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Badrinath; Kedarnath; Yamunotri and Gangotri are the places to God’s home in the Uttrakhand. The official time to visit the ‘Char Dham of Uttarakhand’ is from May to June and September to October. Beginning our journey from Yamunotri traveling so far is big patience and seeing the river on the other side is full of tension. Yamunotri, the place where the goddess Yamuna idol is there. The temple is made of black marble that you can see from its outer wall ( Black in color) and sets on the river Yamuna. Within the temple, there is a hot water area where you can put raw rice and within minutes it will turn into eatable rice which is magical and termed as God’s own place. The birth of the river Yamuna is from this place and the water of Yamuna is called ‘ Gangajal’ which is used for the shrine of the Shiva in Rameshwaram Temple. People from the world come to worship and they have the target to do before they die. As it’s said as a symbol of ‘swarg’. As listed in Hinduism, people who go to these ‘ char Dham’ basically, Rameshwaram; Badrinath; Jagannath Puri and Dwarka with there father; mother and wife then he will be lucky enough and would be listed in the heaven. Kedarnath, the place where destruction happened in the year 2013, not the religious one but the typical-ous. To reach the idol require the game to play with life. The way is as narrow as the size of one car. Basically, people who are old, come to see the places. There are so many ways to reach the pilgrimage like a helicopter, walking, horses, ponies, and palkies. Lord Shiva is worshipped as a Kedarnath set on the offshore of the Mandakini river. And as it’s been said the Kedarnath temple was made by Pandavas after the Kurukshetra war. Even the statues inside the temples consist of the five Pandavas; Nandi: the shiva’s vehicle; Parvati; Lord Krishna; and the guard of Lord Shiva. Kedarnath is one of the twelfth jyotirlingas in India. During the Kedarnath floods, 2013 everything surrounded by the temple got destroyed only the temple was left to come under the floods as behind the temple from where the flow is coming was controlled by a massive rock and this is so magical and these are instances which belief devotees more. While walking so hard, one needs to rest. So, there are so many hotels and restaurants to have food and rest. But one must carry a raincoat and food accessories with them and even a ‘Kapur’ if there is a shortage of oxygen at highs. Gangotri, the place where river Ganges born. The buses go next to the temple. There is less walking as compared to Yamunotri. And it is comfortable for old people. The temple is made up of white marble and while entering there is a silver covering. Here the idol is of Maa Ganga. Before entering the temple, it’s auspicious to take bath in the river. Gangotri is on the banks of the river Bhagirathi. Badrinath, the multicolored covering of the temple which attracts from outside. Badrinath, where God Badrinarayan Ji's idol sculpted in the form of black marble. Badrinarayan Ji is the synonym of Lord Vishnu. The temple is in the middle of the river Alaknanda. Before entering the temple it’s fate to take a bath in the hot springs called ‘tapt kund’ which is below the temple and called medicinally. And here one can go for ‘Jhari Ji’ who believes in Vaishnavism. There are lots of hotels beside the temple and surrounded by a proper religious market. •Visit: April to November. •Best transport: helicopter •Cheap transport: Walking with patience.