{"id":1328,"date":"2015-04-22T12:00:38","date_gmt":"2015-04-22T06:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/?p=1328"},"modified":"2015-04-22T12:00:38","modified_gmt":"2015-04-22T06:30:38","slug":"yatra-chardham-year-2015-for-senior-citizens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/yatra-chardham-year-2015-for-senior-citizens\/","title":{"rendered":"Yatra Chardham year 2015 for Senior Citizens"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0Yatra Chardham for the year 2015 starts from 20 April<\/span> , Kapats ( Doors) opens Sri Yamunotri and Sri Gangotri 21 April , Sri Kedarnath 23 April and Sri Badrinath 26 April<\/span><\/strong>
\nThe Yatra Chardham<\/strong> which is the devout wish of an any Sanatan Hindu ,\u00a0Shivaite<\/strong> or Vishnuite<\/strong> is done in the Gharwal region<\/strong> of Uttrakhand<\/strong> state\u00a0of North India, since 1980 we are making the travel\u00a0arrangements for pilgrims in this area, I have seen the Senior Citizens accompanying their families and trying to\u00a0keep a pace with the youngsters to make their pilgrimage to these holy places,\u00a0not knowing about the difficulties,\u00a0unpredictable\u00a0weather<\/strong> and the high altitude sickness<\/strong> because of thin air<\/strong> and less oxygen<\/strong>,\u00a0\u00a0in travel and quite often it is the high emotional feeling of doing it by foot as a devotional duty towards the God.
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Puja at Hardwar<\/p><\/div>
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\nThe entire journey which is performed by the people from all over India gathers at Haridwar<\/strong> or Rishikesh<\/strong> starts the 12 -14 days journey within the Himalayas with almost every day travelling<\/strong> around 200-250 kms. on single road which are prone to land slides<\/strong>, falling rocks<\/strong>, heavy rains<\/strong> or may be simply the heavy traffic in both directions<\/strong> on road and once we reach the destination may be one is to wait in a queue<\/strong> to have a pooja or just a darshan of few minutes,\u00a0 choice of food\u00a0is the major problem, fresh vegetables and milk are rare, one is to compromise on whatever is available and most important the good comfortable place where one can have full rest at night and facilities of daily use.
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\nSri Badrinath Ji Temple at night
\nQuite often, Senior Citizens<\/strong>\u00a0are unable to travel because someone from their family is not accompanying them, the entire\u00a0 journey is\u00a0comfortable and our experienced representative\u00a0is\u00a0with the Seniors, hiring of\u00a0a vehicle with good ground clearance<\/strong>\u00a0and comfortable seats<\/strong>, there are breaks in the journey at places where there are good facilities<\/strong> and good refreshments<\/strong>\u00a0available, a prior\u00a0information about the medical needs of person travelling, contacts of medical facilities available on the route which may be helpful in case of any emergencies. Food<\/strong> served on this route is vegetarian<\/strong>, the\u00a0accommodations\u00a0is\u00a0on ground floor with hot water in the bathrooms<\/strong>, beds are soft<\/strong> and warm, places are at high altitude, heaters and fire in the rooms are not allowed,\u00a0providing guests with hot water bottles to keep the body warm in the bed. Accommodations\u00a0are\u00a0selected close to the \u00a0roads .<\/strong>
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Palki being carried by the porters at Yamunotri<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

At Yamunotri,<\/strong> arrangements of Palki,<\/strong>\u00a0it is carried by four porters, Phata<\/strong> to Kedarnath<\/strong> is by helicopter<\/strong> and if desired the distance from helipad to the main shrine is\u00a0arranged by a porter carrying a person in a basket chair, Gangotri<\/strong> and Badrinath<\/strong> are at comfortable walking distance, at all shrines arrangement of \u00a0priority darshan.<\/strong>
\nGood warm clothes<\/strong>,\u00a0woolen\u00a0socks<\/strong>,\u00a0woolen\u00a0cap<\/strong> and gloves<\/strong> are must, before going to the pilgrimage. Good water-proof shoes<\/strong> should be worn and one must use them at least 15 days before starting the journey, \u00a0sandals \u00a0and\u00a0slippers\u00a0should not be used for walking (Trekking) , wind cheater<\/strong> or\u00a0rain coat<\/strong> is always recommended, one must drink a lot of water because most of pilgrims fall ill due to dehydration and Cold .<\/strong>
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Sri Gangotri Temple<\/strong>
\nThere are many places on the way worth visiting , Kharsali ( Lord Shani Temple), Harsil ( Mahaprayag of Nine rivers with Bhagirathi) Rudraprayag ( Maharishi Narad learnt to play Rudra Veena from from Lord Shiva ), Pandukeshwar ( Pandva brothers were born here) and many more places on the way.
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[author_image timthumb=’on’]wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/authors\/anil-rajput.jpg[\/author_image]<\/td>\nAnil Kumar Rajput<\/strong>\u00a0– Managing Director at Promark Travel, is\u00a0in the travel trade since 1980. For more Info Do Visit (promarktravels.com<\/a>) which caters all the travel needs of it’s clients. Connect with him on Facebook (htttp:\/\/www.facebook.com\/anil.k.rajput<\/a>) and Twitter (@PromarkTravels<\/a>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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