Uttarakhand Himalayas - Garhwal

☗ Badarikashrama (3300 m)
↪ Badrinath (Swayam Vyakta Kshetra) (Divya Desam) (Uttarakhand Char Dham)

☗ Kedarnatha (3581 m)
↪ Kedarnath (Jyotirlinga) (Uttarakhand Char Dham)

☗ Gangotri (3140 m)
↪ Gangotri (Uttarakhand Char Dham)

☗ Yamunotri (3291 m)
↪ Yamunotri (Uttarakhand Char Dham)

► Badrinath (3300 m) (Swayam Vyakta Kshetra) (Divya Desam) (All India Char Dham) (Uttarakhand Char Dham) (Sapta Badri)
(Chamoli district, Uttarakhand)

☗ Nara Parvat
☗ Narayana Parvat
▬ River Alakananda flows
• Pancha Dharas:
(1) Prahlada Dhara
(2) Kurma Dhara
(3) Bhrigu Dhara
(4) Urvashi Dhara
(5) Indira Dhara
(Uttarakhand Himalayas (Garhwal))


(Skanda Purana - Badarikashrama Mahatmya)

- Lord Vishnu abides in Badrinath or Badarikashrama (which is a Swayam Vyakta Kshetra) as Badri Vishal.

Sapta Badris:

1. Badri Vishal
2. Adi Badri
3. Vriddha Badri
4. Bhavishya Badri
5. Yogadhyana Badri
6. Dhyana Badri
7. Ardha Badri

► Joshimath (1875 m) (Divya Desam)
(Chamoli district, Uttarakhand)

▬ River Alakananda flows
(Uttarakhand Himalayas (Garhwal))


- Sri Adi Shankaracharya established the Jyotir Math in Joshimath which is his northern monastery.
- Lord Narasimha abides in Joshimath as Narsingh Bhagavan. The hand of the image of Lord Narsingh is getting thinner day-by-day. It is believed that when the hand breaks, the mountains Nara and Narayana will join together. Then Lord Badrinath will disappear and reappear in Bhavishya Badri.

► Kedarnath (3581 m) (Jyotirlinga) (Paadal Petra Sthalam) (Uttarakhand Char Dham) (Pancha Kedar)
(Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand)

☗ Kedarnath Parvat
▬ River Mandakini flows
◼ Chorabari Tal (3 km)
◼ Vasuki Tal (8 km)
(Uttarakhand Himalayas (Garhwal))

(Shiva Purana)

- Lord Shiva gave boons to sages Nara and Narayana who performed penance in Kedarnath and abides there as Kedarnatha Jyotirlinga.

Pancha Kedars:

1. Kedarnath
2. Tunganath
3. Rudranath
4. Madhyamaheshwar
5. Kalpeshwar

► Gauri Kund (1982 m)
(Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand)

▬ River Mandakini flows
(Uttarakhand Himalayas (Garhwal))


- Devi Parvati performed penance at Gauri Kund and got united with Lord Shiva.

► Gangotri (3140 m) (Uttarakhand Char Dham)
(Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand)

☗ Gangotri Glacier
► River Bhagirathi Udgam (Source) → Ganga Mandir Ghat (Aarti)
(Uttarakhand Himalayas (Garhwal))

- River Bhagirathi Ganga originates from Gaumukh near Gangotri. There is a temple of Devi Ganga at Gangotri and Ganga Aarti is performed near the temple.
- King Bhagiratha performed penance at Gangotri to bring river Ganga on Earth.

► Yamunotri (3291 m) (Uttarakhand Char Dham)
(Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand)

☗ Yamunotri Glacier
► River Yamuna Udgam (Source) → Yamuna Mandir Ghat (Aarti)
(Uttarakhand Himalayas (Garhwal))

- River Yamuna originates near Yamunotri. There is a temple of Devi Yamuna there and Yamuna Aarti is performed near the temple.

► Uttarkashi (1158 m)
(Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand)

▬ River Bhagirathi flows → Manikarnika Ghat (Aarti)
(Uttarakhand Himalayas (Garhwal))


- Lord Shiva abides in Uttarkashi as Lord Vishwanath. Uttarkashi is the northern Kashi and similar to Kashi Varanasi in many aspects.

► Vishnu Prayag (1372 m)
(Chamoli district, Uttarakhand)

◉ Alakananda - Dhauli Ganga Sangam
(Uttarakhand Himalayas (Garhwal))


- Vishnu Prayag is the Sangam of rivers Alakananda and Dhauli-Ganga.

► Nanda Prayag (914 m)
(Chamoli district, Uttarakhand)

◉ Alakananda - Nandakini Sangam
(Uttarakhand Himalayas (Garhwal))


- Nanda Prayag is the Sangam of rivers Alakananda and Nandakini.

► Karna Prayag (788 m)
(Chamoli district, Uttarakhand)

◉ Alakananda - Pindar (Pindari) Sangam
(Uttarakhand Himalayas (Garhwal))


- Karna Prayag is the Sangam of rivers Alakananda and Pindar (Pindari).

► Rudra Prayag (610 m)
(Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand)

◉ Alakananda - Mandakini Sangam
(Uttarakhand Himalayas (Garhwal))


- Rudra Prayag is the Sangam of rivers Alakananda and Mandakini.

► Dev Prayag (690 m)
(Tehri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand)

◉ Alakananda - Bhagirathi Sangam (Confluence)
▬ River Ganga flows
(Uttarakhand Himalayas (Garhwal))


- Dev Prayag is the Sangam of rivers Alakananda and Bhagirathi.