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Yamunotri is located in Uttarkashi District of Uttarakhand. Yamuna originates from the Champasar Glacier, which is located below Banderpoonch peak.
The temple at Yamunotri is closed during winters — it closes on the Diwali day and reopens on the auspicious day of Akshaya-Tritiya (April/May). For the interim the village of Kharsali is home to the idol.
Yamunotri is also believed to be the residence of sage Asit, who bathed both in the Ganga and the Yamuna every single day of his life, till one day when he was too old to travel to Gangotri and a stream of the Ganga appeared opposite Yamunotri for him. According to legend, Goddess Yamuna is the daughter of the Sun God and Devi Sanjna, the goddess of Conscience and the sister of Lord Yama, the God of Death. Pilgrims believe that performing holy ablutions in Yamuna guarantees a painless death.
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It is one of the four sites in India's chota char dham pilgrimage.The sacred shrine of yamunotri is the source of river yamuna.It is the westernmost shrine in Garhwal himalayas.Perched atop of flank of Bhandar Poonch Parvat.