Road-head and start of the 16 km trek to Kedarnath, with a hot spring and pony and palki booking.
Within 1 km of Gaurikund.
16 km pilgrimage trail from Gaurikund to the Kedarnath Temple through the Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary.
village in Uttarakhand, India
building in India
Stone temple of Shiva at about 3,580 m, one of the 12 Jyotirlingas and the Char Dham; reached by a 16 km trek from Gaurikund.
Haridwar's main ghat on the Ganga, famous for the evening aarti with towering lamps and floating diyas.
Former Maharishi Mahesh Yogi ashram where The Beatles stayed in 1968, now a forest-department site full of murals and meditation domes.
Large hydroelectric dam on the Bhagirathi near New Tehri, completed in the early 2000s, with a reservoir popular with visitors.
One of Rishikesh's largest ashrams on the Ganga at Swargashram, known for its evening Ganga aarti and yoga festival.
Popular, heavily developed waterfall about 15 km from Mussoorie on the Yamunotri road.
Rishikesh's main bathing ghat, where a large evening Ganga aarti with lamps and chanting is held.
Historic 1939 suspension bridge over the Ganga, now closed to the public; a new glass-deck bridge (Bajrang Setu) is being built beside it.
Village about 4 km from Badrinath near the Tibet border, with Vyas Gufa, Bheem Pul and handknitted woollens.