This Yatra or pilgrimage is a tour of four holy sites - Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath – nestled high up in the Himalayas. In Hindi, 'char' means four and 'dham' refers to religious destinations.

The revered Char Dham shrines in Uttarakhand are nestled at high altitudes: Yamunotri (3,291m), Gangotri (3,415m), Kedarnath (3,553m), and Badrinath (3,300m), forming the Chhota Char Dham route. These altitudes provide majestic views of mountains and cascading waterfalls.

Char Dham are the different abodes of God widely revered by the Hindus. These destinations are spread across four different directions of the country - Badrinath in the north, Puri in the east, Rameswaram in the south and Dwarka in the west. The term "Char Dham" was given by Sri Adi Shankaracharya.