Chota Char Dham · 2 temples

The Chota Char Dham (Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath) are the four revered Himalayan pilgrimage sites of Uttarakhand, visited during the summer yatra season.

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Gangotri Temple
📍 Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand
The revered origin-shrine of the holiest of rivers, the Ganga, and one of the Chota Char Dham, set at around 3,100 m in the Garhwal Himalayas. It marks where Ganga is said to have first descended to earth.
🗓️ May to June and September to October, between the shrine's opening and closing; it is closed through the snowbound winter.
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Yamunotri Temple
📍 Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand
The sacred source of the river Yamuna and the first stop of the Chota Char Dham yatra, at about 3,293 m in the Garhwal Himalayas. Pilgrims cook offerings in its natural hot springs.
🗓️ May to June and September to October, between the shrine's seasonal opening (Akshaya Tritiya) and closing. Closed in winter due to snow.

All temples in this circuit

Chota Char DhamGanga

Gangotri Temple

📍 Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand

The revered origin-shrine of the holiest of rivers, the Ganga, and one of the Chota Char Dham, set at around 3,100 m in the Garhwal Himalayas. It marks where Ganga is said to have first descended to earth.

Chota Char DhamYamuna

Yamunotri Temple

📍 Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand

The sacred source of the river Yamuna and the first stop of the Chota Char Dham yatra, at about 3,293 m in the Garhwal Himalayas. Pilgrims cook offerings in its natural hot springs.

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