Himalayan pilgrims

RELIGIOUS PLACES OF HIMALAYA

For ancient saint Himalaya was the perfect place to enhance,maintain and increase the religious and spiritual level. They found perfect place for meditation. According to Hinduism MEDITATION is major step toward spirituality, So Himalaya is best suitable place.  According to many ancient Hindu scriptures Himalaya is the place or residence of GOD. The reference of these places are Skanda puran, Mahabharata.Himalaya is important for Sikh pilgrims as well as hindu pilgrims.In the search of peace and to elevate  the spiritual level. It is also the centre of yoga.

   The major religious part of Himalaya  comes under the UTTRAKHAND state in INDIA . Uttrakhand is divided in to two zones 1-Garhwal mandal(Kedar khand) 2-Kumaun mandal(Manas khand).

So places are......

IN GARHWAL ZONE-

• Haridwar
• Rishikesh
• Devprayag
• Rudraprayag
• Karnprayag
• Nand prayag
• Badrinath 
• Kedarnath
• Tungnath
• Rudranath
• Chandrashila peak
• Gangotri
• Yamunotri
• Ukhimath
• Joshimath
• Gupta kashi
• Agastamuni
• Gaurikunda
• Klpeshwar
• Hemkunda 

view of pithoragarh

IN KUMAUN ZONE-

• Pataal bhuwaneshwar
• Baijnath
• Jageshwar
• Nanakmatta
• Bagnath
• Golu devta temple(champawat)
• Way to kailash mansarowar-
• kalamuni temple(munsyari)
• Naina devi(Nainital)
• Mukteshwar

viw of JOSHIMATH

The night view of rishikesh

view of chamoli