Aananda Holidays

Undoubtedly, India is a country with rich cultural and religious significance. There are tourists coming from India as well as from outside, simply to bask in the richness of the temples, with flamboyant architecture, extravagant religious rituals and myriad legends and anecdotes. Even though such features are justified all over the country, the state of Uttarakhand has special place in the map of tourism in india. Not only because of the beautiful locations of hill stations, rivers, temples and the cool climatic conditions, but also because of the blend of all these features in one single state, the state of Uttarakhand is quite special from tourism point of view. Spiritual tours in India are also being taken up in large numbers to the state of Uttarakhand, because of the presence of many sacred and holy cities like Haridwar, Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and few more. The special feature about all these cities included in Uttarakhand tour package is not only in their religious sig...

Introductory: The word Char Dham literally means “four bases”. This name is given to the four pilgrimage spots in India. These spots are widely cherished by Hindus. These four spots are located in the four directions of India; Dwarka on west, Puri on east, Bdrinath on north and Rameswaram on south. The Hindus considers ecclesiastical to visit Char Dham in one's lifetime. These Dhams were defined by Adi Shankaracharya that it consists of three Baishnavite and one Shaivite pilgrimages. Many pilgrims opts for Chardham Tour offered by a wide range of tour and travel agencies. The history behind these places are as bellow: Badrinath became eminent i n the Hindu mythology because Narnarayan, one of the personification of Lord Vishnu had done meditation in this place. At that moment the place was full of plum trees, and in the Sanskrit language Plums are called Badri. Therefore the spot where Naranarayan had done meditation named as Badrinath. The history of the Rameshw...