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This
is a spiritual heaven meant exclusively for Bhagavadhaaradhana. So it
is totally bereft of industrial or commercial establishments. Only
temples and charitable institutions are carrying on spiritual
activities. So its name is quite appropriate. Just as in Kasi, the
main mandir enshrines a big Sivalinga in addition to other Saivate
gods. There are many kunds and bathing ghats for the convenience of
the pious bhaktas. Tranquility seems stationed in this small temple
town, as aged persons, sadhus of every denomination greet the eyes
everywhere in this holy place. As it is on the way to Gangotri and
Yamunotri the most holy pilgrim centres, thousands of yatris visit
throughout the year. Moreover, its trekking potentialities are
attracting the youth also, since it serves a base for their further
onward march. Ebullient youth and the tattering aged seem vying with
one other, the former for demonstration of physical prowess and the
latter for display of spiritual heights they can ascend through
meditation etc.
It lies on the way to Gangotri from Rishikesh.
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