Yamunotri region
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The Yamunotri region is a high-altitude Himalayan area in Uttarakhand, India, revered as the source of the Yamuna River and a major Hindu pilgrimage destination.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yamunotri temple area | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
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pilgrimage site ⓘ |
| administrativeState | Uttarakhand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | goddess Yamuna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestVisitingSeason | May to October ⓘ |
| climate | alpine ⓘ |
| closedSeason | winter ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Garhwal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceFromDehradun | about 180–220 kilometres by road ⓘ |
| distanceFromRishikesh | about 200–230 kilometres by road ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 3200–3300 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| governingState | Uttarakhand government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGlacierSource |
Bandarpunch massif
NERFINISHED
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Champasar Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHotSpring |
Gauri Kund
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Surya Kund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRiverSource | Yamuna River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSacredSite |
Yamunotri Temple
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yamunotri hot springs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTrekRoute | Janki Chatti–Yamunotri trail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasValley | upper Yamuna valley ⓘ |
| hasVegetation |
alpine meadows
ⓘ
subalpine forests ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Hindu pilgrimage
ⓘ
origin of Yamuna River ⓘ thermal springs ⓘ trekking routes ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Garhwali
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Garhwal Himalayas
NERFINISHED
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Uttarakhand NERFINISHED ⓘ Uttarkashi district NERFINISHED ⓘ northern India ⓘ |
| nearestRoadHead | Janki Chatti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestTown | Barkot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Himalayas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfPilgrimageCircuit |
Char Dham
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chota Char Dham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pilgrimageImportance | one of the four main shrines of the Chota Char Dham ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| sacredRiver | Yamuna River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sacredStatus | tirtha (Hindu pilgrimage place) ⓘ |
| stateCapitalNearest | Dehradun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismType |
mountain tourism
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religious tourism ⓘ |
| trekDistance | about 5–7 kilometres from Janki Chatti to Yamunotri ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Asit Muni
this entity surface form:
Yamunotri temple area