CHAR DHAM OF INDIA

CHAR DHAM OF INDIA:

1 Badrinath Temple of Lord Vishnu, located in the North is in the state of Uttarakhand, India 2 Dwarka Temple of Lord Krishna, located in the West is in the state of Gujarat, India 3 Puri Temple of Lord Jagannth, located in the East is in the state of Orissa, India 4 Rameswaram Temple of Lord Shiva, located in the South is in the state of Tamil Nadu, India

The Char Dham, is the four most famous Hindu pilgrimage circuit in India which are believed to be the abodes of Hindu gods. Located in the four directions of India, the circuit consists of four sites - to the north is Badrinath, to the west is Dwarka, to the south is Rameshwaram and to the east is Puri, popularly known as the Jagannath Dham, is one of the Char Dhams of India. Adi Sankaracharya, during his travels across the length and breadth of India, founded four mathas (monasteries) as seats of Hindu religion at these four places- the Sringeri matha on the Sringeri hills in the south, the Sharada matha on the Dwaraka coast in the west, the Jyotir matha at Badrinath in the north, the Govardhan matha at Puri in the east.

Badrinath temple

Dwaraka temple

Puri Jagannadh temple

Rameswaram Temple

CHAR DHAM OF UTTARAKHAND|CHOTA CHAR DHAM:

1 Yamunotri Origin of River Yamuna, Temple of Goddess Yamuna 2 Gangotri Origin of Rive Ganga, Temple of Goddes Ganga 3 Kedarnath Temple of Lord Shiva, One of the 12 Jyotirlingas, Part of Panch Kedar 4 Badrinath Temple of Lord Vishnu, Knows as Badri Vishal

Yamunotri Temple

Gangotri temple

Kedar Nath Temple

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