Temple
Yamunotri is a part of Char Dham (along with Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath), the four most revered Hindu pilgrimages in the Himalayas. The small mountain hamlet, with the Yamunotri Temple at its centre, attracts thousands of devotees every year and is the commencing point of the Char Dham Yatra pilgrimage (May to October), which proceeds from Yamunotri to Gangotri and finally to Kedarnath and Badrinath. Lodged in a narrow gorge, close to the source of the Yamuna, the Yamunotri Temple is dedicated to Yamuna, the second-most sacred river after the Ganges. A dip in River Yamuna is said to protect one from untimely death. Devotees either walk or ride a palanquin or a pony to reach the temple (around 3,233 m above sea level) from Janki Chatti, a steep trek of about 3 km that takes about 3 hours.
Yamunotri, Uttarakhand 249141
Garhwal district Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand
The nearest Airport is Jolly Grant Airport in Dehradun, which is about 200 km from Uttarkashi HQ. Taxi and bus services are available from Dehradun airport to Barkot, Uttarkashi.
By Train
Rishikesh, Haridwar & Dehradun all have Railway Stations. Nearest rail-head from Yamunotri is Derhadun (200 km approx). From Rishikesh/Dehradun one can take a bus/Taxi to reach Yamunotri.
By Road
Yamunotri is going from National Highway no 94. State transport buses play regularly between Uttarkashi/Barkot and Rishikesh/Dehradun. Local Transport Union Buses and State Transport buses operate between Barkot/Uttarkashi and Dehradun. Yamunotri is 130 km from Uttarkashi headquarter .
There are many hotels and dharamshalas are available to stay here.
Special
According to the legend ancient, sage Asit Muni had his hermitage here. All his life, he bathed daily both in the Ganges and the Yamuna. Unable to go to Gangotri during his old age, a stream of the Ganges appeared opposite Yamunotri for him.
Kedarnath Temple Miniature 3D model
The daughter of the Sun god, Surya and consciousness, Sangya the birthplace of the Yamuna is the Champasar Glacier (4,421 m) just below the Banderpoonch Mountain. The mountain adjacent to the river source is dedicated to her father, and is called Kalind Parvat, Kalind being another name of Surya.
Yamuna is known for her frivolousness, a trait that she developed because, according to a common story, Yamuna’s mother could never make eye contact with her dazzling husband.
06:00 AM to 08:00 PM
The morning aarti starts at 6:30am and the evening aarti starts at 7:30pm.
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