Yatra Chardham

by anilrajput

Kailash Mansarovar Yatra from Kathmandu for Indian nationals

Holy Mt. Kailash


Every year thousand of pilgrims from believers of  Sanatan Dharma Hinduism , Bon, Buddhism and Jains pay their respectful visit to Holy Mount  Kailash , Lake Mansarovar and Lake Rakshas Tal in Tibet region of China following thousands of years traditions of their faith.
According to Hinduism it is abode of Lord Shiva with his consort Maa Parvati . Bon religion believe the sacred mountain to be the place where the founder of the their religion landed from the sky.  Tibetan Buddhists believe Kang Rinpoche ( Snow Mountain), is a natural mandala representing the Buddhist cosmology on the earth . It is called  Mt. Sumeru or Meru Parvat in Jainism , next to the Mt. is Ashtpada the site where the first Tirthankar Rishabhdev attained the Nirvana .
One must remember that it is one of the most difficult pilgrimage travel  where the trek ( Kora )starts from Darchen at a height of 15000 ft. and one is to climb up to 18600 ft. Dolma La  Pass where the oxygen is thin and it is very cold in the snow , one must get a through checkup and must get a Certificate from a family doctor about the body fitness to face the harsh weather. One must start physical exercises , yoga Pranayam breathing   exercises along with walking with good waterproof  boots at least two months before taking the pilgrimage as  two-three  nights yatris are to stay in tents, walk for the Circumbulation  (day 1 , 12 km and day 2, 21 km) the mules and Yaks are available if one want to take. This journey is strictly NOT for the people with Heart  and Breathing problems .
The Mount Kailash range is source of four rivers of Asia , Indus , Satluej , Karnali and Brahmaputra , the holy mount has the outer circumbulation ( Kora) of 52 km. Buddhist and Hindus travel Clockwise while the Bonpos do it counter clockwise , it takes three days to complete the Kora . It is surrounded by five Five Temples / Monasteries  , each is endowed with different legendary stories and decorated by distinctive sculptures, statues, murals, Thangkas and other Tibetan cultural objects  .One trek around Mt. Kailash and enjoy the grand views  of the valley and Mt. Kailash from all directions.

Trekking route Mt. Kailash


We have tied up with experts in Nepal and China to take care of the sacred Mt. Kailash – Mansarovar Yatra for the Indian nationals to travel from Kathmandu . We have been successfully organizing Yatra Chardham in Himalayas for the past 25 years along with high altitude  trekking in Ladakh ,  Sri Amarnath Ji and Everest Base camp trekking  in Nepal .
Our all pilgrimage tours are accompanied by not only the experts in the Himalaya  but also the Purohits  who help you perform the puja in the way as mentioned in our Vedic Texts. It is said that performing a puja at Mt. Kailash on a full moon day is the most auspicious , please select your dates accordingly .
All our packages are of 12 nights with arrival in Kathmandu and then  departure for yatra  by bus to Tibet the China region .
From the year 2013 Govt. of China is not allowing to travel by  Jeeps in Mansarovar and Kailash area .
We have fixed departures for the following dates , if there is group of 15 or more we can workout the suitable dates as per requirements.
Arrive Kathmandu       Return journey
30 JUN 2014                      12 JUL  2014
13 JUL 2014                       25 JUL 2014
27 JUL 2014                      08 AUG 2014
11 AUG 2014                     23 AUG 2014
29 AUG 2014                     10 SEP 2014
10 SEP 2014                       22 SEP 2014
For more details please contact  Mobile no. 09810506646
Callers from Overseas contact  +447700093414
Email: promark@promarktravels.com
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by anilrajput

Helicopter Charters Yatra Chardham 09 May 2014 onwards

Yatra Chardham 2014,  doors will open on 02 May at Yamunotri and 05 May at  Sri Badrinath Ji . 
The last year cloud burst and floods washed away roads and bridges at most of the places in Uttrakhand , lots of work by the Govt. agencies were put in action  to make the roads and bridges  travel worthy but still the roads and treks at higher reaches could not be brought up to the  satisfactory level specially the areas around and above Guptkashi towards Sri Kedarnath and Joshimath area onward the Lambagarh roads are yet to be fully repaired , the repair work will start after the month of March when the snow will melt and heavy machines are put in action.
The news coming in from the unconfirmed sources are that Govt. of Uttrakhand will not allow the pilgrims to have night halt at Sri Kedarnath and also the new trek will be longer than the last years .

Yatra Chardham Helicopter service


The helicopter service may be affected this year in this area due to the private helicopters services will be diverted in use by the political parties in  the Lok Sabha elections .
Pilgrims planing Yatra Chardham this year must decide and make bookings in advance with us to make sure their pilgrimage is successful and without any problems.
For more information and bookings contact +91-9810506646
Callers from Outside India + 44 7700093414
Email : promark@promarktravels.com
Website: www.yatrachardham.com  
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by anilrajput

Yatra Chardham – Hurdles this year 2014

Sri Badrinath Ji Temple


 
The Yatra Chardham for the year 2014 will start from Akshaya Tritiya which falls on the third Tithi (Lunar day) of Bright Half (Shukla Paksha) of Hindu month of Vaishakha , when the Sun and Moon are in exaltation; they are simultaneously at their peak of brightness, which happens only once every year .   Lord Vishnu and his incarnations are worshiped on the day. People also conduct Lakshmi puja on Akshaya Tritiya.
This year it falls on 2nd May 2014 and pilgrims from all over India will assemble at Haridwar / Rishikesh and start the holy journey on 30th April or 1st  May to reach the dhams at the time of opening of gates at the main temples of Sri Kedarnath and Sri Badrinath .
The devastating  floods, last year on 16th and 17th June 2013, washed away many roads and bridges in the Uttrakhand along with many thousand deaths of pilgrims and the local residents, it also washed away many guest houses, hotels and flat land suitable for the camps .
Upon talking with the local residents the information shared about the road conditions is bad at many places , Govt. agencies are working to repair the damaged roads and bridges but with the onset of winter the and snowfall in the area the works are stopped and it will resume only after the melting of snow around mid or end March 2014 .
The roads towards Barkot and Janki Chatti were not affected much and are in good condition , the onward  7 km trek to Yamunotri temple is safe ,  the road for Gangotri , Uttarkashi on wards washed away at 7-8 places  near Bhatwari , it is a soft road and at present suitable for light vehicles .
The road form Rudraprayag to Guptkashi / Phata is good for small / light vehicles but onward road to Gaurikund is in bad condition , the 14 km old trek route along the river Mandakini  from Gaurikund  to Rambara and then to Sri Kedarnath is washed away at many places and a new trek is under construction , this new route is aprox. 24 km long climbing up to  13000 ft. and then coming down to Sri Kedarnath at 11760 ft. , it is not possible to travel this distance in one day, one night stop will be required in both the directions and  it is not certain if Govt. will allow the pilgrims to have a night stay at Sri Kedarnath , where the yatris will spend the night , even if it is decided it will be in the tents or may be this year the Yatra for Sri Kedarnath will be by Helicopters with same day return .
The road from Guptkashi to Chopta and then to Pipalkoti is good for small vehicles , the road from Rudraprayag to Pipalkoti and then to Joshimath is better . Road from Joshimath to Gobindgaht and then to Pandukeshwer is ok but onward to Lambagarh, Hanuman chatti till Sri Badrinath is not good only light vehicles can go . There are chances of preparing a helipad at Gobindghat for Helicopter Shuttle service for Sri Badrinath . The trek for Ghangharia , Velley of Flowers and Sri Hemkund Sahib are travel worthy .

Changed flow of river Alakhnanda at Lambagarh after June 2013 floods , it use to flow on the other side of temple built by JP Hydel Project .


In all the preparations this year,it seems that most of the pilgrims will avoid Sri Kedarnath and the road journey will be done in small vehicles for Yamunotri , Gangotri and Sri Badrinath .
This year the yatris may have to get registered and will be allowed only to travel by registered Tourist and State Roadways vehicles .
 
For more information contact Mobile + 91-9810506646
Callers from Outside India  + 447700093414
Email : promark@promarktravels.com
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website : www.yatrachardham.com

 
by anilrajput

Kailash Mansarovar Yatra 2014

The Kailash Mansarovar Yatra year 2014 the registration for the Yatra  is announced by the Ministry of External Affairs Govt. of India . The last years Yatris who were registered and  could not take the journey due to the Floods and roads blocks in the year 2013 are also eligible .

Holy Mt. Kailash & Lake Mansarovar


 
Govt. of India accepts and screen the applications and selects the yatris with a strict criteria of health and physical fitness as one is to trek across the Great Himalaya to enter into Tibet area of China with restricted number of yatris to travel in batches of 20-40 .
Still there are pilgrims who are unable to get into the list and also are not keen on taking up a journey of 20 days on foot in Himalayas.
We have tied up with experts in Nepal and China to take care of the sacred Mt. Kailash – Mansarovar Yatra for the Indian nationals to travel from Kathmandu . We have been successfully organizing Yatra Chardham in Himalayas for the past 25 years along with high altitude  trekking in Ladakh ,  Sri Amarnath Ji and Everest Base camp in Nepal .
One must remember that it is one of the most difficult pilgrimage travel where one is to climb up to 18600 ft. where the oxygen is thin and it is very cold in the snow , one must get a through checkup and must get a Certificate from a family doctor about the body fitness to face the harsh weather. One must start physical exercises , yoga Pranayam breathing   exercises along with walking with good waterproof  boots at least two months before taking the pilgrimage as  two-three  nights yatris are to stay in tents, walk for the Circumbulation  (day 1 , 12 km and day 2, 21 km) the mules and Yaks are available if one want to take. This journey is strictly NOT for the people with Heart  and Breathing problems .
Our all pilgrimage tours are accompanied by not only the experts in the Himalaya  but also the Purohits  who help you perform the puja in the way as mentioned in our Vedic Texts. It is said that performing a puja at Mt. Kailash on a full moon day is the most auspicious , please select your dates accordingly .
All our packages are of 12 nights with arrival / departure Kathmandu by bus and travel in the China region is also by bus , from the year 2013 Govt. of China is not allowing to travel by  Jeeps .
We have fixed departures for the following dates
Arrive Kathmandu       Return journey
 01 MAY 2014                    13 MAY 2014
15 MAY 2014                    27 MAY 2014
29 MAY 2014                   10 JUN 2014
14 JUN 2014                     26 JUN 2014
30 JUN 2014                    12 JUL  2014
13 JUL 2014                      25 JUL 2014
27 JUL 2014                     08 AUG 2014
11 AUG 2014                     23 AUG 2014
29 AUG 2014                     10 SEP 2014
10 SEP 2014                       22 SEP 2014
For more details please contact  Mobile no. 09810506646
Callers from Overseas contact  +447700093414
Email: promark@promarktravels.com
 
 

 
by anilrajput

Yatra Chardham Year 2012

The Yatra Chardham starts every year upon the opening of doors after the melting of snow at all the four dhams the Yamunotri, Gangotri, Sri Kedarnath and Sri Badrinath. The auspicious day falls on the Akshya Tritiya of Indian Calander the Vikram Samvat, The year 2069 of Vikaram Samvat for Yatra Chardham the Akshya Tritiya falls on 24th April 2012, the Yatra Chardham from Delhi will start from 22nd April 2012 with one night stay at Haridwar and next day reach the Dham and participate in the first pooja of the year of Yatra Chardham with the opening of doors at all the sacred shrines.
 

Sri Badrinath Temple

 

Sri Kedarnath Temple

 

Gangotri Temple

 

Yamunotri Temple

 
All these places are accessible by road from Rishikesh, the total of 12 days are required for this pilgrimage to visit all the places by road, one can do this pilgrimage in three days by chartering a helicopter from Dehradun or Delhi.
Promark Travel is in making the arrangements for Yatra Chardham by road and one of the best Helicopter Charter company in this area. Hotels, Guest Houses and Transport Arrangements  selected are the best, taking care of needs and requirements of Pilgrims in the high altitude of Himalayas.
 

About the Author

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[author_image timthumb=’on’]wp-content/uploads/sites/2/authors/anil-rajput.jpg[/author_image] Anil Kumar Rajput – Managing Director at Promark Travel, is in the travel trade since 1980. For more Info Do Visit (promarktravels.com) which caters all the travel needs of it’s clients. Connect with him on Facebook (htttp://www.facebook.com/anil.k.rajput) and Twitter (@PromarkTravels)

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