Rudraprayag is
the Indian tourist place also known as Devanagari. This is the town of
Uttarakhand State, India. The town was named on five confluences of River Alaknanda.
Mandakini and Alaknanda are two main rivers flowing from the spot. The next big
river near Rudraprayag is Bhagirathi which merge to Ganga River after quite
distance. Tourist attaining to Rudraprayag can take pleasure of visiting Hindu
holy place Kedarnath which is just 86 km distance from Rudraprayag. This hill
station is having dense forest where the man-eating Leopards are available. Tourist
must take care at Rudraprayag and should take help of local guide for visiting
any tourist spot.
Rudraprayag
is small town in Garhwal region, though it was recognized as Kedar-Khand in earlier
time. In Hindu religious books Kedar-Khand is described as house of God. As per
sources Lord Ganesha described this place in Vedas as well.
Places of attraction in Rudraprayag:
Koteshwar
Temple: located at 3kms distance from the town Rudraprayag and the closest river
is Alaknanda. This is the cave shrine devoted to God Shiva. As per myths and
resources God Shiva did meditation at Rudraprayag prior to going Kedarnath. Devotees
of Lord Shiva are regularly visiting this place and other religious people are
also attaining to Rudraprayag at regular intervals. The special peak time of
devotees is between August and September as the Lord Shiva spent the time at
Rudraprayag at those months.
Panch Kedar:
Panch Kedar is also the best tourist spot of Rudraprayag. As per history this
place got the importance after battle of Pandavas at Kurukshetra went for
blessings of Lord Shiva.
Some other
major tourist spots of Rudraprayag contain sightseeing tour like the hills of Himalaya,
dense forest and some parks. However, moving in the forest openly could be
dangerous that mean people who love adventure should visit Rudraprayag to take
pleasure of nature created spots.
Some other
closest Indian tourist places of Rudraprayag are Badrinath, Haridwar and
Rishikesh. Buses are easily available to reach any pilgrim place throughout the
nation. The route of Rudraprayag is wonderful and visitors will definitely
enjoy the trip to this amazing destination.
Attaining to
Rudraprayag:
By Air: The closest
airport to attain Rudraprayag is the JGA (Jolly Grant Airport) close to DehradunHill Station. The distance between airport and Rudraprayag is 183 kms.
By Rail: The
closest railway station for Rudraprayag is Rishikesh, though it is the small
railway station so tourist can reach to Haridwar junction through fastest
trains of India. Distance between Rishikesh and Haridwar is just 24 kms.
By Road: getting
NH 58 allow tourist to reach Rudraprayag from Delhi. However, the road goes to Badrinath and Mana Pass of Uttarakhand State. This highway is close to Indo-Tibet frontier
so tourist can enjoy countless spots during the journey to Rudraprayag. Local and
government buses are available to attain Rudraprayag, though tourist buses are
available from New Delhi and many other cities of India to reach this pilgrim place.