Yamunotri

Uttarakhand·temple · hills

Pilgrims visiting the Yamunotri temple in the Garhwal Himalayas of Uttarakhand, one of the four sacred sites of the Char Dham Yatra.

Uttarakhand·temple · monsoon

Once again heavy rains have become a disaster. The temple complex at Yamunotri Dham has suffered a lot due to the fierce flow of the Yamuna River. Yamunotri footpath has been damaged due to heavy rains in Jankichatti.

Uttarakhand·temple · festival

Yamunotri is one of the Char Dham and it is also first place to visit in the Char Dham Circuit. Thousands of devotees visit the sacred shrine of Yamunotri temple, Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·temple · ceremony

Pilgrims bathe in the boiling hot sulphur water at Jamnotri or Yamunotri temple in Garhwal, Uttarakhand. This temple is prat of the Char Dham quad of the four more important temples at the sources of the Ganga and its tributaries.

Uttarakhand·temple · river

A dip in Janki Chatti is an evitable part of Yamunotri pilgrimage. A hot bath in the hot water gives revitalising energy and vigor to the visitors who are very tired of the rugged surroundings.

Uttarakhand·temple · dance

Women of Garhwal in Uttarakhand go into a trance and sway, dance, shout, sing and vibrate, as they become one with their God, at the Yamunotri shrine temple, at the closing the pilgrim season.

Yamunotri, Uttarakhand·river · lake

Bunderpoonch peak was named after the legend that Hanuman, the Monkey God, after setting the city of Lanka on fire with his burning tail, extinguished the flame on his tail here, hence the name Bunderpunch (monkey tail).

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

The drive up to Jamnotri or Yamnotri, and the temples themselves at Yamnutori, Kedarnath and Gangotri. See Gaurikund waterfalls at Gangotri and a man playing the flute there...

Uttarakhand·hills · snow

Yamunotri Peak, also known as Kalind Parvat, in the Garhwal Himalayas of Uttarakhand. Sunlight illuminates the rugged, snow-covered ridges as white clouds form and move rapidly around the mountain slopes.

Uttarakhand·temple · river

Yamunotri Temple is situated in the western region of Garhwal Himalayas at an altitude of 3,291 metres (10,797 ft) in Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand.The temple is dedicated to Goddess Yamuna and has a black marble idol of the goddess.

Uttarakhand·temple · river

Hot sulfur / sulphur water boils up in this spring at Yamunotri temple. Pilgrims and devotees bathe in this water that wells up from the womb of the Himalaya, to wash away their ills near the high altitude temple that lies at the source of…

Uttarakhand·village · river

Indian Hindu pilgrims gather at Sheetkalin Yamuna Temple in Kharsali Village, Uttarakhand, India.

Uttarakhand·festival

Janki Chatti is midway destination during Yamunotri tour or Char dham yatra. Jankichatti is a highly famous tourist place situated near the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·temple · river

Pilgrims offer prayer and seek blessings from goddess at Yamunotri temple in Uttarakhand. Yamunotri is one of the Char Dham and it is also first place to visit in the Char Dham Circuit.

Uttarakhand·temple · festival

Pilgrims on way to Yamunotri temple carrying palanquin of deities Naag Devta and Yamuna Devi during Yamunotri Yatra in Uttarakhand. Yamunotri is one of the Char Dham and it is also first place to visit in the Char Dham Circuit.

Uttarakhand·temple · festival

Yamunotri is one of the Char Dham and it is also first place to visit in the Char Dham Circuit. Thousands of devotees visit the sacred shrine of Yamunotri temple, Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·temple · river

Devotees take holy dip in hot sulphur spring at Yamunotri temple in Uttarakhand, India. Yamunotri is one of the Char Dham and it is also first place to visit in the Char Dham Circuit.

Uttarakhand·temple · river

Devotees in large number throng during Yamunotri Yatra in Uttarakhand. One can see devotees visited the temple to seek blessings from goddess.

Uttarakhand·flowers · industry

Rhododendron arboreum of the tree Rhododendron in profuse flower in the spring of 2015, below the shrine of Yamunotri in Uttarakhand.