{"id":430,"date":"2025-03-29T11:39:44","date_gmt":"2025-03-29T11:39:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jbwdemo11.dreamhosters.com\/?page_id=430"},"modified":"2025-03-29T11:48:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-29T11:48:22","slug":"gangotri-temple","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kedarnathyatratravels.in\/?page_id=430","title":{"rendered":"Gangotri Temple"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"430\" class=\"elementor elementor-430\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-903b50e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"903b50e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-66bc03f\" data-id=\"66bc03f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eea4e64 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eea4e64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> Gangotri Temple \u2013 The Sacred Origin of River Ganga<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00f0fa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00f0fa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\" data-start=\"66\" data-end=\"479\">Gangotri Temple, located at an altitude of <strong data-start=\"109\" data-end=\"125\">3,100 meters<\/strong> in the <strong data-start=\"133\" data-end=\"154\">Garhwal Himalayas<\/strong>, is one of the holiest pilgrimage sites in India. Dedicated to <strong data-start=\"218\" data-end=\"235\">Goddess Ganga<\/strong>, this sacred shrine marks the origin of the <strong data-start=\"280\" data-end=\"295\">River Ganga<\/strong>, which is considered the <strong data-start=\"321\" data-end=\"342\">lifeline of India<\/strong> and a symbol of purity and salvation. The temple is a key part of the <strong data-start=\"413\" data-end=\"431\">Chardham Yatra<\/strong>, attracting thousands of devotees every year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"481\" data-end=\"729\">According to legend, <strong data-start=\"502\" data-end=\"520\">King Bhagirath<\/strong> performed intense penance here to bring <strong data-start=\"561\" data-end=\"579\">Ganga to Earth<\/strong> for the salvation of his ancestors. Pleased with his devotion, <strong data-start=\"643\" data-end=\"694\">Lord Shiva released Ganga from his matted locks<\/strong>, giving birth to the holy river.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-63a1991\" data-id=\"63a1991\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8a6da2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d8a6da2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/kedarnathyatratravels.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/360_F_231402996_5onBzlzaFdSxwT8WfCZAKSKkIhitGNWC.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-435\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kedarnathyatratravels.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/360_F_231402996_5onBzlzaFdSxwT8WfCZAKSKkIhitGNWC.jpg 540w, https:\/\/kedarnathyatratravels.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/360_F_231402996_5onBzlzaFdSxwT8WfCZAKSKkIhitGNWC-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e11b6d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e11b6d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e4ab3bc\" data-id=\"e4ab3bc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ec5275 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ec5275\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Badrinath Temple Highlights<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9ca5ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9ca5ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\" data-start=\"771\" data-end=\"1413\">\u2705 <strong data-start=\"773\" data-end=\"801\">\ud83d\uded5 One of the Char Dhams<\/strong> \u2013 A sacred part of the <strong data-start=\"825\" data-end=\"863\">Chardham and Chhota Chardham Yatra<\/strong>.<br data-start=\"864\" data-end=\"867\" \/>\u2705 <strong data-start=\"869\" data-end=\"897\">\ud83c\udf0a Source of River Ganga<\/strong> \u2013 The temple marks the origin of the <strong data-start=\"935\" data-end=\"955\">Bhagirathi River<\/strong>, which later becomes the Ganga.<br data-start=\"987\" data-end=\"990\" \/>\u2705 <strong data-start=\"992\" data-end=\"1020\">\ud83e\ude94 Sacred Aarti Ceremony<\/strong> \u2013 Witness the mesmerizing <strong data-start=\"1047\" data-end=\"1070\">evening Ganga Aarti<\/strong> on the riverbank.<br data-start=\"1088\" data-end=\"1091\" \/>\u2705 <strong data-start=\"1093\" data-end=\"1128\">\ud83c\udfd4\ufe0f Surrounded by the Himalayas<\/strong> \u2013 Breathtaking views of the <strong data-start=\"1157\" data-end=\"1196\">snow-covered peaks and lush valleys<\/strong>.<br data-start=\"1197\" data-end=\"1200\" \/>\u2705 <strong data-start=\"1202\" data-end=\"1230\">\ud83d\uddfa\ufe0f Gaumukh Glacier Trek<\/strong> \u2013 A challenging yet divine trek to the <strong data-start=\"1270\" data-end=\"1302\">actual source of River Ganga<\/strong>.<br data-start=\"1303\" data-end=\"1306\" \/>\u2705 <strong data-start=\"1308\" data-end=\"1340\">\ud83d\udd25 Surya Kund &amp; Pandava Gufa<\/strong> \u2013 Explore <strong data-start=\"1351\" data-end=\"1384\">hot springs and ancient caves<\/strong> linked to the Mahabharata.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"1415\" data-end=\"1446\"><strong data-start=\"1419\" data-end=\"1444\">\ud83d\udccd Best Time to Visit<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1447\" data-end=\"1593\">The temple opens in <strong data-start=\"1467\" data-end=\"1497\">May and closes in November<\/strong> due to heavy snowfall in winter. The best time to visit is <strong data-start=\"1557\" data-end=\"1590\">May-June or September-October<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gangotri Temple \u2013 The Sacred Origin of River Ganga Gangotri Temple, located at an altitude of 3,100 meters in the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-430","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kedarnathyatratravels.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/430","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kedarnathyatratravels.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kedarnathyatratravels.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kedarnathyatratravels.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kedarnathyatratravels.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=430"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kedarnathyatratravels.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/430\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kedarnathyatratravels.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}