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2 unusual facts about Yamunotri Temple


Yamunotri Temple

There are two trekking routes from Hanuman Chatti to Yamunotri, the one along the right bank proceeds via the Markandeya Tirth, where the sage Markandeya wrote the Markandeya Purana, the other route which lies on the left bank of the river goes via Kharsali, from where Yamunotri is a five or six hours climb away.

The original temple was built by Maharani Guleria of Jaipur in the 19th century.



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