Sat-o- means Truth and Panth means way or path.
The Satopanth Tal trek - start at an altitude of 10,830 feet and reach an altitude of 15,100 feet in 3 days.
Ideally gaining 1000 ft a day.
Total distance - 26 km from Badrinath
The amazing trail to this glacier begins from Mana and follows the path of the Alaknanda River.
After 18 days of mahabaratha yudh the Pandavas win but they are not happy - Krishna and yadavas are also killed as per Khandari’s curse - Sage vyasa advises the Pandavas to go to Himalayas - Pandavas make parikshit - Arjun’s grandson, the king and Pandavas took this trek in Dwapara yuga - path of self-reflection and spiritual ascent.
Day (1) : Travel to Delhi by Flight. Start travelling by Tempo Traveller with a group of 10 people to Haridwar. Reach Haridwar by 5 pm- checked into hotel and go for Ganga Aarthi.
Day(2)
Leave for Joshimath by Tempo traveller by 7 am and reach Joshimath by 5 pm. Checked into hotel - hire a jeep to go to the temples around with the fellow Travellers. Jyoteshwar Mahadev Mandir, Aadi Shankaracharya Math-established by himself is one of the four ‘Maths’ here in the 8th century. This has a huge Spatika Linga. Holy Kalpvriksha, which is believed to be more than 1200 years old.
Day(3) : Started by 6 am - visited Narasingh Devata Temple.This is a very ancient temple , 12,000-year-old temple of Lord Vishnu of Narasimha avatar and with it, this temple is also the main temple of Joshimath. It is believed that the idol of Lord Vishnu's Narasimha avatar in this temple was installed by Shankaracharya himself. When Badrinath temple is closed during winters every year, an idol of Lord Badrinath is brought to Lord Narasimha temple and installed and worshiped for 6 months.It has been mentioned in the Samhita created by the saint Sanat Kumar of Kedar Khand that once the hand of this statue breaks off from the main idol of Narsingh then the peaks known as Jay and Vijay will merge into one and the visit to Badrinath Dham will become completely inaccessible and the God of Badrinath temple will disappear from the present temple and appear as the black stone Shaligram in Bhavishya Badri,which is located at a distance of at least 10 kilometers from Joshimath.
Started to Badrinath temple by 9 am and reached by 11:30 - had darshan twice - one darshan very near the idol. Got into Van and came to the starting point of the Trek - Mana village,India’s Last village and started by 1: 30 pm. Reached
Mata Murti mandir - mother of Badri Narayan - Draupadi dies here - bacause of her partiality towards Arjuna. 6.5 kms trek - pass through the famous Vasundhara waterfall. It is proven that the water of Vasundhara falls as well as the Alaknanda river holds medicinal value. Night stay at Lakshmi van forest ( place where Nakula Died because of his pride in his looks).
Day(4) - 12 km trek - Today’s trek is slightly difficult as the altitude gain is more than 2000 ft. But, it is a scenic route - grassland - good smell After around 5 km of a trek, you reach the Sahastradhara. From here you can see Mount Neelkanth on the left side. And reach Sahastradhara which has morse than 100 waterfalls can be spotted on the trail. Sahadev Died at Sahastradhara because of his Pride of his knowledge.
Trekking on the bank of Alaknanda and camping in the and Chakratirtha meadow are the best part of the trek. The weather here changes drastically post noon.
Arjuna died here because of his pride of archery.
Day (5) Chakratirtha to Satopanth Lake and back to Chakrateertha - 4 km walk to satopanth Lake - best scenery- the trail mazes through boulders and moraine. You need to trek very carefully. -Bhima died here because of his gluttony for food) -
see Alkapuri ( kubera’s kingdom)
The lake is surrounded by Mount Chaukhamba, Mount Neelkantha, Mount Swargarohini and Mount Balakun. All these snow-capped mighty mountains will be standing next to you. You get the first view of the Tal only when you reach the top of the ridge. From there you can see the triangular Satopanth Lake.
There is a small room constructed as a temporary shelter here using stones. A Local sage Mauni Baba is known to live near the lake. you can also see the 3 steps out of 7 on the Swargarohini glacier which is believed to be the steps to heaven that Pandavas took.
Enjoy the calmness around the lake for half an hour. This is the perfect setting to reflect on your long journey.
Walk 4 km to Return back to Chakratirtha for night camp.
Day(6 ) - walk back 12 kms from Chakratirtha to Lakshmi Van Forest for night stay.
Take the same trail taken to reach Chakrateertha from Lakshmi van and again from mana to Lakshmi van.
Day (7) - 6.5 kms walk to Mana village. Got into van and came to Joshimath by 5:30 pm for night stay.
Day(8) - After Breakfast at Hotel - leave for Haridwar by Van at 8:30 am - heavy traffic- reach Haridwar by 8 pm.
Day(9) - Return back to Delhi by Van.
Our Tour ends.
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Негізгі бет Prayaan 4 - சதோபந்த் ஹிமாலயன் நடைபயணம் - Satopanth Himalayan Trek - Tamil - தமிழ்
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