Kailash Manasarovar Yatra

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Mount Kailash is considered as the Kailash on earth. It is a sacred place for Hindus.

Uttarakhand Ki Char Dham Yatra - Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnarth, Badrinath

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Char Dham is an important Hindu pilgrimage circuit in the Indian Himalayas. Located in the Garhwal region of the state of Uttarakhand the circuit consists of four sites—Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath. Badrinath is also one of the four destinations of the longer Char Dham.
Kedarnath: Temple of Lord Shiva, Jyotirling
Badrinath: Dham among Char dham of India
Gangotri: Darshan of Gangotri Temple, Darshan of Ganga (Bhagirathi) River
Yamunotri: Darshan of Yamunotri Temple, Darshan of Kalindi River (Yamuna) 

Kedarnarth Yatra

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According to legend, it is said that the Pandavas performed a strong penance to please Lord Shiva in Kedarnath after having won the war against the Kauravas. Lord Shiva  was eluding them and  took refuge in Kedarnath in the form of a bull and dived into the ground leaving his hump on the surface. The other four parts of Lord Shiva fell at Tungnath, Rudranath, Madhmaheshwar and Kapleshwar. Kedarnath along with these four are also described as Panch Kedar.