BADARINATH

 Badarinath is a Nagar panchayat in Chamoli District. It is one of the Dhams from CHAR DHAMS and it is also a part of Chota Char Dham. It is also known as "Badrikashrama". Badrinath is famous for its Badrinarayana Temple which is dedicated to Lord Vishnu. Badrinath gets its name from The Temple Badrinath and the temple of Badrinath is also scared pilgrimage for the devotes of Lord Vishnu. It is also a gateway for many mountaineering expeditions who are headed to the mountains like Neelkanth. you can also see some views from Badrinath like- Neelkanth Prabhat, Sheeshtaal (Shesh Naag lake) The view of Himalyas from Badrinath.  In winters snowfall is very often seen. Badrinath is lie between the Nar and Narayan Mountains. This temple has a religious fact behind him that this place is full of Badri bushes and Lord Vishnu also meditated here and his beloved Lord Lakshmi stood next to him to sheltering him from the sunlight and thus Lord Lakshmi turned into Badri himself and also called "BADARI VISHAL" and her Lord Nath Vishnu becomes Badrinath. This place is also considered holy in Jainism. In Jainism, Himalya is called ashtapad because of its eight different mountain range. Legend Adi Shankaracharya discovered the image of Lord BadariNarayan from a black stone of Shaligram in the Alaknanda River. The temple is approximately 15m tall with a small cupola top made with gold roof. 

RISHIKESH

 Rishikesh also known as Hrishkesha. which means "THE KESH OF RISHI". It is also known as the " Gateway of Garhwal Himalayas". It is the northern city of Uttarakhand which is located in Himalayan foothills besides the Ganga River. It is considered that Rishikesh is the World capital of YOGA and MEDITATION. Rishikesh is the seventh most populated city in Uttarakhand. It is also considered as holy pilgrimage from ancient stages and many saints meditating here for their higher knowledge. Here are many places to visit like- Muni ki Reti, Zip Line, Parmarth Niketan, all India Institute of Medical Science, Triveni Ghat and many more. Minister of Tourism announced that Haridwar and Rishikesh would be the "twin heritage cities of India" and as we know Rishikesh is a religious city, so non-Vegetarian and alcohol are completely prohibited in this city. Rishikesh host a Yoga Festival on the first week of March since 1999. It is also famous for summer and winter Trekking Destinations like- Dayara bugyal, Kedarkantha, Har ki Dun

MUSSOORIE

                 

Mussoorie is also known as "THE QUEEN OF HILLS". It is situated in Uttarakhand; India It is a municipal board in Dehradun district. It is situated in the foothills of the Garhwal Himalays. It is at an average altitude like in northeast it is Himalayan snow ranges and in south it is Doon valley and Shivalik Range. Due to the weather conditions, beautiful and natural view of Mussoorie it attracts the youth. And you can also do adventures here like ziplining, trekking etc. The best to visit Mussoorie is in the month of march because at this time you can also see snowfall here and at this month it attains its best temperature (2 degree Celsius to 20 degrees Celsius). There are many attractions in Mussoorie some of them are Gunhill Road, Kempty Falls, Lal Tibba Scenic Point, George Everest House and many more. The official language of Mussoorie is Hindi and other language is Garhwali. Lt. Fedrick Young became a magistrate of Doon in 1923 and he built a shooting box on Camel's Back Road, and he also raised the first Gorkha Regiment and plant potatoes in the valley. In 1900 Railway came in Mussoorie. There are many schools and colleges in mussoorie but St. George's College is one the oldest and most reupdated College in India. It is founded in 1953 by the Patrician Brothers. it spread over 400 acres. it is popular referred as "Manor House".

DEHRADUN

 Dehradun is the capital of Uttarakhand, and it is also one of the famous cities of Uttarakhand. It is situated in the Doon valley of the foothills of Himalayas. Uttarakhand is the third largest city of Uttarakhand after Kathmandu. Dehradun is considered as the smartest city in foothills of Himalayas. Dehradun is the home of Indian Military Academy, National Forest Academy Rashtriya Indian Military College of India, Uttarakhand Ayurveda University, Indian institute of Remote Sensing and also the headquarters of Surveyor General of India. According to the survey of Dainik Jagran on the basis of education, economy, health, infrastructure and education Dehradun is one of the best and safest cities of India. Dehradun is famous for its bakery products and basmati rice. Behind the name of Dehradun there is a historical fact which is that the name of this city is derive from the eldest son of seventh Sikh guru whose name is Baba Ram Rai who put his "dera" (camp) in "dun" (valley) and know it is known as Dehradun. 

KEDARNATH

Kedarnath is a very religious and old temple. It is very famous as one of CHAR DHAMS. This place is known for Lord Shiva worship. It is located in the hills of Himalya. 

HARIDWAR

 Haridwar is a religious city and a municipal corporation in the Haridwar district of Uttarakhand. It is the second largest city in Haridwar district. Haridwar is situated on the right bank of the river Ganga and According to Puranic legend Haridwar along with Ujjain, Nasik and pryag is one of four sites where the drop of Amrit spilled over Kumbh while being carried by the bird who is Garuda during Samudra Manthan. The believe is that HAR KI PAURI is the spot where Amrit fell and it is considered as the most scared ghat of Haridwar. Millions of people carry this scared water from Ganga to hundred of miles to dispense the scared water to lord SHIVA. as we all know Haridwar means "THE DWAR OF HARI". The devotes of Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu called this city as Hardwar and Haridwar respectively. Here are many famous temples to visit like Chandi Devi mandir, Bilvkehwar Mahadev Temple, Maya Devi Temple, Mansa Devi Mandir, Daksha Mahadev Temple, Bharat Mata Mandir and many more. Here are many Ghats also" HAR KI PAUDI" is one of them it has its own religious fact at every evening a huge Aarti is organized here. Many foreigners and peoples from other state of India are also come to see this, Aarti. Many religious events are also organized here "KUMB MELA" is one of them. It is organized once in after every 12 years. This one of the biggest mela in whole world many peoples, hermits and Aghori come to join this mela. It is a best place to see the religious things and to know too much about Hindu culture.