Explore The Nexus Of Religions In India With Chardham Tours

[Sara Hasan]

India - a land of different religions, traditions, cultures and heritage is endowed by nature with beautiful snow capped mountains, which hosts the various bodies of God. While taking a journey to India, eyes get captivated by its natural beauty and hearts get relished by its divine passion.

Religion in India has been an attraction and a source of inspiration since centuries. Numerous religious followers can’t stop themselves without visiting India as it spins in their imaginations all the times. The religious destinations vary with the different regions of the country. Travelers of respective religions perceive their own religious places in India, for instance, Buddhist travelers prefer to have a glimpse of the statue of Gautama Buddha in Tawang. Believers follow their religions enthusiastically and everyone is free to follow their own faith.

Pilgrims from different countries visit India to fulfill their holy desires. For example, Amarnath shrine in Kashmir attract millions of devotes from all over the country. In fact, everyone seeks purification of their souls and peace of mind by getting closer towards their respective religions. Pilgrimage tourism is a great source of income for India. While tourists visit their respective religious destination, it also helps in promoting that destination as a tourist spot. Lotus Temple in Delhi is one of the favorite religious destinations for travelers and this place is admired for its religious sacredness as well as its beautiful design.

Chardham is somewhat related to a supernatural passion -"Char" means" Four "and" Dham" means "holy place". Devotees visit these four holy places during their pilgrimage. In fact, according to Hindu scripts, it is necessary to visit these places in order to wipe out your sins. These four places are Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri. Whosoever among the travelers visits these four holy places also ends up visiting Hrishikesh, which is actually a common point between all of these four religious centers. Besides being a main attraction for religious devotees, Rishikesh is also visited for its trekking and river rafting potential. Gangotri and Yamunotri, which are the sources of sacred rivers namely Ganga and Yamuna, are also considered as the religious shrines. Both of these are adored sincerely.

Chardham is the union of four abodes. It has its historical background which is however not known to everyone. It is a sacred belief of Hindus that Lord Vishnu appeared at four spots namely Jagannath Puri, Rameshwaram, Dwarka and Badrinath in four directions. The religious reformer, Shankaryacharya, emerged with the names of primary holy places of Chardham - Badrinath, Kedarnath, Dwarka and Jagannath Puri. Hindus believe that due to extreme mystical power of this great saint, the four places took a square shape.

Thereafter, the abode of Adi Shankaryacharya in Garhwal Himalayas got popularized by the name Himalayan Chardham. It is a network of four holy destinations in Uttrakhand - Gangotri, Yamunotri, Badrinath and Kedarnath.

India is a sacred place of divinity. Religious devotees visit India and get illuminated with an everlasting peace of mind. In fact everyone should get their wrongdoings absolved and enamor their lives with such a divine experience.

Sara Hasan is a travel writer, has traveled almost the entire India. Currently she is writing informative articles on Trip to India, India Tours and Packages and Char Dham Yatra. For more information explore:- http://www.divinevoyages.in