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Char Dham Yatra (Original Four)
Adi Shankaracharya's four cardinal abodes — Badrinath, Puri, Rameswaram, Dwarka.
Stops
4
Duration
22 days
Best season
October, November, December, February, March
Est. per person
₹90,000
About this circuit
The original Char Dham, established by Adi Shankaracharya, spans the four corners of India: Badrinath in the north (Vishnu), Jagannath Puri in the east, Rameswaram in the south (Shiva), and Dwarka in the west (Krishna). Completing all four is considered the ultimate Hindu pilgrimage. Because the shrines are so far apart, most pilgrims plan it leg-by-leg over 20–25 days by a mix of flights and trains.
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Sequenced stops (4)
1
Badrinath
Uttarakhand
3 days
Book VIP darshanNorthern dham — abode of Lord Vishnu
Motorable town at 3,300 m. Gateway: Dehradun airport / Rishikesh rail, then road. Summer-only.
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Jagannath Puri
Odisha
2 days
Eastern dham — Lord Jagannath, site of the Rath Yatra
Gateway: Bhubaneswar airport (~60 km) or Puri rail.
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Rameswaram
Tamil Nadu
2 days
Southern dham — Jyotirlinga established by Lord Rama
Gateway: Madurai airport (~170 km) or Rameswaram rail. Bathe in 22 sacred wells before darshan.
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Dwarka
Gujarat
2 days
Western dham — Krishna's ancient kingdom
Gateway: Jamnagar airport (~130 km) or Dwarka rail. Combine with Nageshwar Jyotirlinga & Bet Dwarka.
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