Yamunotri, the
source of the Yamuna River and the seat of the goddess
Yamuna, is one of the four sites in India's Char Dham
pilgrimage. The temple of Yamunotri falls on the left
bank and was originally constructed by Maharaj Pratap
Shah of Tehri Garhwal. The shrine of Yamunotri is
one of the "four dhams" of Uttaranchal Yamunotri
temple is Situated in the direction opposite to Gangotri |
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and the road bifurcates and goes to Yamunotri from
Dharasu, a place between Rishikesh - Uttarkashi. Another
55 km away is Barkot, affording a fabulous view of
the Banderpunch Range. Barkot is also approachable
by road directly from all the major cities in India.
Near the temple are three hot springs. The most important,
Surya Kund, is a tank full of boiling water into which
rice and potatoes are dipped to be cooked and taken
as “prasad”. Near the Kund, a rock slab,
the “Divya Shila” is worshipped before
puja is offered to the black marble idol of Yamuna.
One has to reach at actual temple of yamunotri only
by a six kilometer walk from Hanuman chati. |
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General Information
About Yamunotri:
Altitude : 3165
Temperature :
Summer: Max. 20 deg.C.
Min. 6 deg.C .
Winter : Max. Sub-Zero
Min. Snowbound
Clothing:
May to July: - Light woollen
Sept. to Nov.:- Heavy woolens
Langauage/Dialects:- Hindi, English
& Garhwali .
Best Season :- May to June and September
to October .
Travel Information:
Airport : Nearest Airport is Jolly Grant
Railhead: Nearest railheads are Rishikesh (213 kms.),
Dehradun and Haridwar.
Distances from
important cities:
Haridwar – 260 kms
Rishikesh - 230 kms
Yamunotri - 230 Kms.
Mussoorie - 170 Kms
Uttarkashi – 130 kms
