Sacred Shiva
Sacred Shiva
Varanasi: The City of Ancient Temples in India
Standing on bank of river Ganga, Varanasi is one of the most sacred places of Hindu religion. It is also known as Benaras and Kashi, too. The religious culture that this city represents is also associated with holy river Ganga. This river is considered holy by the followers of Hindu, Jain, Buddhism and other religions, too. Varanasi is mentioned in Hindu scriptures like Ramayana and Mahabharata. In past this was centre for learning culture and literature. In recent time, too, the city has many centres providing training in yoga and meditation.
How to Reach Varanasi
The city of Varanasi is situated in north part of India. It is one of the major cities of the state of Uttar Pradesh. The tourists can easily reach here from all other major cities of India, as it is well connected with other centres. To Travel by railway would be a good idea. Indian railway is one of the biggest networks of passenger and good transport in the world.
Being a pilgrimage centre for Hindus, Varanasi has number of religions places. These places are major attraction for the tourists.
Ghats on River Bank
Ghat is a place on bank of a river where pilgrims take sacred bath. Varanasi has longest chain ofGhats. A boatman would help us to see all such ghats. It would be a very pleasant journey to sail in river while seeing all the sacred places situated on the bank.
KashiViswanathTemple
This temple is one of the most ancient temples in India. It is believed that Lord Shiva had built this temple on the bank of sacred river Ganga. It is believed that this temple is built before 5000 years.
It is believed that the original temple of Lord Shiva was destroyed by Muslim Emperor Aurangzeb during his rule. He had also built a mosque on the very site of the temple. But we can see the relics of that temple behind the mosque. The present temple was built by Queen Ahilya Bai of the princely state of Indore, India. It was completed in the year 1776.
Where to Stay and Dine
The city is full of luxury hotels. You can find a hotel suitable to your pocket, too. The restaurants of this city remain full of tourists for the whole year. You can taste almost all types of Indian dishes here. A visit to Varanasi would be very pleasant.
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Trek Gangotri, the source of the sacred Ganges
Ganga is the life of the Indian subcontinent, whose water supply territory.Ganga originated in the Indian hill state of northern Uttarakhand.It Garhwal has its origin in the snowy peaks of a incomparable beauty and the beautiful and runs hundreds of miles of snow on the cliffs, ravines and gorges before entering the Ganges plain in general Haridwar.It find its origin in the glacier near the cow-shaped Goumukh Gangaotri. Its main tributaries of Ganga and Mandakini know from Kedarnath and Badrinath Alkananda, respectively, and pouring large quantities of water in rivers it.These INFACT sacred river Ganges and reinforcement may be considered as other sources of the Ganges, as these areas of the Himalayas is Gangotri alongwith famous yatra Chardham (travel). In Rudraprayag, Mandakini Alknanda and meet each other and finally met in Devprayag and Bhagirathi river Ganga in the name is its meeting Rishikesh.Yamunotri Ganges in Allahabad, in Uttar Pradesh, another holy Gangotri Haridwar road lodged is as follows-
Delhi, Haridwar Rishikesh - Tehri-Uttarkashi-Devprayag-Harsil Lanka-Gangotri. It takes two days of travel.
Gangotri, a sacred Hindu pilgrimage is the source of the Ganges sacred river is called at this time that Bhagirathi.Gangotri is a beautiful place that gets very crowded during the months of May and June If you are interested by true wonders of nature, then you better leave this place and Tapovan Goumukh ASAP. Pay your obedience in the temple of Gangotri and head Goumukh.It means cow's mouth and 18 km trek from Gangotri to have a steady but gradual climb. Next up is the place means Chirbasa pine, about 8 km and 7 km from Gangotri is Chirbasa Bhojbasa means place of birch, but it is not there. Trees produce Bhojbasa Bhojpatra had a religious value because it was used by the saints to enter places of worship have texts.These tea and wine bars sky dhabas.Then Gaumukh.The beautiful place is called as Ganga originates in a glacier in the shape of the mouth of the cow. Surprisingly, the color Bhagirathi here is viscous and resembles gray milk.Gaumukh has no temple, but temporary shrines are built near the mouth glacier.The River is about 30 meters wide at its mouth and river that flows swiftly water.It milk is considered by Hindus was a goddess, Ganga has been forced to come ashore by King Bhagirath thinking here of the sins of their ancestors can be washed by the waters of the goddess Ganga stakes and power of the Ganges has become so fierce and powerful Lord Shiva called to Ganga in his hair, when he fell into a earth.Lord Shiva Ganga in his hair and saved the country from destruction.This place has some great wines beauty.Then next destination for the truly adventurous about 5 km is wonderful-Tapovan.From Gaumukh Gaumukh.It the sky you can see beautiful Bhagirath peak-I, II and III, and Shivling tail tip. The path to Tapovan is difficult and very steep climb, but the reward is amazing. Tapovan is a plateau and have wide areas of water sources. Falls in the protected area and is a wildlife sanctuary. Shivling, the manifestation of phallic power Lord Shiva are apparently due to the meadow and dominated the landscape. Arctic tundra meadows as Tapovan used as a basis for numerous expeditions and meditation significance.Tapovan large is full of exotic flowers during the monsoon, which have an ecological value. A fundamental question arises when one tries to find the source of the Ganges. When Tapovan you visit, it became evident that Ganga has its origin in another place and can not Gaumukh the true source, from which may or may Tapovan near come from the rocks shivling.It Ganga is also said to have originated in Kailash Mansarovar in Tibet, China. Gangotri is a trip not to be missed for all religious and lovers nature. Come discover the fate of the Indian Himalayas.
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