Arrival at Haridwar |
Holy mother Ganges |
At Daksheshwar Mahadev Mandir. |
Katha at Daksheshwar Mahadev Mandir |
Devotees took bath at Daksh Prajapati ghat. |
After bathing |
This is Rudraksha tree which gives original Rudraksha beads. |
Before evening arti of mother Ganges |
Evening arti of mother Ganges |
Mother Alakananda on the way to Badrinath. |
Going towards Sri Badrinath temple |
This is Garuda Shila. Garuda performed austerity here. The sandalwood paste is prepared here for Lord Badrinath. |
This is Adi Kedareshwar temple of Lord Shiva. One has to take darshan of Lord Shiva here before taking the darshan of Lord Badrinath. |
Devotees performed Sankirtan inside temple premises |
Scenic beauty around Badrinath temple. |
Marching towards Ganesha and Vyasa gufa (cave) |
Last Village of India before China border |
Going through Mana Village. This village is known in the vedas as Manibadrapuram. Its is said that this place was resided earlier by Gandharavas. |
Ganesha gufa (cave) where Lord Ganesha wrote down 18 Puranas, Srimad Bhagavatam and the epic Mahabharata on the request of Srila Vyasadeva. |
This is the reference of the talk between Vyasadeva and Lord Ganesha, Mahabharata Adi Parva 1.74 |
Katha at Ganesha gufa (cave) |
Vyasa gufa (cave), from where Vyasadeva dictated all the Puranas to Lord Ganesha. |
Prasadam near Bhima shila. |
This is last shop of India before China border. |
Resident of Sri Badrinath dham. |
Glacier of Vasudhara. |
Mother Vasudhara. Eight Vasus performed penances here to get the favor of Lord Badrinath. It is said in the puranas that the water droplets do not fall on the duplicitous person. |
Devotees performed Sankirtan there. |
Dev Prayag. Here the confluence of Bhagirathi and Alaknanda takes place and hereafter together they known as Ganges |
Triveni Ghat. Confluence of three rivers Ganges, Yamuna and Sarawati. |