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Plate PIL · DHAMChota Char Dham (Himalayan Char Dham)Chota Char Dham Yatra

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Pilgrimage · 4 stations

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छोटा चार धाम यात्रा

Chota Char Dham (Himalayan Char Dham)

Chota Char Dham Yatra

490 km
Attested from 800 CE

Stations not yet mapped

The four sacred shrines in the Garhwal Himalayas: Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath, and Badrinath. This circuit is traversed annually from May to November before the shrines close for winter.

Pilgrim circuit of 4 stations traversing 490 km. Each station is preserved with its sequence, significance, and the temple linkage when scholar-verified.

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6 entries

  1. Period of attestation800 CE – presentverified evidence
  2. Total length490 km · 4 stationsverified evidence
  3. Station 1Station 1 · Source of Yamuna river — first shrine of the Himalayan circuitverified evidence
  4. Station 2Station 2 · Source of the Ganges — shrine of Goddess Gangaverified evidence
  5. Station 3Station 3 · Kedarnath Jyotirlinga — Shiva in the form of a jyotir lingamverified evidence
  6. Station 4Station 4 · Badrinarayan — Vishnu's supreme abode in the Himalayasverified evidence

IIIStations

4 in sequence
  1. 01

    Station 1

    Source of Yamuna river — first shrine of the Himalayan circuit

  2. 02

    Station 2

    Source of the Ganges — shrine of Goddess Ganga

  3. 03

    Station 3

    Kedarnath Jyotirlinga — Shiva in the form of a jyotir lingam

  4. 04

    Station 4

    Badrinarayan — Vishnu's supreme abode in the Himalayas

IVNames in other languages

  • eng · LatnChota Char Dham (Himalayan Char Dham)· The four sacred shrines in the Garhwal Himalayas: Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath
  • hin · Devaछोटा चार धाम यात्रा· गढ़वाल हिमालय में चार पवित्र तीर्थ: यमुनोत्री, गंगोत्री, केदारनाथ और बद्रीनाथ।
  • tam · Tamlசிறிய சார் தாம் யாத்திரை· கார்வால் இமாலயத்தில் நான்கு புனித தலங்கள்: யமுனோத்ரி, கங்கோத்ரி, கேதார்நாத் மற்ற
  • tel · Teluచోటా చార్ ధామ్ యాత్ర· గఢ్వాల్ హిమాలయాలలో నాలుగు పవిత్ర క్షేత్రాలు: యమునోత్రి, గంగోత్రి, కేదారనాథ్ మరియ
  • kan · Kndaಚೋಟಾ ಚಾರ್ ಧಾಮ್ ಯಾತ್ರೆ· ಗಢ್ವಾಲ್ ಹಿಮಾಲಯದಲ್ಲಿ ನಾಲ್ಕು ಪವಿತ್ರ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಗಳು: ಯಮುನೋತ್ರಿ, ಗಂಗೋತ್ರಿ, ಕೇದಾರನಾಥ ಮತ್ತ
  • mal · Mlymചോട്ടാ ചാർ ധാം യാത്ര· ഗഢ്വാൽ ഹിമാലയത്തിലെ നാല് പവിത്ര ക്ഷേത്രങ്ങൾ: യമുനോത്രി, ഗംഗോത്രി, കേദാർനാഥ്, ബദര
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