Yamunotri temple was built in the 19th century in the Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand and
was damaged and rebuilt twice due to the damages inflicted by the natural disasters.
Dedicated to Yamuna River, which is the second holiest river of India, the temple
also forms the part of the four Chota Char Dham sites.
Located at the height of 3291 meters, the shrine of Mother Yamuna holds the idol of Goddess,
which is built in black marble. The temple opens up on the day of Akshaya Tritiya and
closes on the day after Diwali. Mother Yamuna spends the winter at a nearby village
known as village Kharsali. The area around the Yamunotri temple doesn’t have any
motorable roads, so it has to be reached by trekking for a few kilometers.
The surroundings of the Yamunotri temple have many hot water springs to
the delight of the visiting pilgrims.
which is built in black marble. The temple opens up on the day of Akshaya Tritiya and
closes on the day after Diwali. Mother Yamuna spends the winter at a nearby village
known as village Kharsali. The area around the Yamunotri temple doesn’t have any
motorable roads, so it has to be reached by trekking for a few kilometers.
The surroundings of the Yamunotri temple have many hot water springs to
the delight of the visiting pilgrims.
N.SAVITHA
LEGEND AND HISTORY:
ReplyDeleteAccording to the legend ancient, sage Asit Muni had his hermitage here. All his life, he bathed daily both in the Ganges and the Yamuna. Unable to go to Gangotri during his old age, a stream of the Ganges appeared opposite Yamunotri for him.
The temple and the place opens every year on the auspicious day of the Akshaya Tritya, which generally falls during the last week of April, or the first week of May. The temple always closes on the sacred day of Diwali in mid-October - first week of November, with a brief ceremony. The temple staff return to their villages and for the rest of the time the valley is gripped in no-man silence and covered with a white sheet of snow. With the melting of the snow next summer, the temple re-opens.
The daughter of the Sun god, Surya and consciousness, Sangya the birthplace of the Yamuna is the Champasar Glacier (4,421 m) just below the Banderpoonch Mountain. The mountain adjacent to the river source is dedicated to her father, and is called Kalind Parvat, Kalind being another name of Surya. Yamuna is known for her frivolousness, a trait that she developed because, according to a common story, Yamuna's mother could never make eye contact with her dazzling husband.
J N Chandra Kala
The temple opens on Akshaya Tritiya (May)[8] and closes on Yama Dwitiya (the second day after Diwali, November) for the winter.[9] A little ahead is the actual source of the river Yamuna which is at an altitude of about 4,421 metres (14,505 ft) approximately. Two hot springs are also present at Yamunotri offering relief to tired hikers at a height of 3,292 metres (10,801 ft), Surya Kund, has boiling hot water, while Gauri Kund, had tepid water suitable for bathing [3] The spring water is said to be hot enough to cook rice and potatoes.[10] Lodging at the temple itself is limited to a few small ashrams and guest-houses. Ritual duties such as the making and distribution of prasad (sanctified offerings) and the supervision of pujas (ritual venerations) are performed by the Uniyal family of pujaris (priests). Unique aspects of ritual practice at the site include hot springs where raw rice is cooked and made into prasad.
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