Dham of the Chota Char Dham Yatra is Badrinath Dham. It is the most visited Dham. This temple is dedicated to lord Vishnu and is located at Nar and Narayan Parvat on the bank of the Alaknanda River. This is the only dham that is a part of the Chota Char Dham or Char Dham Yatra.