Char dham yatra 2022

India has many spiritual and prayerful places of God and Goddesses. There are more than 330 million pilgrim places and among all these pilgrimages Char Dham Yatra is the most schismatic and most visited religious places in India.

Char dham yatra 2022 is also furcated in 2 parts:

Char dham Yatra
Chota Char Dham Yatra

What is Char Dham Yatra?

As its name suggest Char dham yatra means 4 adobes or 4 dham or four pilgrimage places in India in each direction i.e., Badrinath dham in North (Uttarakhand), Rameswaram in South (Tamil Nadu), Puri in East (Odisha) and Dwarka in West (Gujrat). Apart from that there are Char dham of Uttarakhand devbhoomi. These Char dham includes- Badrinath dham, Kedarnath Dham, Yamunotri Dham and Gangotri Dham. All these four schismatic places are known as Chota Char Dham.

Here are all the necessary things (significance, weather, places to visit, things to carry, opening- closing time, Arti time etc) you must know before you head towards Char dham yatra 2022 or Chota Char Dham Yatra.

Char Dham Yatra 2022

According to Indian Philosopher Adi Shankaracharya, the original Char dham Yatra includes yatra of these 4 dham- Badrinath, Dwarka, Puri and Rameshwaram among which 3 pilgrims belong to Lord Vishnu and 1 belongs to Lord Shiva.

Badrinath Dham-

Badrinath Dham is the first religious place for Char Dham Yatra 2022, located in North region of Uttarakhand lies on the banks of Holy Alaknanda River, Between famous Nar and Narayan Mountains. The temple worships Lord Vishnu known as Badri Narayan. This place is said to have power to break the circle of life and remove rebirth thereby attaining salvation and is land of meditation and penance.

Unknown Facts- According to mythological facts Lord Vishnu sat in meditation and Goddess Lakshmi protected him from harsh weather in the form of Badri tree.

Places to Visit- Places to visit in Badrinath Dham are Badrinath Temple, Neelkanth, Tapta Kund and Vasundhra Falls.

Opening and Closing Time- 4:30am- 1pm, 4pm- 9pm

Arti Time- 10:30 am- 11:30 am

Dedicated to- Lord Shiva

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Rameswaram-

Rameswaram is the second religious place for Char Dham Yatra 2022, situated in the South of India in Tamil Nadu Region. According to Hindu Mythology this place is said to be the place where Lord Rama built Rama Setu Bridge to Shri Lanka. This place is dedicated to Lord Shiva. The shiva ling in this temple is said to be one of the 12 Jyoturlingas of Lord Shiva i.e., Radiant Sign of Lord Shiva.

Places to Visit- Places to visit in Rameshwaram are Rameshwaram Temple, Danushkodi Temple and Agnitheertham.

Opening and Closing Time- 5am- 1pm, 3pm- 9pm

Dedicated to- Lord Shiva

Puri

Jaganath Puri is the third religious place for Char Dham Yatra 2022 located in East India in Odisha. The main deity worshipped in Lord Krishna also known as Lord Jaganath. Puri is the only temple in the world where Lord Krishna’s sister, Goddess Subhadra is worshipped along with Lord Krishna and Lord Balram.

Places to Visit- Places to visit in Puri are Jagannath Puri Temple, Puri Beach, Markandeshwar Temple, Sudarsham Museum and Sakhi gopal Temple.

Opening and Closing Time- 4:30am- 1pm, 4pm- 9pm

Dedicated to- Lord Krishna

Dwarka-

Dwarka is the last religious place for Char Dham Yatra 2022 in located in West India in Gujrat. According to mythological facts Dwarka is said to be the dwelling town of Lord Krishna. The main deity worshipped here is Lord Krishna and the place is said to be submerged 7^th city that has been built in this area.

Unknown Facts- According to mythological facts Lord Vishnu sat in meditation and Goddess Lakshmi protected him from harsh weather in the form of Badri tree.

Places to Visit- Places to visit in Dwarka are Dwarkadish Temple, Nageshwar Jyotirlinga, Dwarka Beach and Rukmani Devi Temple.

Opening and Closing Time- 6:30am- 1pm, 5pm- 9:30pm

Dedicated to- Lord Krishna

These four places are the known as the Original Char Dham Yatra. Here are all the details about Char dham Yatra (significance, weather, places to visit, things to carry, opening- closing time, Arti time etc) you must know before heading for Chota Char dham yatra 2022.

Why to Visit Char Dham Yatra 2022?

Char Dham Yatra 2022 are the most religious sites or sacred Hindu Pilgrimage. Each and every holy shrine is said to achieve salvation. It is believed that the completion of these consecrate Char Dham Yatra wash away all their sins for utmost salvation. According to Hindu Mythologies there were four goals of life- Karna, Artha, Dharma and Moksha. Char dham yatra pursuit the fourth goal i.e., Moksha.

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Chota Char Dham Yatra 2022

Yamunotri Dham-

Yamunotri Dham is the first place to visit in Char Dham Yatra 2022 and is dedicated to Goddess Yamuna, located at the source of river Yamuna and it is belived whoever takes a holy dip in this river would attain salvation and not be taken to hell. According to Hindu mythological facts Lord Yam (i.e., God of Death) is said to be happy when one prays to her sister i.e., Yamuna Devi.

Unknown Facts- Muni Sage used to bath in Ganga and Yamuna River. During his old age when he could no longer visit Gangotri dham, a small stream of Ganga River appeared opposite to Yamunotri for him.

Places to Visit- Places to visit in Yamunotri Dham are- Yamunotri Temple, Saptarishi Kund, Surya Kund and Divya Shila

Opening and Closing Hours- 6 am- 8 pm

Arti Time- 6:30pm- 7:30pm

Dedicated to – Goddess Yamuna

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Gangotri Dham-

Gangotri Dham is the second place to visit in Char Dham Yatra 2022 and is dedicated to Goddess Ganga, located at the source of river Ganga and is ultimate source of purity and sanctity. According to mythological belief King Bhagirath did his penance here to bring Ganga on Earth to attain salvation to his ancestors.

Unknown Facts- According to mythological facts, Goddess Ganga took a form of holy river to cleanse the ashes and liberate the souls of King Bhagiratha’s ancestors to attain them salvation.

Places to Visit- Places to visit in Gangotri Dham are Gangotri Temple, Bhagirath Shilla, Submerged Shivling and Pandava Cave.

Opening and Closing Time- 6:30- 2pm, 3pm- 9:30pm

Arti Time- 3:00pm- 9:30 pm

Dedicated to- Goddess Ganga

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Kedarnath Dham-

Kedarnath Dham is the third place to visit in Char Dham Yatra 2022 and is dedicated to Lord Shiva.It is located near Mandakini River. It is known for attaining salvation and removing all sins. According to mythological facts Kedarnath Temple was built by Pandavas from Mahabharata

Unknown Facts- Nar and Narayan prayed here and pleased Lord Shiva and asked a boon from Lord Shiva to take a permanent seat as Jyotirlinga at this religious place.

Places to Visit- Places to visit in Kedarnath Dham are Kedarnath Temple, Gandhi Sarover, Shankacharya Samadhi and Bhairon Temple.

Opening and Closing Time- 6:30- 3pm, 5pm- 9:30pm

Arti Time- 5:00pm- 9:30 pm

Dedicated to- Lord Shiva

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Badrinath Dham-

Badrinath Dham is the Last place to visit in Char Dham Yatra 2022 and is dedicated to Lord Vishnu. It is the only temple that is part of both Char Dham Yatra- Original Char Dham Yatra as well as Chota Char Dham Yatra. It is said to have power to break the circle of life and remove rebirth thereby attaining salvation.

Unknown Facts- According to mythological facts Lord Vishnu sat in meditation and Goddess Lakshmi protected him from harsh weather in the form of Badri tree.

Places to Visit- Places to visit in Badrinath Dham are Badrinath Temple, Neelkanth, Tapta Kund and Vasundhra Falls.

Opening and Closing Time- 4:30am- 1pm, 4pm- 9pm

Arti Time- 10:30 am- 11:30 am

Dedicated to- Lord Shiva

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