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Yamunotri (Uttarkashi District) · Uttarakhand

Shri Yamunotri Dham Temple

Yamunotri / Yamuna Devi — daughter of Surya, sister of Yama

अन्य नाम: Yamunotri · Yamuna Dham · Surya-putri Yamuna

  • Chota Char Dham
  • Devi-river tirtha
  • Source-site of the Yamuna river
Shri Yamunotri Dham Temple
दर्शन समय
06:30 – 21:00
स्वरूप
Black marble idol
स्थान
Yamunotri (Uttarkashi District) · Uttarakhand
उत्तम ऋतु
May-June and September-October best.…
काल
Original pitha: extremely ancient

इस मन्दिर की विशेषता

  • Chota Char Dham (Uttarakhand) — first dham; yatra order: Yamunotri → Gangotri → Kedarnath → Badrinath
  • Devi-river tirtha
  • Source-site of the Yamuna river
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मूल विग्रह

मुख्य देव एवं स्वरूप

Shri Yamuna Devi (daughter of Surya; sister of Yamaraja; river-goddess)

Black marble idol (main murti); during the winter period the murti is taken in a doli to Kharsali for worship there

सम्प्रदाय: Vaishnava / Sanatan Devi-tirtha

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स्थल-पुराण

कथा, इतिहास एवं महत्व

Rigveda

Yamuna-Yama samvada (Mandala 10, Sukta 10) — the foundational Yama-Yami narrative

Mahabharata

Many references to the Yamuna bank; Krishna-lila

Skanda Purana

Kedara Khanda and Yamuna Mahatmya; description of the Char Dham yatra order

Shrimad Bhagavata Purana

Krishna-lila on the Yamuna bank; Yamuna-stuti

संत एवं परम्परा

  • Devi Yamuna — daughter of Sun-deva (Vivasvan) and Sangya; twin sister of Yamaraja; tradition: Raksha Bandhan originated from Yamuna tying a rakhi on Yama
  • Maharishi Asit — per tradition the first rishi of the Yamunotri region; the nearby ashram of Asit-Muni; he performed daily snan-tapa of both Ganga and Yamuna
  • Maharaja Pratap Shah (Tehri Garhwal) — builder of the present temple in the 19th century
  • Adi Shankaracharya — founder of the Char Dham yatra concept; established Yamunotri as the first dham of the Chota Char Dham

ऐतिहासिक घटनाक्रम

  1. 183919th century — construction of the present Yamunotri temple by Maharaja Pratap Shah of Tehri Garhwal — Wikipedia Yamunotri + Uttarakhand Tourism
  2. 1990Damage to the temple from multiple 20th-century earthquakes/landslides; sequential restorations by the Jaipur and Garhwal rulers — Uttarakhand Tourism
  3. 202619 April 2026 — gates of Yamunotri Dham open for the summer yatra on Akshaya Tritiya; close for the winter around 11 November 2026 (Bhai Dooj / Yama-Dwitiya; Yamunotri traditionally closes on Bhai Dooj, not Diwali itself) — Uttarakhand Char Dham Devasthanam Board + Republic World + Sacred Yatra
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नित्य उपासना

दर्शन समय एवं आरती

06:30 से 21:00 तक · मध्याह्न विश्राम 12:00-14:00 (midday rest)

Mangal Aarti (morning)06:30-07:30
Daily (yatra period)

First aarti of the day

Morning darshan06:30-12:00
Daily
Midday bhog and rest12:00-14:00
Daily
Evening darshan14:00-20:00
Daily
Shayan Aarti (evening)20:15
Daily

Last aarti of the day; temple closes at 21:00

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दर्शन

दर्शन के प्रकार

General Free Darshanनिःशुल्क
समय
06:30-12:00 and 14:00-21:00
उपयुक्त
All devotees

Darshan of the main Yamuna Devi is free. Tradition of bath in Surya Kund and Divya Shila darshan before the main darshan.

Char Dham Yatra Registration (Mandatory)
उपयुक्त
All devotees of the Uttarakhand Char Dham

Mandatory online registration by the Uttarakhand government; name, photo, ID, health-verification. Free.

05
उत्सव

प्रमुख पर्व एवं उत्सव

Akshaya Tritiya (gate-opening)Vaishakh Shukla Tritiya

The gates of Yamunotri Dham open for the first time in the year; considered an abuujha-muhurta. The murti is brought in a doli-yatra from Kharsali to Yamunotri. 2026 — 19 April.

Yama Dwitiya / Bhai DoojKartika Shukla Dwitiya

The foundational festival of Yamuna tying rakhi-tilak on Yama; special puja at Yamunotri. Traditionally the gate-closing day (for winter). 2026 — gate-close ~11 November (Bhai Dooj).

Ganga DussehraJyeshtha Shukla Dashami

Commemoration of the Yamuna-Ganga sangam; special puja at Yamunotri

Makar SankrantiPausha-Magha Sankranti

Beginning of Surya-Uttarayana; special puja of Surya-putri Yamuna (at the winter-seat Kharsali)

06
आस्था

मनोकामना एवं फल

Removal of premature death and freedom from fear of Yama

Yamuna is the sister of Yamaraja; by tradition, darshan of Yamunotri and Yamuna-snan grants freedom from akala-mrityu and yama-danda; particular for pitru-tarpana

स्रोत: Skanda Purana Kedara Khanda + Brahma Purana

First tirtha of the Chota Char Dham yatra

The first dham of Uttarakhand's Chota Char Dham (Yamunotri-Gangotri-Kedarnath-Badrinath); the beginning of the sequence-yatra

स्रोत: Adi Shankaracharya tradition

Removal of sins and moksha

Yamuna-snan destroys sins of countless births; the Bhagavata-described sanctity of the Yamuna bank

स्रोत: Shrimad Bhagavata Purana

Brother-sister bond and the origin of Raksha Bandhan

The root of the Raksha Bandhan tradition from the Yamuna-Yama narrative; a special puja-site for brothers and sisters

स्रोत: Rigveda Yama-Yami samvada + Puranic tradition

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जप

मन्त्र एवं स्तोत्र

  • YamunashtakamStotraComposed by Shri Vallabhacharya — the principal Yamuna stotra of the Pushti-Marga traditionइस मन्दिर हेतुSupreme stotra of Yamuna upasana
  • Yamuna ChalisaStotraBhakti traditionइस मन्दिर हेतु
  • Om Shri Yamunaye NamahMantraVedic-tantric traditionइस मन्दिर हेतु
  • Gayatri Mantra (Surya-stuti)MantraRigveda 3.62.10Upasana of Sun-deva, father of Surya-putri Yamuna
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तीर्थाटन

समीप के तीर्थ एवं परिपथ

Surya Kund50 मी

Natural hot-water kund (88°C / 190°F); devotees bind potatoes and rice in cloth and cook them — offered to the goddess as prasad. Bathing site before darshan (Gauri Kund)

Divya Shila30 मी

A sacred rock; the site of prayer before Yamunotri darshan; tradition: darshan grants merit

Gauri Kund100 मी

Warm-water kund; devotees bathe here (temperature lower than Surya Kund)

Yamunotri / Champasar Glacier6 किमी

The true glacial source of the Yamuna; only select trekkers reach beyond the temple

Kharsali village (winter seat)6.5 किमी

Winter residence of Devi Yamuna; when the temple is closed, worship is performed here. Also famous for the Shanidev temple — the paternal-family tradition of Yamuna.

Hanuman Chatti13 किमी

Hanuman temple and the Yamunotri-Gangotri divide-point

Chota Char Dham Yatra (Uttarakhand)

First dham — Yamunotri → Gangotri → Kedarnath → Badrinath sequence; traditional 10-12-day yatra

4 मंदिर

Devi-river tirtha yatra (Yamunotri + Gangotri + Haridwar + Prayag)

Source site; the beginning of the river-goddess yatra

Uttarkashi region tirtha cluster (Yamunotri + Kharsali + Janki Chatti + Hanuman Chatti)

Central; full 1-2-day region yatra

Helicopter Char Dham (heli service)

First stop of the one-day yatra — start from Sahastradhara/Dehradun

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मार्गदर्शन

यात्रा एवं संपर्क

पता
Shri Yamunotri Temple, Yamunotri, Uttarkashi District, Uttarakhand — 249141
हवाई अड्डा
Jolly Grant Airport, Dehradun (DED) — ~210 km by road + 6 km trek from Yamunotri
रेलवे
Dehradun Railway Station (DDN) — ~175 km by road; Rishikesh (RKSH) — ~210 km by road
उत्तम ऋतु
May-June and September-October best. Landslide risk in the July-August monsoon. Temperature 5-25°C. In winter (November-April) the temple gates remain closed.
वेबसाइट
https://badrinath-kedarnath.gov.in ↗
6 किमीJanki Chatti
13 किमीHanuman Chatti
50 किमीBarkot
130 किमीUttarkashi
175 किमीDehradun
210 किमीRishikesh
220 किमीGangotri
235 किमीHaridwar
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