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The Char Dham season, the twelve Jyotirlingas, the main Shakti Peethas, Kumbh dates and other great pilgrimages — how to reach, the best months, official timings where published, and the festivals at each site computed for its own coordinates.

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Pick the sites and a start date: we suggest an order, estimate travel days, check each departure for Disha Shool and list the festivals at each site on your dates.

Char Dham of Uttarakhand
The twelve Jyotirlingas
Shakti Peethas
Great pilgrimages
Kumbh Mela sites

The Char Dham keep their traditional order; other sites are ordered to keep the distance short.

Char Dham and Amarnath: opening and closing

The temple committees and shrine boards announce the exact dates each year. The traditional basis is shown with its date computed for each shrine’s own coordinates — “typically”, never as the announcement.

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Yamunotri Typically open from Akshaya Tritiya (April–May) to Bhai Dooj (October–November). Winter seat: Kharsali (Khushimath) village Official source: Uttarakhand Tourism (Government of Uttarakhand)

Opens traditionally on Akshaya Tritiya; the exact time is announced each year.

Akshaya Tritiya: 08/05/2027 (Sat)

Closes traditionally on Bhai Dooj (Yama Dwitiya).

Bhai Dooj: 11/11/2026 (Wed)

Gangotri Typically open from Akshaya Tritiya (April–May) to the day after Diwali (October–November). Winter seat: Mukhba village Official source: Uttarakhand Tourism (Government of Uttarakhand)

Opens traditionally on Akshaya Tritiya.

Akshaya Tritiya: 08/05/2027 (Sat)

Closes traditionally on Annakut (Govardhan Puja), the day after Diwali.

Govardhan Puja: 09/11/2026 (Mon)

Kedarnath Typically open from late April or May to Bhai Dooj (October–November). Winter seat: Omkareshwar temple, Ukhimath Official source: Shri Badarinath–Kedarnath Temple Committee

The opening date and time are announced on Maha Shivaratri at the Omkareshwar temple, Ukhimath.

Announced each year

Closes traditionally on Bhai Dooj.

Bhai Dooj: 11/11/2026 (Wed)

Badrinath Typically open from late April or May to November. Winter seat: Pandukeshwar (Yogadhyan Badri) and the Narasimha temple, Jyotirmath Official source: Shri Badarinath–Kedarnath Temple Committee

The opening date is fixed and announced on Vasant Panchami at the Narendra Nagar palace (Tehri).

Vasant Panchami (Saraswati Puja): 11/02/2027 (Thu)

The closing date (usually in November) is announced on Vijayadashami.

Vijayadashami (Dussehra): 09/10/2027 (Sat)

Amarnath cave Typically from late June or early July to Shravana Purnima (Raksha Bandhan) in August. Official source: Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board

The start date and the yatra schedule are announced each year by the Shrine Board.

Announced each year

The yatra traditionally ends on Shravana Purnima with the Chhari Mubarak (the holy mace) reaching the cave.

Raksha Bandhan: 17/08/2027 (Tue)

Kumbh and Ardh Kumbh: the next melas

Each Kumbh is computed from the traditional rule of its site (Jupiter’s sign at a key moment); where the state government has announced the bathing dates, they are shown beside the computed ones.

All Kumbh, Ardh Kumbh and Pushkaram dates

Char Dham of Uttarakhand

Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath, traditionally visited in this order from west to east.

The twelve Jyotirlingas

The twelve self-manifested lingas of Shiva named in the Dvadasha Jyotirlinga Stotra.

Shakti Peethas

Lists of Shakti Peethas differ (51, 52, 108, or the eighteen Maha Shakti Peethas); these are some of the most visited.

Great pilgrimages

Vaishno Devi, Tirumala, Puri, Dwarka and the Amarnath cave.

Kumbh Mela sites

Haridwar, Prayagraj, Nashik-Trimbak and Ujjain, where the Kumbh is held by the position of Jupiter.

Disha Shool and the Choghadiya windows are traditional indications, not predictions; plan for safety, weather and official advisories first.