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Sunday, March 30, 2014

Scenic Beauty of India- Amazing Uttarakhand-2

Scenic Beauty of India- Amazing Uttarakhand-2
In Continuation to my previous post, Uttarakhand is considered to be divine and auspicious land where many Great Sages have done Sadhana/austerity and this is main reason for considering this place sacred.

In this post we will be virtually travelling to Kedarnath, Badrinath and till now relatively less explored place but magnanimous beauty, Valley of flowers.

Kedarnath- This place is abode of Lord Shiva and is one of "Char Dham" for pilgrimage in Hindu belief.

Architecture of temple is unique and has withstand Might of nature from centuries.
Aadi Shankaracharya, reestablished glory of temple in 8th century.
Earlier history of this place dates back to be in era of Great Mahabharat.
Temple remains open only during April to November due to extreme weather conditions.
Place is located at Chorabari Glacier.
Temple is situated on the banks of river "Mandakini".

Kedarnath Temple

Chorabari Lake

Voyage to Kedarnath in April courtesy indiamile.com

Near Temple courtesy Indiamike.com

Near By area to Temple courtesy Indiamike.com

Chorabari-Glaciers-Kedarnath courtesy blogs.agu.org

Badrinath :This place is abode of Lord Vishnu and is one of "Char Dham" for pilgrimage in Hindu belief.

Temple is situated on the banks of river "Alaknanda"
Two mountains named "Nara" and "Narayana" are situated on both sides of river "Alaknanda".
Temple of Lord is in lap of Mount "Narayana".
Mount "Neelkantha" is in background of temple.

BadriNath Temple courtesy incredibleindia.egoldentriangle.com

View from Badrinath -Mount Neelkanth

Voyage to Temple of BadriNath courtesy retrotexts.net

Bank of river Alaknanda

Valley of Flowers- Must visit place in lifetime.

Best time to visit July, August and September.
Valley of flowers is not less than heaven for nature lovers due to it's scenic beauty.
Believed to be in area of around 100 sq Kms.
It is located in Himalayan region and in District Chamauli.
As per Hindu Belief, it is believed that Lord Parashuram, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu, has cultivated this valley and since then, this valley is being nurtured by nature.
Now this valley is National Park.
Most important point about this valley is, no one cultivates this valley and this is all NATURAL.