Yamunotri - Source of river Yamuna

• Meditation:

• Meditation:
- Yamunotri: I meditate on Yamunotri which is the source of river Yamuna.

मुरारिकायकालिमाललामवारिधारिणी तृणीकृतत्रिविष्टपा त्रिलोकशोकहारिणी ।
मनोऽनुकूलकूलकुञ्जपुञ्जधूतदुर्मदा धुनोतु मे मनोमलं कलिन्दनन्दिनी सदा ॥
- Yamunashtakam - verse 1 (River Yamuna originates from Yamunotri)

• Yamunotri (Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand) → (Uttarakhand Char Dham)

• Greatness:

• Yamunotri is a Uttarakhand Char Dham (4 sacred pilgrimages in Uttarakhand) [Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri, Yamunotri]

• Yamunotri is a Yamuna Sthalam (Pilgrimage of Yamuna):
- Devi Yamuna as river Yamuna originates from Yamunotri. The actual source is from the Kalindi Parvat in the Bandar Poonch range.

• Sacred Geography:

River Yamuna at Yamunotri — River Yamuna
at Yamunotri

☗ Yamunotri Glacier
► River Yamuna Udgam (Source) → Yamuna Mandir Ghat (Aarti)

• River Yamuna Ghats:
- Yamuna Mandir Ghat

• Temples and Places:

Temples and Places of Devi Yamuna in Yamunotri:
► Yamunotri - Devi Yamuna Temple Yamunotri is the source of river Yamuna. The temple of Devi Yamuna is situated here. One has to trek from Hanuman Chatti to Yamunotri, a distance of 13 km along the right bank of the river. The route on the left bank goes to Kharsali. Between Hanuman Chatti and Yamunotri is Markandeya Teertha where Rishi Markandeya is believed to have written the Markandeya Purana.

Temples and Places of Devi Yamuna in Yamunotri:

► Yamunotri - Devi Yamuna Temple
Yamunotri is the source of river Yamuna. The temple of Devi Yamuna is situated here. One has to trek from Hanuman Chatti to Yamunotri, a distance of 13 km along the right bank of the river. The route on the left bank goes to Kharsali. Between Hanuman Chatti and Yamunotri is Markandeya Teertha where Rishi Markandeya is believed to have written the Markandeya Purana.

• Temples (Summary):

• Devi:
Devi Yamuna

• Others:
Surya Kund
Divya Shila
Janki Chatti
Hanuman Chatti

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