Chardham Yatra Made Easier By IRCTC
By Sayanee, Gaea News NetworkFriday, July 16, 2010
DEHRADUN, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)- The Chardham Yatra, a tour package arranged by the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation exclusively for domestic travelers, has become all the more appealing to the Indian pilgrims keeping in mind the brand new packages that have been introduced recently and the very low rates that one can avail them for.
The Chardham Yatra, a journey to the four religious shrines in the state of Uttarakhand will become all the more easier if the new format of the IRCTC is put into effect. According to the new format, pilgrims and general people who avail the Chardham Yatra can avail discounts in accommodation in hotels, fooding, the journey from New Delhi and also sight seeing. All of these are now available at subsidized rates. The new format has been introduced keeping in mind the increasing demand to tour the four holy shrines in the state of Uttarakhand.
The Chardham Yatra in India consists of the four religious sites in the Himalayas namely Yamunotri, Gangotri, Badrinath and Kedarnath. The new package introduced by the IRCTC covers a span of 12 days and 11 nights. The revised prices that have been announced by the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation begins from Rs.23,800 which is a lot less compared to the total cost entailed in the past. The best and most logical reason as to why today’s pilgrims should avail the new pilgrimage program is that a journey to the Himalayas has always been viewed as difficult in the past. If an organization like the IRCTC makes arrangements for the journey and the sight-seeing, we can be rest assured that the Chardham Yatra will be quite hassle free.
