Today we will travel from Yamunotri Dham to the place where the holy Maa Ganga resides, Mukti Dham Gangotri Dham In the holy Char Dham Yatra of Uttarakhand, by visiting Gangotri Dham, one gets freedom from all kinds of sins. By taking darshan and worshiping in Ganga Bhagirathi, one gets salvation from one's ancestral ancestors. It is found that Mother Ganga had appeared at this place from the hair of Mahadev to liberate the 6 Haj sons of Raja Sagar. Before going to Sarg Hini, Panch Pandav visited Gango Dham during Chardham Yatra. After 2024, if you want to go for Chardham Yatra. Do you want to come and after Yamunotri Dham from Rishikesh, how will you reach Gangotri Dham, how much time will it take, how much will it cost, how can you travel to Gangotri Dham in your budget, your IT budget, all the detailed information, this video is with you. I will try to share one by one # Gangotri Dham # Chardham Yatra Let's start this virtual tour, I am your friend Saurabh Raj and you are watching Right Riders video. If you like then like comment share and subscribe Devbhoomi. The second holy place of Uttarakhand, Gangotri Dham, distance from nearest railway station to Haridwar is 283 km. Nearest airport is Jolly Grand Airport. Distance from Deradun is 266 km. Yamunotri Dham to Gangotri Dham distance by road is 227 km. If you want, then you can book a four night five days Chardham Yatra by paying Rs 80,000 . Chardham You can travel to Gangotri Dham if you are an avid traveler like me. You can reach Gangotri Dham by direct Gangotri Dham by pass from Haridwar by paying only ₹ from non-government bus stand outside Haridwar Railway Station . Fast Bus departure time from Haridwar is 5 in the morning. :30 am We started Char Dum Yatra from Haridwar after taking bath in Ganga, doing aarti in Ganga river and worshiping at 9:00 am. First night stay at Uttarkashi Barkot Barkot by pass from Haridwar and reached Janaki Chatti at 1 am on the second day. Third day, trek of 6 km from Janki Chatti, reached Yamunotri Dham, after offering darshan and worship, returned at 5:00 pm in the evening. After reaching Janki Chatti, we booked direct bus from Janki Chatti Government Bus Stand to go to Gangotri Dham from Yamunotri Dham. After tracking, if you have to go to Gangotri from Yamunotri Janaki Chatti the next day, you have to come to a government bus stand. You will get direct bus from the government bus stand. Next day morning, this bus will depart . There are charges for Gangotri Janaki Chatti to Gangotri Dham bus. If you do not get a ticket in the bus , you can reach Gangotri Dham by paying Rs 00 in a sharing Balero car from the bus stand. In 2024 , there is a lot of crowd in the Chardham Yatra. There is a lot of traffic jam. In one day, you can reach Yamunotri Dham. You will not be able to reach Gangotri Dham from Janki Chatti. Due to heavy traffic jam, today we did not get direct bus from Yamunotri Dham Janki Chatti to Gangotri Dham. By bus we will first go to Janki Chatti 100 23 km away from North Kashi Janki Chatti to North Kashi bus ticket. Person on Charges 00 Today our base was departure from Janaki Chatti at 7:00 am in the morning. After Janaki Chatti, we reached Hanuman Chatti Barkot Dhara Suvan at 1:00 pm. We reached Devbhoomi, Uttarkashi District Head Quarter of Uttarakhand, Uttarkashi Town Elevation of 118 meters. Haridwar to Uttarkashi Distance 186 km Uttarkashi is an ancient city on the banks of Ganga Bhagirathi Uttar Pradesh Varanasi Like Kashi, North Kashi is also considered very sacred. Like Varanasi Kashi Vishwanath Jyotirlinga, there is a Swayambhu Jyotirlinga at the same place. The darshan of this Jyotirlinga will give you a glimpse of the Kashi Vishwanath Jyotirlinga. You will get full benefit of darshan Uttarkashi Vishwanath Temple Opening Time Morning 6 AM to 8:30 PM Like Varanasi Kashi Man Karan Ghat, Ganga Aarti is performed every evening at 7:00 PM in North Kashi Manikarnika Ghat, you can do darshan here by doing Ganga Aarti. Continue our journey Uttarkashi Vishwanath Temple Man Karan Ghat Before attending Ganga Aarti at 3:00 pm from Uttarkashi bus stand we booked advance bus ticket to reach Gangotri Dham the next day at 7:00 am in Uttarkashi. And two buses open at 9 o'clock for Gangotri. Bus ticket charges per person are 200 ₹. For night stay in North Kashi, we booked a hotel room by paying ₹ 5000000 on the opposite side of the bus stand. Char Dhami Yatra Day Five Today we left 98 from North Kashi. km away to Gangi Dham The buses going to Gangotri Dham will depart. They were standing at the bus stand since 6:00 in the morning. Many devotees did not get tickets to sit in the bus. Those devotees who did not get seats, all will go to Gangotri Dham only by standing. I sat behind the driver in the cabin of the bus. Seats were booked at 7:00. Our bus left for Gangotri Dham. We crossed the road and Bhagirathi river flows. We will walk till Gangotri Dham along the banks of this Bhagirathi river. Tala Village is at a distance of 7 kilometers from Uttarkashi city. If you are traveling with your bike or car. If you come on Chardham Yatra from Uttar Pradesh, then you can stop at this village and have breakfast. After crossing Tala Village, traffic jams start. Once the traffic jam occurs, it may take half an hour to clear the jam. North Kashi city. There is neither village nor village at a distance of 14 km from Uttarkashi. After crossing the village, police stopped us to check the registration. 9:2 We have come 14 km from Uttarkashi. Here the registration is being checked. Many devotees have come without registration but not like this. You should come on Char Dham Yatra only after registration, here online registration checking is being done and here offline registration token is being given and here there is medical facility, there is no problem, only one problem of the passengers is heavy traffic, if you go without registration. When you reach here, offline registration is closed now, but from June to October, offline registration will be done here. Yes, it is ok, but water, yes water, you found the use. At 10 in the morning, we again left for Gangotri, at a distance of 2 km from the check post. Hai Khed Waterfall is an artificial waterfall. It has been prepared for a hydro power project by dividing the Bhagirathi river. A little ahead of the waterfall, on the right hand side is Mani Ri Fali Dam Hydro Power Project. After the Bhagirathi Ganga emerges from Gomukh, this is Bhagirathi. The first dam on the river Ganga. There is a G NVN rest house near this dam. If you want, you can stay here [Music] . After walking a little distance, traffic jams started again. The road here is so short, two vehicles, one vehicle. Can't cross together, if any vehicle comes from ahead then the other one has to stop. Arya Bihar Ashram is at a distance of 20 km from North Kashi city. Here you can see the idols of many Gods and Goddesses [Music] Arya Bihar Ashram from North Kashi. Till then locality shops are visible on both sides of the road but after crossing the Ashram, locality shops are not visible for a long distance. Traffic is stopped on this route by the traffic police from 8 pm to 4 am. From North Gasi We crossed Bhagirathi at a distance of 43 km. After crossing the river, Gangnani village is at a distance of 1 km. There is a famous hot water spring in Gangnani village. There is a male and female hot water spring bathing facility here. If you want, you can take bath here and go on your journey. We were traveling by bus, so the bus did not stop here, but if you are traveling with a personal bike and car, then if you wish, you can stop for an hour at Ganga Nani village. At a distance of 5 kilometers from Gangnani, we will cross the Bhagirathi river and Once we crossed the river and came 1 kilometer we had to stop again due to heavy traffic jump . Time is 1:2. We should have reached Gangotri now but there is so much traffic jam. We are half way there. If you people are not able to come , then if you plan to do Chardham Yatra after 2024, then come only with full preparation . It may take two to three days for you to reach each Dham on Chardham Yatra. Don't know at what time we will reach. Gangotri Dham: In this journey, keep chips, biscuits, dry fruits and a bottle of water with you. Once the jam starts, it may take two to three hours for the jam to open. We stayed at a very beautiful place, an old hut on the Bhagirathi river. Sa Bridge All the devotees are busy taking photos, videos, pics and selfies along the bridge [Music] After clearing the traffic jam in about two hours, we started moving ahead. After walking some distance, there is a Durga temple on the left hand side of the road, local village. People come to this temple every day and offer prayers. Go 500 meters ahead of the temple and on the right side of the road you can see NTPC's Hydro Power Project Project Name Loha Ring Pala Hydro Power Project Due to land sliding here, road repair work is going on. And from here on the way, there is a single road for 8 to 10 kilometers. Two vehicles cannot cross together. There are mountains further away, we still have to cross. The height of the mountain is 8000 feet Sakhi Top Sukhi Village. [Music] You can see apple farming on both sides of the road. In the month of September and October, you will see apples here. [Music] Now we were going from inside Sakhi Top Sukhi village, right on the top of the mountain, but we had to walk some distance. Later, it started raining lightly and the traffic got jammed. We stayed at Sakhi Top for an hour. After some time, after the weather cleared, the snow cap mountain Bhagirathi Range was visible in the distant mountains . [Music] Harsil Valley was visible below. After crossing Harsal Valley, we will reach Gangotri Dham [Music] There are two or three restaurants in Sukh Top, we paid 50 rupees in the restaurant and bought Rajma rice [Music] After some time, the jams opened, we started moving ahead, coming to Harsal Valley, we crossed Bhagirathi river and one more As soon as you cross the river, you will enter Harsal Valley. The road to Harsal Valley is open for 12 months in all seasons, but after heavy snowfall in winter, the road from Harsal Valley to Gangotri Dham remains closed. This is Harsal Village. Night here. To stay, you will find many hotels, lodges, Dharamshala, Harsil Valley, after crossing the Bhagirathi river, on the left hand side, 3 kilometers above the mountain, Mukhwa Temple is Gangotri Dham, the winter residence of Mother Ganga. If you have a bike and car, then you can visit this temple. After coming two kilometers ahead of Harsilwali, we crossed Bhagirathi river once more [music] After crossing the bridge, the road became narrow and on the right side of the road, Mother Bhagirathi is flowing from inside the deep ditch. [Music] After crossing the Lanka Bridge 9 kilometers ahead of Gangotri Dham, we finally reached Gangotri Dham. Elevation above sea level is 10300 feet. Now the time is 4:2 9:30 hours. After a journey of 9:30 hours, we finally reached Gangotri Dham. Registration is in front of the bus exit. Token counter from here we have to show the registration and get the token, there is so much crowd here, registration is not being checked, I have not taken my token, let's first go to GN BN's guest house, where we booked the room, go back from there and then have darshan. The distance from the bus stand to the temple is 300 meters. Wheel chair facility is available for senior citizens. Bus stand to temple wheel chair up and down charges. You will get puja material shops on both sides of the road if you wish, at your home. You can purchase puja material for offering puja in the temple. There is an ATM facility here but there is no cash in the ATM. At a distance of 100 meters from the bus stand, on the right side of the road, after crossing the Bhagirathi river, walk a little and NBN guest is in front. House Rest: You will find many hotel lodges to stay in Gamti Dum. If you want to stay in the budget then you can stay in the rest house of GN BN. Here on Dermitor Bet charges Rs. 650, online booking has to be done. Today we know about Dermato. Room was not available so we asked for ₹ 1000000. Gijar facility is clean and available. It is near the GN Ban Rest House. It is called Gauri Kund. It is said that after Maa Ganga came down from the hair of Mahadev, Maa Parvati Gauri had taken bath in Ganga at this place of Gauri Kund. Nearby you can have the darshan of Maa Parvati Charan Padu. It is a little distance away from Gauri Kund and it is called Surya Kund. After taking bath in Gauri Kund, Maa Parvati used to come to Surya Kund and worship the Sun God. It is said that Bhima Cave is at a distance of half a kilometer from Surya Kund. It is said that after the end of the war of Mahabharata, the Pancha Pandavas performed these yagyas inside the cave . After checking in the room, we reached first on the banks of Ganga. All the devotees take bath in Bhagirathi Ganga before worshiping Maa Ganga. The water of Bhagirathi river is quite sufficient. It is cold, if you wish, you can take bath in the river. Do not try to go into deep water while bathing [Music] Priests live on the banks of Ganga, Brahmins live. If you wish, you can worship Maa Ganga by giving some donation to the priest Panda Brahmin [ Music] Hor Gange Ganga Maiya ki Jai Ganga. There are many puja materials here on the banks of Ganga. If you want, you can purchase the puja materials by paying Rs. 000 and go for Maa Ganga darshan puja . There is a lot of crowd in the temple darshan from 10 am to 6 pm. It may take you up to three hours to visit at this time. Gorkha Commando Amar Singh Thapa built this temple in the 18th century. In the 20th century, King Madhav Singh Ji of Jaipur renovated this temple. Mahadev Temple in the courtyard of Ganga Tri Temple. Hanuman Ji. Temple Ram Sita Temple Sitting Photography Videography is not allowed inside the temple Now have virtual darshan of Mother Ganga Ganga Aarti is performed on the banks of Ganga at 7:00 in the evening Many devotees take Ganga water from Gangi to Tamil Nadu Ram goes to Rameshwaram Shivalinga is worshiped with Ganga water. If you wish, you can take Ganga water in the Kalash, seal the Kalash and go to Rameshwaram within a year to worship Devadhidev Mahadev. In 2023, we took Ganga water to Rameshwaram. This year too, we took Ganga water from Gangotri here. You will go to Rameshwaram after offering puja in the temple. You will find many hotels and restaurants to have food in Gangotri Dham. Here you get food in thali system. Two chapattis, rice and vegetables and a thali with pickle. Price 00. Video ends here. How did you like the Gangam video? Do let us know in the comment section. See you soon in the next blog. In the next blog we will go from Gangotri Dham to Kedarnath Dham. 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