Garhwal · 9 experiences
Spiritual in Garhwal
Monasteries, dhams, stupas and shrines
Rituals at their own hours, with guides who explain what you see and keep the visit respectful.
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Narsingh temple and Jyotirmath in Joshimath
Visit Joshimath's two sacred centres: the Narsingh temple, which keeps an image of Badrinath through the winter, and Jy…
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Tapt Kund dip and Badrinath darshan
Bathe in the hot springs of Tapt Kund, then join the queue for darshan of the black stone Badrinarayan image in its gil…
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Evening aarti on the Bhagirathi at Gangotri
Watch the evening aarti of the goddess Ganga at her temple and on the riverbank as the gorge falls into shadow, then wa…
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Walk to Mukhba, Ganga's winter home
Cross the Bhagirathi from Harsil and climb to Mukhba, the village where the goddess Ganga spends winter after Gangotri …
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Evening aarti and the Bhairavnath ridge
Climb to the open-air shrine of Bhairavnath on the ridge above town in the late afternoon, look down on the temple and …
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Triyuginarayan and its eternal flame
A stone Vishnu temple in a village above Sonprayag, where Shiva and Parvati are believed to have married. A fire in fro…
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Evening Ganga aarti at Triveni Ghat
Every evening at sunset, priests at Triveni Ghat swing brass lamps over the Ganga while bells and chants fill the river…
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Climb to Hemkund Sahib and its glacial lake
A steep 6 km climb of about 1,100 m from Ghangaria to the star-shaped Gurdwara Hemkund Sahib and Lokpal Lakshman temple…
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Cooking prasad in the Surya Kund spring
At the temple, join pilgrims lowering cloth bundles of rice and potatoes into Surya Kund, a hot spring near boiling poi…
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