Madhwa Pilgrimages in Uttaranchal

anonymous said at Mar 1, 2010 Remove

where to stay in haridwar

Manas said at Mar 1, 2010 Remove

Where to stay in Haridwar depends on what you are looking at. If you want to be close to the bank of Ganges, you may want to check out one of the old dharamshalas. Don't expect comfort but right next to Ganges.
Besides, there is one hotel that's next to Har Ki Padi and offers decent rooms without charging exorbitantly. It's name is slipping off my mind.

Girish said at Jul 15, 2010 Remove

Muktinath - This is a beautiful place with 108 thirtha's to take bath. Beautiful lord Shri Hari's vigraha there. Also heard that Shaligrama Ugama shana is few miles from there, but a difficult journey.

Path to visit is Nepal, Pokhra and then take a chopper to Mukthinath. There are trips arranged by people from India. Contact Rajan who stays in Delhi and arrnages this trip. Mobile: 9411243018 . He arranged the trip for my mother.

Girish said at Jul 15, 2010 Remove

You have to go to Nepal, Kathmandu and travel to Pokhra. From Pokhra either you can charter a helicopter for 10 -15 person group and fly to Muktinath and back. If are adventurous, you can trek to Muktinath and it takes two days. If you are 2 or 3 you can share a flight with other group.Many Indians travel to this place. During monsoon, chopper rides are available if weather is OK otherwise you get stranded.

He is not sure of direct helicopter service from India (Bihar Border).

From Kathmandu to Pokhra, there are daily flights.

Accommodation is Dharmashalas only. Food is typically Nepali. May be difficult to get pure vegetarian.

You can complete the darshan and trip in one day

Girish said at Jul 15, 2010 Remove

Muktinath - I do not know where you are. whatever it is, you have to reach Gorakpur with some travels by train or join them @ Gorakpur Then go by bus to SANAULI THE BORDER OF NEPAL , Then to Pokra. from there you can go by bus or flight to Jomsom (Mustang) From Jomsom you have to walk about 4 kms to catch a jeep/motorbyke to the foot of hill of Shree Mukthinath There are no steps to climb the hill .You have to climb an altitude of about 1500 feet. you reach the pagoda of Shree Mukthinath . It is a small temple but the surroundings are kept clean The flooring is white marble. IT IS ONE OF THE EIGHT SWAYAMVYAKTHA TEMPLES OF SHREE VISHNU

First you go behind the temple, have bath in the 108 gomukhs then come to the front and have bath in the two small pushkarinees called Skheerasagaram and paramapadham. Then with dry cloths enter the temple santum santorum Have darshan by touching the idol, . Pooja has to be performed by you Earlier there was a Bhatt of Uththarakarnataka Probably he was driven see more...out and now a Nepali lady with shavenhead is there.

while you go there you take plenty of eatables tea atta milkpowder etc and give the three residents there one of the three keeps a receipt book to collect donations except water there is nothing available
while declimbing half way get down on the left side(A board available) you visit the Jwaalaamukhee temple then come back to the place where you had started JOMSOM
This is just to give you an idea of the trip


There are many tourists who take you Mukthinath now a days from Chennai Bangalore and Hyderabad



1. ORCHID TRAVEL & TOURS, (RUN BY VISHISTAADHWAITHAS- IYENGARS) BUT COOKS ARE MADHWAS NO 98 DVG ROAD BASAVANAGUDI BANGALORE 560004 ( 16 DAYS)
COST OF THE TOUR PER PASSENGER IS RS 18,000/- iNCLUDES TRAIN BUS FLIGHT JEEP FARE + ACCOMMODATION + FOOD
BANGALORE TO NEW DELHI BY TRAIN
NEW DELHI TO POKRA/POKRA TO NEWDELHI BY BUS
NEW DELHI TO BANGALORE BY TRAIN
NEWDELHI --NAIMISHAARANYA ---AYODHYA-- - SANAULI===POKRA
POKRA--JOMSOM FLIGHT --- JOMSOM TO MUKTHINATH BY WALK
AND BACK TO JOPMSOM--POKRA- -JALANARAYAN- --MANOKAMANA- --KATMANDU- --POKRA(HIMAALAY AN RIDE BY FLIGHT EXTRA RS 5500/HEAD) TO VIEW ALL THE 24 PEAKS OF HIMALAYAS POKRA--SANAULI- -GORAKPUR- -VARANASI- -PRAYAGA ---SEETHAMATTI- --NEW DELHI NEW DELHI--BANGALORE BY TRAIN
EVEN AFTER LATE ARRIVALS AT DESTINATIONS FRESH HOT FOOD IS PRREPARED AND SERVED YOU ARE PUT IN 3 STAR HOTELS ONLY EXCEPT IN NAIMISHAARANYA

2. AT HYDERABAD, BOJJI BADHARINAATH RUNS THE TRIP FOR RS 13500/ HYDERABAD-GORAKPUR- -SANAULI- -POKRA--VEHICLE TO JOMSOM(MUSTANG ) 18 DAYS

3.AT CHENNAI SHRI TRAVELS IT IS FLIGHT AND TRAIN AND BUS DIRECT I DONOT KNOW THE FARE.

I JUST GAE YOU AN IDEA OF THE YATHRAA, YOU CAN CHOOSE YOU CONVENIENCE BOTH BY FINANCE AND TIME WISH YOU A DEVOTED YATHRA A SREENIVASAMOORTHY, HYDERABAD

anonymous said at Aug 2, 2010 Remove

I am just back from Mukthinath day before yesterday after an excellent heart filling trip. We were on our own (not conducted trips).We went by road up to Pokhara after visiting naimisharanya and Ayodhya (as my mother does not take even water outside without becoming madi we prefer to go by road to avoid her fasting she is 78). From pokhara we took a flight 12 seater to Jomsom (25 minutes)

From Jomsom airport you need to walk for around 1.5 KM (if you are on your own) if not for 0.5 KM (if you are on conducted trips).

Then take a jeep for Mukthinath base (they say around 21 KM but not sure as there is no road the jeep goes on the bank of kandaki which is only rocks) it is 1 Hour drive. Then you need to climb by walk or horse back to the temple which is around 1.5 Km.



Even if you go by helicopter (they say it is suspended now) you need to walk the final stretch.

The flights are not dependable as the services are frequently disrupted due to bad weather.

You can go by bus also. Then you will be going fro see more...m Pokhara to beni change one bus and go from Beni to Ghansa. Change one more bus and go from Ghansa to Jomsom. The total time taken they say is around 7-10 hours. The entire stretch of road is kutcha road with lot of pot holes. If you take a jeep from pokhara to jomsom then they charge heftily 50K Indian currency.



There are conducted trips from khatmandu for 12K (this includes Khatmandu to Pokhara by bus with visit to manokamna temple, pokhara to jomsom by flight, jeep trip back to khatmandu from Jomsom by flight)



If you go on your own you need to pay Rs.250 for Mustang visit

Jeep drive Rs.350 one way

Horse ride to temple Rs.500 (to and fro)

Flight charges around Rs. 2750 one way

Girish said at Aug 7, 2010 Remove

Rurkee is around 2 and half hrs from Delhi, you can stright away go to Haridwar and stay there, you have trains from delhi to Haridwar.You can stay in Pejavar math , palimar math , or kashi math in Haridwar, you will have all the facilities there.

If you can send your phone no. i can sms you all the details and phone nos of all the places , including Badrinath.

Sri Mukhyaprana bless your trip with lot of punya and have a happy Ganga snana,
Ramesh Achar
ph-0091-9367765785