Yamunotri Temple is situated in the western region of Garhwal Himalayas at an altitude of 3,291 metres (10,797 ft) in . The temple is dedicated to Goddess Yamuna
and has a black marble idol of the goddess. The Yamunotri temple is a full day's journey from Uttarakhand's main towns — Rishikesh
, Haridwar
or Dehradun
. The actual temple is only accessible by a 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) trek from the town of Hanuman
Chatti and a 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) walk from Janki Chatti; horses or palanquins
are available for rent. The hike from Hanuman
Chatti to Yamunotri is very picturesque with beautiful views of a number of waterfalls. 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
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