Today on 24-April-2012, the Char Dham Yatra begins with the performing Pooja (Hindu Worship) at the holy place, Rishikesh on the very special day of Akshaya Tritiya.
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Today on 24-April-2012, the Char Dham Yatra begins with the performing Pooja (Hindu Worship) at the holy place, Rishikesh on the very special day of Akshaya Tritiya.
Char Dham Yatra is very popular and a famous Hindu Spiritualism Yatra. It consists of a visit to the four holy places of Uttarakhand (India) namely, Gangotri, Yamnotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath.
The gates of both Dhams (Gangotri and Yamnotri) were opened for pilgrims today at 11:00 am and thus the Yatra of the Char Dham began. A large number of spiritual tourists from all over and outside India will join this six month long pilgrimage to the four Hindu shrines.
The Char Dham Yatra begins with the pilgrimage flagged off by the Honorable Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Sh. Vijay Bahuguna. Not only is the Char Dham Yatra a spiritual experience, but is also a source of income for the pandits of these dhams as well as a means to maintain the economy of the State. The administration has made abundance security arrangements as well as special accommodations for pilgrims, expected to be approximately 50 lakhs this session. Heavy deployment of PAC, home guards, police, fire safety measures and CCTV cameras have also been installed for security reasons.
Since the route of Char Dham Yatra passes through hilly areas, the Transport department has also made arrangements to reduce the number of unexpected accidents. The transport department and Police personnel’s have been strictly ordered to prevent overloading in vehicles. The price list for all the eatables and essential items also has been set by the administration and the shop keepers have been instructed to sell those items according to the set price list. For details visit http://www.hillsguide.com/
Special arrangements made by Government of Uttarakhand for Chardham Yatra. Please visit http://www.hillsguide.com/ an official Tour and Travel guide (All India Hills)for complete details and guidelines provided by the State Government. In case of Emergency you can call at 100 Within Uttarakhand. For White water Rafting, you can get details from another official website http://indiarafting.com/. Please beware of Thugs. Always take help from Uttarakhand Police or Government Tour and Travel Offices of Uttarakhand as mentioned in www.hillsguide.com. The list of the Government Guest Houses are mentioned in Hillsguide.com. You may select the following Tour and Travel Agencies as mentioed :
