Kharsali
Kharsali is a small village near Yamunotri Temple in Uttarakhand, India, that hosts the idol of Goddess Yamuna during winters, after it is brought down in a ritual ceremony from the temple, some fifteen hundred feet higher, as it becomes inaccessible after being snowed in.[1] The priests of the Yamunotri Temple hail from this village.[2] The idol is brought down from the temple, a four-mile trek away, during the festival of Diwali (usually in October) with great celebration, and returns to the temple in spring (in April).[3]
References
- ^ Dash, Trilochan (July 3, 2017). "The Four Dhamas of the Himalayas: Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunetri". Soudamini Dash – via Google Books.
- ^ Alter, Stephen (February 10, 2009). "Sacred Waters: A Pilgrimage to the Many Sources of the Ganga". Penguin Books Limited – via Google Books.
- ^ Haberman, David L.; Haberman, Professor in the Department of Religious Studies David L. (July 21, 2006). "River of Love in an Age of Pollution: The Yamuna River of Northern India". University of California Press – via Google Books.
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