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Yamunotri
The Yamunotri temple is located in Uttarkashi District
of Uttarakhand, India, a full day's journey from Uttaranchal's
main towns — Rishikesh, Haridwar or Dehradun.The
actual temple is only accessible by a six kilometer
walk from the town of Hanuman Chatti and a four kilometer
walk from Janki Chatti.The original temple was built
by Maharani Gularia of Jaipur in the 19th century. The
current temple is of recent origin, as past iterations
have been destroyed by the weather and elements. Maharani
Gularia of Jaipur built the temple in the 19th century.
Destroyed by a major earthquake in 1923, it was subsequently
rebuilt, then again damaged in 1982. It is located at
a height of 3252 meters,about 6 km below the glacier.
The temple is dedicated to the river Yamuna, who is
represented in the form of a silver idol, bedecked with
garlands. Goddess Yamuna is the daughter of Surya, the
sun God, and Sangya, the Goddess of consciousness. Yamuna
is also the sister of Yama, the God of death, and so
anyone bathing in the waters of the river is spared
of a painful death.
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