The Sacred Journey A Comprehensive Guide to the Char Dham Yatra

The Char Dham Yatra is a pilgrimage to four sacred locations in India, which is claimed to have been founded by the indian philosopher and theologian Adi Shankaracharya. Badrinath in Uttarakhand, Dwarka in Gujarat, Puri in Odisha, and Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu are the four locations. It is claimed that Adi Shankaracharya founded the Char Dham Yatra in the eighth century AD. According to indian tradition, Adi Shankaracharya initiated the yatra in order to revitalise in India. He believed that seeing the four locations would assist him in achieving moksha (liberation from the cycle of birth and death). The Char Dham Yatra by helicopter is a famous indian pilgrimage, and those who complete it are thought to be blessed with good health, prosperity, and enlightenment. Typically, the yatra occurs between the months of May and June. During the yatra, worshippers visit four sites and engage in different rites, such as bathing in the sacred rivers Ganges, Yam...