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Badrinath Temple Story

  Badrinath Temple Story is once Lord Vishnu was in great trouble. So he came here for penance. When they were in penance, Then Maa Lakshmi came here and turned herself into a Badri tree and shelter him from sunlight and weather. From that time she is called by Badri Vishal and Vishnu is called by Badrinath. Another story of this beautiful Dham is found in Mahabharata. When the Pandava brothers were going to heaven with their wife Draupadi, they had stayed here in a village named Mana which is approximately 3 km far from Badrinath Dham . In the 8th century, Adi Shankaracharya approached King Kanak for his help to rebuild this temple.  Due to avalanches and landslides, it is destroyed several times. And the mandir was the last re-reconstruct by a Garhwal king in the 17th century.

Amarnath Mandir Jyotirlinga

  Shri Amarnath Cave Temple  is famous for  Amarnath Jyotirlinga  which naturally formed the Shivlinga in the form of melting ice on the roof and floor of the den.  Shiva Lingam – the main attraction of Yatra Stalagmit is formed due to the precipitation and freezing of water droplets of the den, which grow vertically until they reach the roof of the cave from the floor. The eldest is considered the Shivlingam, and the other two little ones are considered Mata Parvati and their son Lord Ganesha. In addition to the main lingam, three other formations representing the lesser lingams are worshiped as Lord Ganesha and Goddess Parvati and Bhairava.  It is considered an important part of the Hindu religious system and is considered one of  the  sacred shrines. Thousands of devotees from all over the country come here to see this. They believe that watching this naturally formed shiv ...

Amarnarh Temple

  Amarnath Temple  is a  Hindu  shrine located in  Jammu and Kashmir ,  India . The cave is situated at an altitude of 3,888 m (12,756 ft) about 141 km (88 mi) from  Srinagar , the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, reached through  Pahalgam  town. The shrine represents an important part of  Hinduism . The cave, located in  Lidder Valley , is surrounded by glaciers, snowy mountains and is covered with snow most of the year, except for a short period of time in summer when it is open to pilgrims. In 1989, pilgrims numbered between 12,000 and 30,000. In 2011, the numbers reached a peak, crossing 6.3  lakh  (630,000) pilgrims. In 2018 pilgrims numbered 2.85 lakh (285,000). The annual pilgrimage has varied between 20 and 60 days.

Garjiya Mandir Ramnagar, Uttarakhand

  ·         Garjiya Mandir Ramnagar Uttarakhand is an ancient temple and one of the Shaktipeeth in India, located in the middle of the Kosi River and dedicated to the goddess Girjia (which literally means the daughter of the mountain, the name of Parvati, the wife of Lord Shiva). ·         It is situated in Garjiya village of Ramnagar at Nainital district of Uttarakhand. ·         It is very famous temple of Uttarakhand and one of the oldest Devi temples in India. ·         Garjiya mandir is near Corbett National Park on the way to the Dhikhala zone and museum. ·         Inside the temple, “Maa Garjiya sits in the center of the temple, adorned with red gold chunri, floral ornaments and garlands, and bless all the bhakts who come to meet her“. ·         The temple ...

Amarnath Mahadev Temple

  Shri Amarnath Cave Temple is one of the famous temple of Lord Shiva. The mandir is shaped like a cave which is 19 meters long, 16 meters wide and 11 meters high . Inside the den is the Shiva Lingam(phallus-shaped ice formation), which Hindus around the world consider the most sacred symbol .    Most of the time in the year Amarnath Mahadev Temple is covered with the snow leaving in summer. That’s the reason Amarnath Yatra only starts in summer in June month and ends in August. And another perfect reason is according to Hindus religious Shravan Mas which belongs to Lord Shiva starts in July. So it is the perfect reason and time for Amarnath yatra. This mandir is considered the sanctified shrine of India.  Amarnath Mandir is one of 51 Shaktipith temples throughout South Asia that perpetuate the whereabouts of the fallen body parts of the Hindu deity Sati.  ·       ...

Jageshwar Dham Temple

  Jageshwar Dham Temple  is located about 36 km. northeast of Almora district, in the Kumaun region of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. The temples have many stone shivingams surrounded by carvings of various deities. There is also a temple dedicated to Vridh Jageshwar or Old Shiva located on the higher slopes. Jageshwar is very well known for its temple complex consisting of 124 large and small ancient temples of Lord Shiva dating between the 7th and 12th centuries, which is why it is also popular as Jageshwar Dham and a major tourist attraction in Uttarakhand. Jageshwar Dham Temple  can be reached by road from Haldwani, at a distance of approximately 120 km. and about 101 km from Nainital.

Chamunda Devi Mandir Kangra

  Chamunda Devi Mandir  or Chamunda Nandikeshwar Dham is located just 19 km. from the city of Palampur in Dharamshala Tehsil of the Kangra district of the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. This temple is dedicated to Maa Chamunda, another avatar of Maa Durga. Here, devotees offer prayers and worship to Devi, as well as offering offerings to their ancestors. About 400 years ago, a king and a brahmin priest prayed to Devi Chamunda for permission to move the temple of Padar Chamunda Devi to an easily accessible location. According to legend, Chamunda Devi Temple is one of the 51 Shaktipith. The ancient idol is surrounded by statues of Lord Bhairava and Lord Hanuman, two deities said to be guardians of the goddess Chamunda.