ऋषिकेश से गंगोत्री धाम | Rishikesh To Gangotri Dham | Rishikesh City | Vlogs Rahul

ऋषिकेश से गंगोत्री धाम | Rishikesh To Gangotri Dham | Rishikesh City | Vlogs Rahul

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Rishikesh also spelt as Hrishikesh is a city near Dehradun in Dehradun district of the Indian state Uttarakhand It is situated on the right bank of the Ganges River and is a pilgrimage town for Hindus with ancient sages and saints meditating there in search of higher knowledge There are numerous temples and ashrams built along the banks of the river

It is known as the Gateway to the Garhwal Himalayas and Yoga Capital of the World The city has hosted the annual International Yoga Festival on the first week of March since 1999 Rishikesh is a vegetarian only and alcohol free city
The Tehri Dam is located 86 km 53 mi away from Rishikesh Uttarkashi a popular yoga destination is 170 km 110 mi uphill on the way to Gangotri Rishikesh is the starting point for traveling to the four Chota Char Dham pilgrimage places Badrinath Kedarnath Gangotri and Yamunotri It is also a starting point for Himalayan tourist destinations such as Harsil Chopta Auli as well as summer and winter trekking destinations like Dodital Dayara Bugyal Kedarkantha and Har Ki Dun
In September 2015 Indian Minister of Tourism Mahesh Sharma announced that Rishikesh and Haridwar would be the first twin national heritage cities As of 2021 Rishikesh has a total population of 322825 within the tehsil including the city and its 93 surrounding villages
The city is governed by Rishikesh Municipal Corporation and tehsil



Gangotri is a town and a Nagar Panchayat municipality in Uttarkashi district in the state of Uttarakhand India It is 99 km from Uttarkashi the main district headquarter It is a Hindu pilgrim town on the banks of the river Bhagirathi the origin of the river Ganges The town is located on the Greater Himalayan Range at a height of 3100 metres 10200 ft According to a popular Hindu legend the goddess Ganga descended here when Shiva released the mighty river from the locks of his hair

Gangotri is one of the four sites in the Chota Char Dham pilgrimage circuit It is also the origin of the Ganges river and per Hinduism the seat of the goddess Ganga The source of the Ganges river is the Bhagirathi River originating from the Gangotri Glacier Once the river confluences with the Alakananda River at a town called Devprayag it finally acquires the name Ganga the Ganges
Near the river is a stone where King Bhagiratha performed penance to Shiva in order to bring the Ganga down to earth and absolve the sins of his ancestors Pandavas performed the great Deva Yajna here to atone the deaths of their kinsmen in the epic battle of the Mahabharata Hindus believe that performing the ancestral rites on the banks of Bhagirathi frees the spirit of the ancestor from the cycle of rebirth and a holy dip in its waters cleanses sins committed in the present also past births


Gangotri Temple
The original Gangotri Temple was built by the Nepalese general Amar Singh Thapa and later restored in the 19th century The temple is closed from Diwali day every year and is reopened on Akshaya Tritiya During this time the idol of the goddess is kept at Mukhba village near Harsil Ritual duties of the temple are supervised by the Semwal family of pujaris These pujaris hail from Mukhba village

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