Chardham Tour Packages

Chardham is a set of four Hindu pilgrimage sites in India. It is a journey of four different abodes considered to be the most religious destinations in India. It comprises Badrinath , Dwarka , Puri , and Rameswaram. Hindus believe that visiting these holy places will help one to achieve “Moksha” (salvation). The first place is Badrinath which is located in the Chamoli district of Uttrakhand and known as the first Dham. Badrinath Dham is dedicated to Lord Vishnu and it is also one among the Chota Char Dham Circuit in Uttrakhand. The second place is Rameswaram , and it is believed that the Dham was established by Lord Ram in Treta Yug. Lord Rama built a Shiva-Lingam here and worshiped it to get the blessing of Lord Shiva before the Lanka expedition. The word “Rameswaram” means Rama’s Lord.

The third Dham came into existence during Dwapara Yuga when Lord Krishna made Dwarka his residence after Mathura. After then the place is known as Dwarka Dham and is also a city in the northwestern Indian state of Gujarat. Dwarka is known for its Dwarkadhisa Temple , also called Jagat Mandir located in the heart of Dwarka.

The fourth place in the Chardham list is Puri which is a city and a municipality in the state of Odisha in eastern India. Puri is known for its Jagannatha Temple which is dedicated to Lord Vishnu. Lord Vishnu is worshipped here a Jagannath which is one of his “Avatar” (Incarnation) for Kali Yug. This is the only shrine in India , where goddess , Subhadra , sister of Lord Krishna is worshipped along with her brothers , Lord Jagannatha and Lord Balbhadra.

Now the best time to visit for Chardham is around the months of April , May and the first half of June. It happens to be the pre-summers and summers at Chardham when the weather is pleasant enough to satisfy your spiritual desire of visiting these holy Dhams. It is not good to visit during monsoon as the roads are prone to frequent landslides , but after monsoon one still can visit till October.

Popular places to visit during your Chardham tour is undoubtedly the temples and all the four Dhams such as Badrinath Dham and Temple in Uttrakhand , Rameswaram in Tamilnadu , Dwarka in Gujarat , and Jagannath Dham at Puri in Orissa.

The best things to do during the Chard ham tour are visiting various famous temples and religious destinations , meditation , and sightseeing , etc. You can also enjoy shopping during Chardham tour , as you will be traveling from far north to South and east to west in order to complete your Chardham Yatra.

Now the question arises , how to reach these divine destinations of Chardham , well let us tell you that all these four places have good connectivity be it from rail , road or air. For example , the first destination in the list i.e. Badrinath and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh Railway station on the route of New Delhi-Dehradun railway line. After Rishikesh , one can take a helicopter facility subject to availability and weather condition.

Rameswaram , the second destination in the list is also accessible through rail , road , and airways. The nearest airport and railway station to Rameswaram is Madurai and Rameswaram respectively. If you want to take an adventurous journey you must go there by train as the train will take you through the roaring sea. Now the third destination is Dwarka Dham which is in Gujarat and the nearest airport and railway station are Porbandar Airport and Dwarka Railway station respectively. Both places have good connectivity with the other major cities of India.

Now the forth and the last destination in Chardham Yatra is Jagannath Puri and it is also reachable through air and rail. The nearest airport and railway stations are Bhubaneswar and Puri respectively. Puri is a terminus on the East Coast Railway with a good frequency of express and super fast trains from New Delhi , Mumbai , Kolkata , Ahmedabad , Tirupati , etc.

Chardham Tour is considered must be taken by the Hindus once in a lifetime as it helps one to attain “Moksha” (salvation). You will not only experience the spiritualism during this tour , but you will also get an amazing experience of traveling to some popular cities in India. Now if you are ready enough to book a tour to Chardham you can reach out to Hello Travel for the best deals with value for money. You will surely enjoy your tour of Chardham with Hello Travel as we have different packages of Chardham from different origin cities like Delhi , Mumbai , Kolkata , Ahmedabad , etc.