Yamunotri Yatra

Yamunotri the origin of Yamuna River and the place of the Goddess Yamuna, the Yamunotri Dham is the holy voyage at the height of 3293 meters at Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand. The temple dedicated to Goddess Yamuna and the holy thermal mechanism at Janki Chatti at 7 kms away are the major attractions of Yamunotri Yatra. The genuine origin of River Yamuna is at a smaller amount of distance from the temple at an elevation of about 4,421 meters (14,505 ft). In addition, two hot streams can also be seen at Yamunotri Dham out of Surya Kund, has boiling water properties where the Gauri Kund has warm water appropriate for bathing.

Nice picturesque Place enrooted Yamunotri. Outstanding Hospitality, pleasant Staff, ordinary homely Food, worth staying during Chardham Yatra. Outstanding View from the tent in the Morning, pleasant Flowers, fastidious Birds, Like It’s a holiday camp in the Garden.

The holy place at the Yamunotri temple made up of black marble is being developed by Maharaja Pratap Shah of Tehri Garhwal. The temple opens on Akshaya Tritiya on the month May and closes on Yama Dwitiya (the day after Diwali in November). The Yamunotri Tour can be experienced entirly throughout the months of May to October and catching the glance of the holy place is really mind calming, comforting and pacifying.

It was smashed twice in the present century and rebuilt over again. Yamunotri temple is devoted to Goddess Yamuna. Yamunotri is the source of sacred river Yamuna which originates from the Champasar Glacier situated 1 km ahead of the holly place situated at an altitude of 3235 mts above sea level.

The approach is tremendously hard and pilgrims therefore recommend Pooja-arti at the temple itself. Yamunotri was the home of an prehistoric sage Asit Muni. Yamuna is the putri (daughter) of the Sun just like “Yam” who is considered his son. It is said that Yam would not torture any person at the time of death who takes a divine bathe in Yamuna, his sister.

The shrine and the holly place open every year on the fortunate day of the Akshaya Tritya, which usually falls betwwen the last week of April and first week of May. The temple always closes on the blessed day of Diwali in mid of October to first week of November, with a short ceremony. The temple staffs returns to their villages and for the rest of the time the valley wrapped up in no-man silence and sheltered with a white mass of snow. With the melting of the flurry snow next summer, the temple re-opens its Kapaat.

Dates of Opening of Yamunotri:-
Yamunotri Yatra: - 07 May 2019 (Tentative)