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रूपकुंड (How to Reach Roopkund Trek)

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रूपकुंड ---------------- आइये ले चलते है आपको उत्तराखंड के एक और देवीय और प्रयटक स्थल पर जिसका नाम है रूपकुंड। चमोली जिले के सीमांत देवाल विकासखंड में समुद्रतल से 16499 फीट की ऊंचाई पर स्थित प्रसिद्ध नंदादेवी राजजात मार्ग पर नंदाघुंघटी और त्रिशूली जैसे विशाल हिम शिखरों की छांव में स्थित है मनोरम रूपकुंड झील। पौराणिक मान्यता के अनुसार अनुपम सुंदरी हिमालय (हिमवंत) पुत्री देवी नंदा (पार्वती) जब शिव के साथ रोती-बिलखती कैलास जा रही थीं, तब मार्ग में एक स्थान पर उन्हें प्यास लगी। नंदा के सूखे होंठ देख शिवजी ने चारों ओर नजरें दौड़ाईं, लेकिन कहीं भी पानी नहीं था। तब शिवजी ने अपना त्रिशूल धरती पर मारा, जिससे वहां पानी का धारा फूट पड़ी। नंदा जब प्यास बुझा रही थीं, तब उन्हें पानी में एक रूपवती स्त्री का प्रतिबिंब नजर आया, जो शिव के साथ एकाकार था। नंदा को चौंकते देख शिव उनके अंतर्मन के द्वंद्व को समझ गए और बोले, यह तुम्हारा ही रूप है। तब से ही यह कुंड रूपकुंड, शिव अर्धनारीश्वर और यहां के पर्वत त्रिशूल व नंदाघुंघटी कहलाए। जबकि, यहां से निकलने वाली जलधारा का नाम नंदाकिनी पड़ा। अब हमारा
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Festivals of Uttrakhand

Uttarakhand is a home to several temples and also a place where many festivals are celebrated with much enthusiasm. The presence of major pilgrimage centers is the reason for celebrating various festivals in Uttarakhand. Most of these festivals are celebrated over a period of two to three days followed by dance and music. On the eve of most of the festivals the places near the temples are transformed into important hubs where tourists from all over India and from the world gather to take part. Uttarakhand starts the New Year with Makar Sankranti in January followed by the festival of Kale Kauve or Ghughutia. Basant Panchami signals the arrival of spring. Nandadevi Rajjaat Yatra is the most popular festival of Uttarakhand. Ganga Dusshera is celebrated in the month of May and June, and involves the worshipping of the holy river Ganga. Many other festivals are celebrated at Uttarakhand, which include Ramnavmi, Krishna Janmasthami, Ghuiya Ekadashi and Shivrat
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Ali and Bedni Bugyal Trek

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Ali and Bedni Bugyal - Heavenly Meadows Bedni Bugyal is one of the most beautiful alpine meadows located at the border of Garhwal and Kumaon in Chamoli district in the Uttarakhand state to bring the most amazing views of the mighty Trishul Parvat (7120 meters). Bedni Bugyal at an altitude of 3,354 meters above the sea level brings the varied colors and diversified splendors of nature and is considered amongst the finest altitude of grasslands in the Garhwal mountains (altitude 3354 meters) famous for wild high altitude flowers and herbs during the spring thaw, and thaws the splendid view of the Greater Himalayan range. This stipulated meadow of Bedni Bugyal brings the most fascinating trekking opportunities for the visitors to find the scenic mountains, deep valleys and lofty mountains along the most memorable sunsets and sunrises and the most enormous western flanks of Trishul and the Nanda Ghunti bringing heaven on earth. Trekking in Bedni Bugyal will take the trekkers to the
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Panch Kedar Trek

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Panch-Kedar refers to five holy places of the Shaivites dedicated to Lord Shiva. They are located in the Garhwal Himalayan region in Uttarakhand, India. Panch Kedar is one the most difficult pilgrimage tour in India, as all the Kedars are reached by trekking, with few lodges and eating places. The five Kedar lies in the valleys between the rivers Bhagirathi and Alaknanda. The five temples designated in the strict pecking order to be followed for pilgrimage for worship are the Kedarnath at an altitude of 3,583 m (11,755 ft), the Tungnath (3,680 m or 12,070 ft), Rudranath (2,286 m or 7,500 ft), Madhyamaheshwar or Madmaheshwar (3,490 m or 11,450 ft) and Kalpeshwar (2,200 m or 7,200 ft). The Kedarnath is the main temple, which is part of the four famous Chota Char Dhams or pilgrimage centers of the Garhwal Himalayas; the other three dhams are the Badrinath, Yamunotri and Gangotri. Kedarnath is also one of the twelve Jyotirlingas.   Hump at Kedarnath: The Kedarnath Temple is situated a
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