Visiting the Char Dham Temples in Uttarakhand is a unique experience because each of the sites of this Hindu pilgrimage circuit are dedicated to a different deity,and have their own major significance. Yamunotri (situated in beautiful Rawain valley) is dedicated to Goddess Yamuna. It is believed that a bath in the waters of the Yamuna protects the devotee from untimely death. Gangotri is dedicated to Goddess Ganga. Kedarnath, which is revered as one of the 12 jyotir lingas, is dedicated to Lord Shiva, and Badrinath, which is also a part of the Char Dham established by Adi Shankaracharya, is dedicated to Lord Badri, or Vishnu. According to Hinduism, the Pilgrimage tirthayatra tirthayatra is one of the five duties of every Hindu, along with Dharma, Worship, Sanskaras and Observing religious festivals. A pilgrimage is an intimate experience which makes a direct connection between the seeker and the God. It is an exercise which tests one’s willpower, humility and faith, when the devotee travels to never dreamed locations, leaving their problems at the feet of the deity and forgetting everything but God.