But whenever we hear or listen about Char Dham, there are bundle of doubts, confusion and myths about this sacred journey. Many are confused about road map of this journey, some are doubtful over budget and some can’t plan their journey with right timeline.

In this informative article we aim to clarify everything about this “Holy Journey” and provide a precise roadmap with minimum budget, best places to stay, best ways to travel etc.

Let’s start with knowing everything about this soulful Journey.

What is Char Dham Yatra ?

The ancient Indian history holds all the answers about Char Dham Yatra, all these holy sites were established by Guru Adi Shankaracharya when he was travelling India bare foot.

Guru Adi Shankaracharya is known for establishment of many other temples in India, one of the famous Indian temple is Kedarnath situated in Uttrakhand.

Char Dham Yatra consists of 4 different “Hindu Mandir” or “Dham” situated in 4 different directions.

Badrinath Dham is the first Dham situated on mountains in Uttrakhand, established in “Satya Yuga” which is known as first ever started yuga.

Rameswaram is the second destination which was established in “Treta Yug” situated in southern most part of India i.e. Tamil Nadu.

Dwaraka is the third Dham of our list, established in “Dvapara Yuga” situated in western part of India, Gujarat.

The last Dham is Jagannatha at Puri Odisha, this temples established in starting of “Kali Yuga” which is also the current yuga according to Hindu History.

Char Dham Yarta Travel Guides

As mentioned in above points, all these Char Dhams are situated in 4 different directions which makes this travel even tougher.

Still the best part is all these 4 locations are linked with good roads and trains.
Construction of Airports is possible but with proper planning.

Via Train –

Train is one of best modes to travel for Char Dham Yatra as all of these Dhams are well connected with Railway lines. By keeping any station as your base station you can start the journey. Railway Fare may vary from INR 5,000 to 50,000 depending on your budget.

Indian Railways also launched special Char Dham train which is a 16 days tour that will cover all 4 Dhams and some prominent cities likes Ayodhya and Varanasi, click here to know everything about Char Cham Yatra Train.

Via Road/Bus –

Road ways of private/government bus is also another mode to travel for Char Dhams but this can be hectic or tiring yet quite possible and adventurous.

All these 4 locations are well connected with National Highways and good roads, also these cities will be soon connected via Indian Golden Quadrilateral Road Project.

Buses fare may vary from INR 18, 000 to INR 38,000 depending on type of bus that you are selecting.

Via Air –

This will be the fastest way to travel for Char Dham location but not a pocket friendly method.

All cities are connected with Airports and road connectivity from Airports to actual locations.

Flight Tickets may cost up to INR 35,000 to INR 75,000. These cost can be lowered down to 50% if tickets are booked prior 3 to 5 months.

The Spirituality of Indian beliefs
India is a country of religious beliefs that makes it beautiful world wide. No doubt that here people come
from all over the globe seeking the divine energy from the temples across the country. GOD emphasised
as the Generator, Operator, and Destroyer with ‘Lord Vishnu’ as the Generator, ‘Lord Brahma’ as the
Operator and Lord Shiva as ‘the Destroyer’. While every God in India is worshipped with utmost faith and
obeisance, Lord Shiva holds a special status as destroyer and yet is being loved the most by his
worshippers. Often people enchant his name as bhole baba, a name given to him by his followers. Once
while Goddess Parwati asked Lord Shiva who he was, he said ” Main woh jo vashi nhi”( one who is not in
control of anyone) to which later Goddess Parwati uttered vashi,vashi,vashi,vashi vashi, ……..SHIV. The
Uttarakhand Char Dham Yatra is the divine pilgrimage that any Indian seeks to go for once in a lifetime
with their family, especially with their old parents. Likewise I also had the same belief to take my parents
to this pilgrimage and last year took my mother and my family to the divine place in Uttarakhand that
includes four holy places Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath, and Badrinath. I have felt this spiritual
admiration setting my journey with my family seeking the Himalayas beauty scintillating with the name
of Lord Shiva echoing in the mountains. I felt that one time in my life was worth enjoying having to see
smiles on my family members’ faces and witnessing the power of worshipping. I really want to share all
those cherished memories of the pilgrimage that will help people who want to go for the yatra in 2022,
because i observed that there are certain things that should be kept in mind while you are traveling to
Kedarnath specially when you are with your parents because you might be able to survive easily in the
terrain but your parents might not be comfortable. It’s no less than a dream or I must say it’s a blessings to
take your parents to the Char Dham Yatra because this is the practice which is considered to be done
atleast once in tge life to attain salvation and also to clear our sins and mistakes which we make during or
life knowingly or unknowingly. I have lived this dream last year itself taking my family to the two dhams
that feeling is something which if i start to express in words, won’t do justice because it’s inexpressible, i
believe there are some beautiful things and feelings which you can’t really express but can only be felt so i
would really suggest you to visit the Char Dham because like i said this feeling is inexpressible and worth
experiencing, but I’ll be sharing my experience to the best of my abilities so that it could help people who
wish to go for the pilgrimage to know the haves and haves not that i faced during this journey.