Question

Name a few well – known holy places in the northern mountains of India.

Answer 1

Hint: A holy place is a place that is considered holy by people and/or of special religious importance by a religion. Visitors, referred to as pilgrims, can visit a holy place. Ayodhya, Mathura, Haridwar, Varanasi, Kanchipuram, Dvārakā, and Ujjain are the seven holiest ancient holy cities.

Complete answer:
In Uttrakhand, there are Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri, Yamnotri, Devprayag, Rishikesh, Gaurikhund, Hemkunt Sahib, Adi Badri, Adi Kailash, Ukhimath, Baijnath, etc.
A. Vaishno Devi -Vaishno Devi is one of India's most holy pilgrimage centers, visited annually by millions of devotees. Vaishno Devi Mandir is a Hindu temple situated in Katra in the Trikuta Mountains in the Indian State of Jammu. The temple is a 13 km trek from Katra Base Camp to Bhavan and various modes are now accessible for the ease of devotees, such as pony, helicopter, and ropeway, but it is still recommended to climb the trek by foot.
B. Badrinath -Badrinath is considered to be our nation's most sacred Dham and is situated in the Uttrakhand district of Chamoli. Badrinath is a holy town and a Nagar panchayat. It is one of four places on the Char Dham pilgrimage in India and gets its name from the Temple of Badrinath.
C. Hemkund Sahib is situated in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, among the 508 important pilgrimages for Sikhs. It is located at an elevation of 4,329 meters above sea level. Known as the Hill of Many Wonders, one of the country's oldest pilgrimages in Chitrakoot in Uttar Pradesh. It is located on the banks of the River Mandakini.
D. Ajmer is one of the holiest cities for both Hindus and Muslims, home to the Dargah of Sufi saint Khwaja Moin-ud-Din Chishti.
E. Rishikesh-Rishikesh, an important pilgrimage center, is at the foot of the lower Himalayas. For its spiritual significance, Rishikesh is mainly popular. To practice meditation, there is a variety of Yoga Ashramas. Rishikesh is the beginning (Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath, Badrinath) of the popular Char Dham Yatra. A number of temples and ashrams are located in Swargashram.

Note: It is possible to divide these Hindu pilgrimage sites into dhams, kumbhs, jyotirlingas, devi sites, etc. Every category has a meaning of its own. Visiting char dhams is believed to motivate you to achieve redemption. In India, there are four Dhams and 12 Jyotirlinga, along with 51 Shakti Peethas.