Bharatha Dharsanam - Dr. A.M.C.Menon

 This covers places like Thriveni where one is taken in a boat to the place where Gana joins Yamuna and underneath the surging and gurgling Saraswathy.  Ayodhya - dip in the Sarayu river, Kasi, Gaya, Varanasi, Indraprastham - Centre of Mahabharatha and now the capital of India, Akshardham opened on 8th Nov 2005 on the banks of Yamuna in 100 acres of land owned by BAPS foundatin - the builder of various swami Narayan temple across the world exactly after 5 years of Shilanyas with world class facility including the story of Swaminarayan travelling 8000 miles in 7 years on bare foot covering the whole India, Haridwar, Rishikesh, Kedarnath, Badrinath & Neelakantha Parvath.

Ages ago our 'Muni Shreshtas' have defined Bharatham in three planes; the southern part as 'Karm Bumi', Uthar Pradesh as 'Punnia Bhumi' because of the sacred birth of Rama and Kishna and the vast mountainous region north from Haridwar as 'Deva Bhumi'.

Bhudh Gaya has various monastery from across our neighbouring countries - Japan, Thailand, Butan, Tibet. All four depicting the image of their country. Emperor Asoka raised the original shrine here in early 3rd century.

Gaya was named after Gayasura, the son of Tripurasura who dominated this place once and it was believed who ever touched him attained the entrance to heaven surpassing the power of Yamaraj.  

Bhadrinath - The Nar Parbat mountain is located opposite to the temple, while the Narayana Parbat is located behind the Neelkanth peak.

In Hindu mythology, there was initially no mountain on the spot where Nilkantha stands today. There was a route between Kedarnath and Badrinath. The "Purahita" or the worshiper of the two temples worshiped them in one day. This continued for a long time until due to some sins of the worshiper, Shiva became displeased with him and stood blocking the way as a huge sky-kissing mountain, which is said to be modern Nilkantha.

The Distance between Kedarnath to Badrinath by road is 218KM. The aerial distance from Kedarnath to Badrinath is 41KM.

Situated in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, Nilkanth or Neelkanth peak stands at a towering altitude of 6,596 meters over the Alaknanda valley and the town of Badrinath. Legendary mountaineer Frank Smythe described the peak as “second only to Siniolchu in Himalayan beauty.” The Satopanth Glacier lies on the northwest side of Nilkanth.

Siniolchu is one of the tallest mountains of the Indian state of Sikkim. The 6,888 metres (22,598 ft) mountain is considered to be particularly aesthetically attractive,It is situated near the green lake adjacent to Kangchenjunga.

This is located behind Badrinath temple.  From Mana, you go to Hanuman Chati, Lakshmi Van to reach Nilkanth peak base camp. On the trekking route first comes Charan Paduka at a distance of 3kms- the foot steps of Lord Vishnu, from were you can view the Rishi Ganga fall. From there the terrain gets tougher, but in another 9 kms, you reach Nilkanth base camp, from where you can view Nanda Devi Peak.