{"id":1620,"date":"2016-04-04T10:30:21","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T05:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/?p=1620"},"modified":"2016-04-04T10:30:21","modified_gmt":"2016-04-04T05:00:21","slug":"gangotri-the-sacred-mother-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/gangotri-the-sacred-mother-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Gangotri The Sacred Mother River"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gangotri<\/strong> is situated at a height of 3100 meters in the great Himalayas<\/strong> , the origin of river Ma Ganga known as Bhagirathi<\/strong> here , it is the most important part of the Chardham\u00a0circuit\u00a0in Gharwal Himalayas<\/strong>, the actual source is Gaumukh in Gangotri glacier<\/strong> \u00a018 km up-stream at a height of 4120 meters about 30 km long and 2-4 km wide, it is fed by Raktvarn<\/strong> , Chaturangi<\/strong> , Kirti<\/strong> and Bhirghupanth tributary glaciers<\/strong> besides many other small ones .
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Gaumukh the origin of Bhagirathi<\/strong><\/p><\/div>
\nThe temple is on the right bank of the river, a White stone structure where the main idol of Ma Ganga is\u00a0installed, before praying the pilgrims take bath at the holy river and then visit the main temple, this river is given a status of mother and\u00a0Goddess\u00a0in the Hindu way of life<\/strong>, \u00a0temple opens on Akshya Tritya of Vikram Samvat of Hindu calender<\/strong> which falls somewhere around end April to first half of May every year the temple closes on the day of Depawali and the idol of Ma Ganga is\u00a0brought down and kept at Mukhba village near Harsil in the winters<\/strong>, the evening Aarti is very impressive and it is performed as a stately affair .
\nMa Ganga is known by many names in the Sanatan Scripts , Bhagavat Padi<\/strong> means coming out of Lotus feet of Bhagwan ( God), Tripathaga<\/strong>\u00a0, it is the only river which flows from all the three worlds Swarag<\/strong> ( Heavens), Prithvi<\/strong> (Earth) and Pataal<\/strong> ( The Hell) . While following King Bhagirath, Ganga was making lots of noise which angered the sage Jahnu who was in his meditation, he drank all the water of Ganga, the Devas requested the sage to release her , Sage Jahnu released Ganga from his ear and named Jahnavi<\/span><\/strong> ( Daughter of Jahnu)
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Gangotri Temple<\/strong><\/p><\/div>
\nLegend<\/strong>
\nThe King Sagar who had 60,000 son,<\/strong> once organised the Ashwamegah yagna<\/strong> to proclaim that he is the ruler of earth, a horse was sent around the earth along with the army of all his sons to complete the journey\u00a0uninterrupted\u00a0, the king of\u00a0heaven King Indra felt if the horse takes the full round of earth and yagna is performed the King Sagar will be the threat to his kingdom , he catch hold of horse and tied it in the ashram of \u00a0Rishi (Sage) Kapil<\/strong>, upon seeing the horse tied there the sons of King Sagar stormed the ashram of Rishi Kapil<\/strong> and\u00a0disturbed him in his deep meditation, The Rishi Kaipil cursed them all<\/strong>\u00a0and as a result all burnt down to ashes. The garndson of King Sagar the Bhagirath<\/strong> worshiped Lord Brahma and pleased him to bring the Ganga from\u00a0heavens to cleanse the ashes of his\u00a0ancestors and get them liberated to Moksha\u00a0\u00a0at this place. It was Lord Shiva who could calmly trapped her in his hairs and let her fell on earth in small streams .
\nBest Time to Visit<\/strong>
\nOne can visit upon the opening of the temple till the closing date which is Yam Dwitiya of Vikram Samvat<\/strong> , the two days after Depawali \u00a0but the best time is April till June or till the start of monsoon , then best time is September mid till October,\u00a0during\u00a0the monsoon there is a danger of land slides ,\u00a0broken\u00a0roads and flooding of water streams on the way and one may have to be stranded for days to wait for roads to open.
\nPlaces to stay<\/strong>
\nThere are many guest houses and dharamshalas here but good\u00a0accommodations\u00a0are\u00a0available\u00a0at Harsil 28 km<\/strong> \u00a0and Uttarkashi \u00a0100 km<\/strong> before Gangotri .
\nPlaces to visit<\/strong>
\nHarsil<\/strong>\u00a0is a Maha Prayag of nine rivers<\/strong> , Lord Vishnu temple<\/strong> at the confluence of river Jalandhari , Vishnu Ganga and Bhagirathi<\/strong> , Mukhba village where the idol of Ma Ganga is kept and worshiped during the winters, Ma Durga temple <\/strong>where Maharishi Markandaey <\/strong>wrote the Durga Saptshati<\/strong>. Dharali <\/strong>is the place where Bhim Ganga and river Hatya Harini <\/strong>meets and having bath here one is relived of Barhm Hatya ( Killing of Human) Dosh
\nBhairo Ghati<\/strong>
\nThis \u00a0places is named and there is a temple dedicated to Bhairo Ji<\/strong> , in the winters when the Ma Ganga \u00a0 idol is kept at Mukhba, no one stays back and it becomes the responsibility of Bhairo Ji<\/strong> to\u00a0protect the place .
\nWhen to travel<\/strong>
\nOne can pay visit from Akshya Tritiya of Vikram Samvat till Depawali (i.e. end April to October) in between during the monsoon ( i.e. last of June till end of August) there are rains and chances of road blocks and land slides are more .
\nHow to reach here<\/strong>
\nThere are Buses and trains available up to Hardwar or Rishikesh connections from all over India , one can also reach Dehradun by air\u00a0onward journey could be performed by buses, cars and jeeps , opening of Helicopter service is a big\u00a0relief\u00a0for old age people , the helicopter service is available till Harsil which is 26 km before Gangotri , from here onward Jeeps are\u00a0available\u00a0till the temple gate
\nDistance Delhi to Rishikesh \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0230 km
\nRishikesh to Uttarkashi \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 152 km
\nUttarkashi to Harsil \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 75 km
\nHarsil to Gangotri \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 26 km
\n\u00a0For more details and packages contact<\/span> +91-9810506646<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nOffice Contact 011 – 45725562, 45725563, 45725564\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>
\nCallers from outside India contact<\/span> +44 700093414<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nEmail : promark@promarktravels.com<\/span><\/strong>
\nvisit our website :\u00a0yatrachardham.com , promarktravels.com<\/span><\/strong>
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