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Indian Hindu pilgrims gather at Sheetkalin Yamuna Temple in Kharsali Village, Uttarakhand, India. Kharsali is a small village across the river Yamuna from Jankichatti, 214 km from Rishikesh, during the winters the main idol of Maa Yamuna or Yamunotri is kept at Sheetkalin Yamuna Temple at Kharsali which lies at 2675 meters from the sea level. This place is also known as Khushimath is one kilometer from Janki Chatti across the River Yamuna. It is not only the winter seat of Ma Yamuna but there is a oldest temple of Lord Shani Dev who happens to be the brother of Ma Yamuna and in-charge of punishing the crooked and bad people but he also rewards the good people. This temple is very old constructed of stone and wood without using the mortar to fix the two stone slabs together, an old inscr