Overview

Uttarakhand is also called Devbhoomi literally meaning Land of Gods is the home for many temples and shrines. They are all prime in the mythological history of India. Each one of them carry their own importance. The circuit of temples that is highly coveted and covered by around 50lakhs of people every year is the Char Dham Yatra. Char meaning four and Dham meaning home of God is specified dwelling places of four different God of Hindus. Namely they are of Yamunotri – Ma Yamuna, Gangotri- Ganga, Kedarnath- lord Shiva and Badrinath- Lord Krishna.
All of them are sited in the deep Garhwal Himalayas are beautiful abode of Gods. They are all having their own importance in mythological map of India. the beauty of all of them are majestic and the thrill they carry makes them self-realizing and self-healing journey for all. Char Dham Yatra with Nainital, will take you to all of them including the beautiful small hill station of Nainital.

Yamunotri: Yamuna one of sacred rivers of Hindu mythology stepped from heaven into this mortal world here. Maa Yamuna is the daughter of Sun God. her brother the God of Death Yama blessed her that any body praying her will get relief from the untimely or accidental death in life. So, people visit and pray for long life here. They also pray the Pabitra Shila before entering the temple that is said to be the point where Yamuna River stepped first on the Earth. Other than this there is a natural hot spring of River Yamuna where people cook prasad for prying to maa Yamuna and also take that as prasad to their family. Sited in the deep Himalayas this is also one of the beautiful debhhomi present in the Garhwal Himalayas. The picturesque beauty along with the devotional feelings is the first in the circuit of Char Dham Yatra.

Gangaotri: Ganga is not the name of River, it is a life stream in India. Any puja or spiritual occasion is incomplete in Hinduism with the presence of Gangajal. Such is her purity that simply absorbs all the sins and negativities of a person’s life. The most powerful sin erasing river touched earth for the firs time from the locks of Lord Shiva in Gangotri. People come and vanish their sins as also pray for pure life that is simply without any negative energy. Gangotri contains a shrine dedicated to Goddesses Ganga and also Bhagirath Shila whose prayers made her coming to the earth possible.

Kedarthnath: the location that is simply sited with the best of Himalayan Valley is considered to be the home for the most powerful lord Shiva. He is considered to be Swambhu or omnipresent here. Meaning that the hump like black idol that is prayed here is not man made but it is considered to be Shiva took the shape of the same and stayed here. His presence was first for absorbing all the sins acquired by the Pandavas in the Kurukshetra war by killing their own family. They came here for mercy. This is the time when he transformed himself into a humplike shape that is prayed now as Kedarnath. So, for thousands of years people are coming here to get relief from their sins to get a sin free life.

Badrinath: Lord Vishnu is said to have performed meditation here for humanity to get relief from the burden of cycle of life and death. His meditative idol is prayed here. He is considered Badrinath here as he prayed under a Badri tree, which is said to be the disguised Lakshmi maa who provided shade to meditative lord Vishnu. Here you will see the wonderful view of the majestic Vishnu who is considered to be the Lord of Kaliyuga. He is praying here for your salvation. So, people come here to achieve moksha or salvation from the cycle of death and life.

Nainital: Lake District of India or Nainital is famous for its celestial scenic beauty and mango shaped lake called Naini. The main attractions of the place other than the majestic views of the Himalayas are the Naina Devi Temple and Cable car ride along with the boating in Naini lake. Tiffin top is also visited here.

Other than these places the majestic Himalayas is a very important role to play. Its presence is like that silent mood setter who will be in the full circuit with you making the ambience and nature talk to you just like the panoramic background required for a mythological trip.

Char Dham Yatra with Nainital is a journey that will take you to a voyage of self-realization and ensure that you return with a pure heart. This is a journey that tops rest of the all for any pilgrim as this takes you to a journey that is for salvation. Moksha is the ultimate goal of a Hindu and this is journey towards that. You achieve the right balance in life with this trip.
T
he presence of God Himalaya in the trip sets a contrast with the material world making you feel like being in heaven in search of your God. this is the trip that will ensure you are building a mystical bond with the all mighty and makes it highly come in the veins and blood strains making you feel the purity of the life that you are leading on each day of the trip.

Every day you will witness positive energeias be it in the new contrast that you create with the divinity and the connection with the beautiful meaningful life of the journey that you cover, the purest nature, divine rivers and the grand Himalaya all play their desired roles in transforming your material world into a complete divine one. The piousness that you are diving in will stay with you for the rest of the life.