CHAR DHAM YATRA - ART AND
CULTURE
News: Amid
Joshimath crisis, Uttarakhand starts preparations for Char Dham yatra
What's in the news?
● Days
after fresh cracks were found on the Joshimath -Badrinath highway, the
Uttarakhand administration has started making preparations for pilgrims to make
their way to Badrinath as part of this year’s Char Dham Yatra beginning on
April 22, saying that a disaster management control room will be set up in the
sinking town of Joshimath.
● Joshimath
residents group opposes plans to hold the yatra, claiming that the government
is not taking the sinking crisis seriously, and expressing concerns about
effective rehabilitation.
Chardham Pilgrimage:
● The
Char Dham means the four dhams is a set of four pilgrimage sites such as
Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath which is very auspicious in the
Hindu belief.
○ Yamunotri – This Shrine is
dedicated to River Yamuna.
○ Gangotri – This shrine is
dedicated to goddess Ganges.
○ Kedarnath – This temple is
dedicated to Lord Shiva in the form of Kedar.
○ Badrinath – This temple is
dedicated to Lord Vishnu in the form of Badrinath.
● In
the Hindu sect, it is believed that a person visiting all the four sites will
attain Moksha (Salvation).
● The Ministry of Road
Transport and Highways
is responsible for the Chardham Project.