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Himalayan Temples & Sacred Yatras

Sacred Temples & Yatras of the Himalayas

From the Adi Kailash Yatra to ridge-top shrines like Kartik Swami and Tungnath โ€” our Pithoragarh team runs every sacred journey with the same permits-handled, locally-guided approach.

Our Signature Yatras

The journeys we are known for โ€” the sacred peaks of our own Vyas valley.

Sacred Yatras

Adi Kailash & Om Parvat

๐Ÿ“ Vyas Valley, Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand

Pilgrimage journeys to the abode of Lord Shiva and the divine “ॐ” snow formation, including the Lipulekh Pass Kailash view point. Inner Line Permit and full logistics handled.

Explore Adi Kailash Yatra

The Panch Kedar

The five shrines where Shiva left his forms for the Pandavas โ€” the greatest circuit in Garhwal.

Panch Kedar

Kedarnath Temple Trek

๐Ÿ“ Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand

The heart of the Panch Kedar and a Jyotirlinga at 3,583 m โ€” the 16 km Gaurikund trail, helicopter options, registration and more.

Read the Kedarnath Guide
Temple Trek

Tungnath & Chandrashila Trek

๐Ÿ“ Chopta, Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand

The world's highest Shiva temple at 3,680 m โ€” a 3.5-km trail from Chopta, then a summit push to Chandrashila's 360° sunrise panorama. Route, best season, and Panch Kedar history in our complete guide.

Read the Tungnath Guide
Panch Kedar

Rudranath Trek

๐Ÿ“ Chamoli, Uttarakhand

The hardest, wildest Kedar โ€” a ~20 km bugyal trail to the shrine of Shivaโ€™s face at 3,600 m.

Read the Rudranath Guide
Panch Kedar

Madhyamaheshwar Trek

๐Ÿ“ Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand

A 16 km valley walk to Shivaโ€™s navel-shrine beneath Chaukhamba, with the Buda Madhyamaheshwar viewpoint.

Read the Madhyamaheshwar Guide
Panch Kedar

Kalpeshwar Temple

๐Ÿ“ Urgam Valley, Chamoli, Uttarakhand

The only Panch Kedar open all year โ€” a cave shrine in the green Urgam valley, minutes from the road.

Read the Kalpeshwar Guide

The Char Dham

The four great dhams of Uttarakhand โ€” Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath.

Char Dham

Kedarnath Temple Trek

๐Ÿ“ Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand

The heart of the Panch Kedar and a Jyotirlinga at 3,583 m โ€” the 16 km Gaurikund trail, helicopter options, registration and more.

Read the Kedarnath Guide
Char Dham

Badrinath Temple

๐Ÿ“ Chamoli, Uttarakhand

The Vishnu dham at 3,300 m beneath Neelkanth โ€” Tapt Kund, Mana village and evening aarti.

Read the Badrinath Guide
Char Dham

Gangotri Dham

๐Ÿ“ Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand

The Gangaโ€™s temple at 3,100 m โ€” road access, Harsil valley, and the Gaumukh glacier trek beyond.

Read the Guide
Char Dham

Yamunotri Temple

๐Ÿ“ Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand

The 6 km trail from Janki Chatti to the Yamunaโ€™s hot-spring shrine at 3,290 m.

Read the Guide

Garhwal Temples & Treks

Shakti Peeths, wedding shrines and jungle trails across Garhwal.

Temple Trek

Kartik Swami Temple Trek

๐Ÿ“ Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand's hidden gem near Rudraprayag — a ridge-top trek to the sacred temple of Lord Kartikeya with 360° Himalayan views. Our complete guide covers distance, difficulty, best time to visit, and how to reach.

Read the Kartik Swami Guide
Sacred Site

Triyuginarayan Temple

๐Ÿ“ Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand

Where Shiva married Parvati before a flame still burning today โ€” and the Himalayaโ€™s most loved wedding temple.

Read the Triyuginarayan Guide
Sacred Lake

Hemkund Sahib Trek

๐Ÿ“ Chamoli, Uttarakhand

The 19 km climb to the glacial-lake gurdwara at 4,160 m, with the Valley of Flowers next door.

Read the Hemkund Guide
Shiva Shrine

Neelkanth Mahadev

๐Ÿ“ Near Rishikesh, Uttarakhand

Where Shiva drank the poison โ€” by road or the 12 km jungle trail above Rishikesh.

Read the Guide
Ancient Kashi

Vishwanath, Uttarkashi

๐Ÿ“ Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand

The Kashi of the north and its trembling 6-metre Shakti trident, gateway to Gangotri.

Read the Guide
Shakti Peeth

Kalimath Temple

๐Ÿ“ Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand

The Kali peeth near Guptkashi where the goddess is a buried Sri Yantra, unveiled once a year.

Read the Guide
Forest Shrine

Anusuya Devi Temple

๐Ÿ“ Mandal, Chamoli, Uttarakhand

A gentle 5 km trek from Mandal to the shrine of perfect devotion, with the Atri cave beyond.

Read the Guide
Guardian Devi

Dhari Devi Temple

๐Ÿ“ Srinagar, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand

The Kali on a river rock in the Alaknanda โ€” guardian of the entire Char Dham route.

Read the Guide
Shakti Peeth

Surkanda Devi Temple

๐Ÿ“ Kaddukhal, Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand

The 3,030 m summit peeth near Dhanaulti โ€” now with a ropeway to the top.

Read the Guide
Sunrise Peeth

Kunjapuri Temple

๐Ÿ“ Narendranagar, Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand

Rishikeshโ€™s dawn viewpoint โ€” 308 steps to the shrine of Satiโ€™s torso.

Read the Guide
Shakti Peeth

Chandrabadni Temple

๐Ÿ“ Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand

The quiet yantra shrine on its 2,277 m Tehri summit, ringed by old iron tridents.

Read the Guide

Kumaon Temples โ€” Our Home Country

From Pithoragarhโ€™s own ridge shrines to the heritage temples of Almora and the lake country.

Cave Shrine

Patal Bhuvaneshwar

๐Ÿ“ Gangolihat, Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand

A limestone cave near Gangolihat said to hold 33 crore deities โ€” Kumaonโ€™s strangest, most magical darshan.

Read the Patal Bhuvaneshwar Guide
Shakti Peeth

Haat Kalika, Gangolihat

๐Ÿ“ Gangolihat, Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand

The Mahakali Shakti Peeth in its deodar grove โ€” war-goddess of the Kumaon Regiment.

Read the Haat Kalika Guide
Shakti Peeth

Purnagiri Devi

๐Ÿ“ Tanakpur, Champawat, Uttarakhand

The great Shakti Peeth above Tanakpur where the Kali river meets the plains โ€” host to Kumaonโ€™s biggest spring mela.

Read the Purnagiri Guide
Home Turf

Thal Kedar Trek

๐Ÿ“ Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand

Pithoragarh's own Kedar โ€” a forest ridge trek to a ~2,500 m Shiva shrine with the full Panchachuli panorama.

Read the Thal Kedar Guide
Home Turf

Dhwaj Temple Trek

๐Ÿ“ Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand

A short, steep climb to the flag-summit cave shrine of Shiva and Jayanti Devi above Pithoragarh.

Read the Dhwaj Guide
Home Turf

Mostamanu Temple

๐Ÿ“ Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand

The rain-god shrine of the Soar valley on the Chandak plateau โ€” and one of Kumaonโ€™s liveliest melas.

Read the Mostamanu Guide
Home Turf

Kapileshwar Mahadev

๐Ÿ“ Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand

Pithoragarhโ€™s cave shrine of Shiva, minutes from the bazaar, looking across the whole Soar valley.

Read the Kapileshwar Guide
High Yatra

Chhipla Kedar Trek

๐Ÿ“ Dharchula, Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand

The wild multi-day yatra to sacred kunds at ~4,600 m between the Kali and Gori valleys.

Read the Chhipla Kedar Guide
Temple Complex

Jageshwar Dham

๐Ÿ“ Almora, Uttarakhand

Over 120 ancient stone temples in a single deodar grove near Almora, tied to the Jyotirlinga tradition.

Read the Jageshwar Guide
Katyuri Heritage

Baijnath Temple, Kumaon

๐Ÿ“ Garur, Bageshwar, Uttarakhand

The 12th-century riverside temple group with the Himalayaโ€™s finest Parvati idol.

Read the Guide
Sangam Shrine

Bagnath, Bageshwar

๐Ÿ“ Bageshwar, Uttarakhand

Shiva of the Saryuโ€“Gomati sangam and the great January Uttarayani fair.

Read the Guide
Sun Temple

Katarmal Sun Temple

๐Ÿ“ Almora, Uttarakhand

The 9th-century Surya shrine near Almora โ€” second only to Konark.

Read the Guide
God of Justice

Chitai Golu Devta

๐Ÿ“ Almora, Uttarakhand

Kumaonโ€™s divine court โ€” a temple sheathed in bells and written petitions.

Read the Guide
Patron Goddess

Nanda Devi, Almora

๐Ÿ“ Almora, Uttarakhand

The Chand-era bazaar temple of Kumaonโ€™s goddess and her September fair.

Read the Guide
Bell Temple

Golu Devta, Ghorakhal

๐Ÿ“ Bhowali, Nainital, Uttarakhand

Goluโ€™s second great seat above Bhowali โ€” lakhs of bells in the pines.

Read the Guide
River Shrine

Garjiya Devi Temple

๐Ÿ“ Ramnagar, Nainital, Uttarakhand

The goddess on a rock in the Kosi at Corbettโ€™s gates โ€” Kumaonโ€™s most dramatic setting.

Read the Guide
Shakti Peeth

Naina Devi, Nainital

๐Ÿ“ Nainital, Uttarakhand

The lakeside peeth of Satiโ€™s eyes that gave Nainital its name.

Read the Guide
Hilltop Shiva

Mukteshwar Dham

๐Ÿ“ Mukteshwar, Nainital, Uttarakhand

The 350-year-old shrine above Chauli ki Jaliโ€™s cliffs and a 180ยฐ snow horizon.

Read the Guide
Ashram

Kainchi Dham

๐Ÿ“ Kainchi, Nainital, Uttarakhand

Neem Karoli Babaโ€™s riverside ashram near Nainital โ€” darshan, rules and the June 15 bhandara.

Read the Kainchi Guide

Beyond Uttarakhand

The great yatras of Himachal, Kashmir and Nepal.

Himachal Kailash

Manimahesh Yatra

๐Ÿ“ Bharmour, Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

The 13 km trek to the sacred lake beneath Himachalโ€™s Kailash.

Read the Guide
Extreme Yatra

Shrikhand Mahadev

๐Ÿ“ Nirmand, Kullu, Himachal Pradesh

The 72-foot rock lingam at 5,155 m โ€” the hardest Shiva trek there is.

Read the Guide
Himachal Kailash

Kinnaur Kailash Yatra

๐Ÿ“ Kalpa, Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh

The colour-changing 79-foot shivling above the Sutlej and Kalpaโ€™s orchards.

Read the Guide
Kashmir Yatra

Amarnath Yatra

๐Ÿ“ Anantnag, Jammu & Kashmir

The cave of the ice lingam at 3,888 m โ€” Pahalgam and Baltal routes explained.

Read the Guide
Nepal Yatra

Muktinath Temple

๐Ÿ“ Mustang, Nepal

The temple of liberation at 3,800 m in Mustang โ€” 108 spouts and an eternal flame.

Read the Guide
Nepal Yatra

Pashupatinath Temple

๐Ÿ“ Kathmandu, Nepal

Nepalโ€™s holiest shrine on the Bagmati ghats of Kathmandu.

Read the Guide

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