Panch Prayag is a group of holy temples located in Uttarakhand, the Devbhumi. In India, there are six holiest Prayags. The Prayag means the confluence of two (or more) rivers. And in India there are only six most sacred Prayags. The last Prayag, the great confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna & the mythical Saraswati is […]
Temples in Uttarakhand
Garjiya Devi Temple, Garjiya, Ramnagar, Nainital, Uttrakhand
Garjiya Devi temple is located in Garjiya village that comes under the Ramnagar town in the state of Uttrakhand. Hindu devotees offer prayers and rituals to this deity as it is the sacred shrine of Shakti. The temple of this deity is located on the bank of Kosi River. This temple is one of the […]
Kalpeshwar Temple in Uttarakhand
Kalpeshwar Temple is one of the famous Shiva Temples in Uttarakhand state. Kalpeshwar is the only Panch Kedar temple accessible throughout the year. At this small stone temple, approached through a cave passage, the matted tress (jata) of Lord Shiva is worshipped. Hence, Lord Shiva is also called as Jatadhar or Jateshwar. It is approachable […]
Madhmaheshwar Temple (Madhyamaheshwar Temple) in Uttarakhand
Madhmaheshwar Temple (Madhyamaheshwar Temple) is one of the famous Shiva Temples in Uttarakhand and is also considered as Panchkedar Temples. Madhmaheshwar Temple is located in the Mansuna village of Garhwal Himalayas in Uttarakhand, India. Situated at an elevation of 3,497 m (11,473.1 ft), it is the fourth temple to be visited in the Panch Kedar pilgrimage […]
Tungnath Temple in Uttarakhand (One of Panchkedar)
Tungnath Temple in Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand is one of the Panchkedar Temples. The arm of Lord Shiva came out at this place as per the legend of Kedarnath. The sancity of the region of Tungnath is considered unsurpassed. The peak of Tungnath is the source of three springs that form the river Akashkamini. Tungnath is […]
Dhari Devi Temple, Uttarakhand Floods 2013: Any relation?
Is this true that moving Goddess Dhari Devi idol from its original place has created the biggest disaster in Uttarakhand’s history? Its hard but we do not have any other way instead of believing it.. Take it as a superstition or coincidence what happened in Uttarakhand in June 2013 was a ‘man-made natural disaster’. Dhari […]
Dhari Devi Temple, Srinagar in Uttarakhand
Dhari Devi Temple is located near Srinagar on the banks of the Alaknanda River in Garhwal region of Uttarakhand. Goddess Dhari Devi is revered as the Kshetrapala of Chardham Temples – Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri. Dhari Devi Temples houses the upper half of an idol of the Goddess Dhari that, according to the local […]