Devbhoomi - It Refer to The Land of Gods It's considered to be
the most sacred land of all the places in India , since it's home to the
lord Vishnu & lord Shiva in the form of Shivlinga in Sri
kedarnath dham and in form of a shaligram idol in shri badrinath dham ,
In Uttarakhand both the places are recognized as two most religious
places among the Hindu religion followers across the globe.
But there are many other Holy temples which are In the region which were yet
undiscovered by largely people's.There are many beautiful places with many
popular legends around, here is the list of temples which one must be curious
about and have their myths goes back to centuries of traditions and
beliefs.
1 Dhari Devi Temple - Dhari Devi temple located on the banks
of the Alaknanda river between Srinagar and rudraprayag in Garhwal region of
Devbhoomi ,the temple is home to the deity of goddess dhari with the
upper half of the idol while the lower half of the idol located
in kalimath in rudraprayag where she been worshiped as a manifestation
of The Goddess kali . In year 2013 when because of the construction of
the Alaknanda dam in the region on June 16, 2013 the idol is
been lifted off from the designated place, hours later one of the worst
natural disaster faced by the country the north India floods were caused by
heavy rains and cloud bursts resulting in devastating landslides. Local and
devotees believe utatrakhand had to face the goddess wrath since the idol
was lifted from her 'mool sthanam' since she being the protector and the
guardian deity of Uttarakhand.
Dhari Devi Temple (Devbhoomi-Uttarakhand)
2. Nanda devi temple - Goddess Nanda devi temple Sitaued
in both Chamoli & kumaon region of , Devbhoomi uttarakhand and both
the places hold the temples of Maa Nanda Devi she is been
worshipped in entire region of Uttrakhand , Nanda Devis is referred to
Godess Parvati the Daughter of the Himalays being the wife of shiva this place
is considered to be her mother place and this whole yatra is the ceremony
where all the beloved of the family members of godess nanda do this
yatra to send the Nanda devi back to Kailasha till the last point of roopkund
lake (a mysterical lake) The high altitude glacial lake in Uttarakhand lies in
the lap of Trishul Peak ,The Roopkund Lake is situated at an altitude of
16,499 feet above sea level this is also one of popular trekking this is the longest Pillgrimage performed pedestrains in entrire Asia .
"Nanda Devi Raj Jat '' (Jat Means Yatra) the start point of this journey
is the nauti village of chamoli district yatra ,as per description
depcits in many ancient hindu scriptures nanda and Sunanda two daughters
of the king Himalayas the temple is famous for the holy fair which
happens every year in the month of September in Kumaon region of Almora .this
Temple is dated back to the times of chand dyansty both the idols of Maa Nanda & Maa Suganda. taken out during the nanda devi mahotsav.
Nanda Devi ((Devbhoomi-Uttarakhand)
3.
Hariyali devi (often referred as bala Devi Sita Mata or vaishno devi )
- This temple of hariyali devi is situated at a peak of 1371 meter from the
sea level in rudrapryag district of
Devbhoomi Uttarakhand with the common and the most popular belief among the
devotees is the deity itself is one of sidhipith and considered to be from the
time of adi Shankaracharya according to Hindu mythology when 'mahamaya ' was
conceived as the seventh child of devaki , kansa threw mahamaya
violently on the ground mahamaya body splits into different part and
they scattered all over the earth it is believed one of among the parts the
hand fell at this place called 'haryali kantha ' the temple got many
mystical powers and considered to the most sacred the temple opens only
during the festival of Diwali where in the doli of haryali taken to haryali
kantha all the devotees and followers must not eat the meat
not even onions and garlic or consumption of any alochohol if they wish
to join this festival of Devi before fifteen days at -least.
Hariyali Devi Temple (Devbhoomi-Uttarakhand)
4 Tungnath Temple- At a elevation of 3,680 meters from the sea level
tugnath temple is one of the highest shiva temple in the world and is among
the panch kedar temples in the Panch Kedar pilgrimage Circuit which
compromises of Five Temple which are Shri Kedarnath Temple , Tugnath
Temple , Rudranath Temple, Madhyamaheswar Temple and Kapleshwar Temple
in Devbhoomi Uttarakhand .There are many legends are
narrated in Garhwal region based on the origin of these lord shiva
temples, one of the most legendary one is from Mahabharat according to it post
slaying and brutal war by pandavas it cause them Brahm Sharp (the killing of
their own family members / brothers/ Gurus) They wished to atone for the sins
of committing fratricide (gotra hatya) and Brāhmanahatya (killing of Brahmins
- the priest class) during the war.Thus, they handed over the reins of their
kingdom to their kin and left in search of lord Shiva and to seek his
blessings pandavas seek Lord shiva in Kashi but Lord Shiva was not in a mood
to give and offer the blessing of this brutality and He abandoned the Kashi
his own city and went hiding in Devboomi Garwhal Region where Pandavas could
not catch them but BHIMA however looked a bull gazing in the gupta kashi
(that's where from the name of gupta -kashi originated) and understood the
lord presence in the bull form he tried capturing him but the But the
bull-formed Shiva disappeared into the ground to later reappear in parts, with
the hump raising in Kedarnath, the arms appearing in Tunganath, the nabhi
(navel) and stomach surfacing in Madhyamaheshwar, the face showing up at
Rudranath and the hair and the head appearing in Kalpeshwar in Uttarakhand
Tungnath Temple(Devbhoomi-Uttarakhand)
The Pandavas pleased with this reappearance in five different forms, built
temples at the five places for venerating and worshipping Shiva. The magnificent
architecture of this temple goes back to more than 1000 Years and is been
discovered by adi guru shankracharya the Symbolic image of Lord shiva moved to
mukunath the winter seating for the time the temple remain closed the usual
dates announce for opening is near Diwali the trek to tugnath commence
from chopta and widely popular amoung the trekers for both winter &
summer times due to its mesmerizing views from the Peak
5 Rudranath Temple
- As the Name Suggest This temple is dedicated to lord shiva and this is
at a elevation of 3,600 meters above sea level making it the toughest treks to
cover among panch kedar pilgrimage circuit the, located in the Garhwal
Himalayan mountains in
Devbhoomi Uttarakhand, this
natural rock temple is situated within a dense forest of rhododendron dwarfs and
Alpine pastures. The temple is the third temple to be visited in the Panch Kedar
pilgrimage circuit, comprising five Shiva temples in the Garhwal region to be
visited in a strict pecking order starting with Here the face of the lord Shiva
being worshipped. Rudranath temple is the toughest one to reach in comparison
with other temples of Panch Kedar. The Himalayan peaks which are visible
adding to the glory of Rudranath are Nanda Devi, Trishul and Nanda Ghunti.
Rudranath Temple(Devbhoomi-Uttarakhand)
6 Sar Kanda Devi Temple --- Sar Kanda Devi temple is situated at a
elevation of 2756 meters near the kantal region in Uttarakhand one can
easily reach in here from dhanualti , This temple is dedicated to Sati the
wife of Lord Shiva , Sati was the the Daughter of Prajapati Dakhsa (The
king of the deities) was unhappy of her daughter choice and he decided not to
invite lord Shiva in "mahayagya" he was performing where all the other God
/goddess been invited , on this sati was furious and she could not listen any
more words against lord Shiva In a rage, Sati threw herself onto the fire,
knowing that this would make the sacrifice impure. Because she was the
all-powerful mother goddess, Sati left her body in that moment to be reborn as
the goddess Parvati. Meanwhile, Shiva was stricken with grief and rage at the
loss of his wife. He put Sati's body over his shoulder and began his tandava
(dance of cosmic destruction) throughout the heavens, and vowed not to stop
until the body was completely rotted away. The other Gods, afraid of their
annihilation, implored Vishnu to pacify Shiva. Thus, wherever Shiva wandered
while dancing, Vishnu followed. He sent his discus Sudarshana to destroy the
corpse of Sati. Pieces of her body fell until Shiva was left without a body to
carry. Seeing this, Shiva sat down to do Mahatapasya (great penance). Despite
the similarity in name, scholars do not generally believe that this legend gave
rise to the practice of sati, or widow burning. According to various myths and
traditions, there are 51 pieces of Sati's body scattered across the Indian
subcontinent. These places are called "Shakti Peethas "and are dedicated to
various powerful goddesses. When Shiva was passing over this place on his way
back to Kailash carrying Sati's body, her head fell at the spot where the modern
temple of Surkhanda Devi stands and due to which the temple's got its name as
sirkhanda which in the passage of time is now called surkanda. The Ganga
Dusshera festival is celebrated every year between May and June and attracts a
lot of people here,This is a temple which is situated among the trees of
rounslii. It is covered with fog most of the time of the year.
Sar Kanda Devi Temple (Devbhoomi-Uttarakhand)
7.Triyugi Narayan Temple - Located in the Rudrapyrag District of
Uttarakhand, as the name suggest This Temple is as ancient as Three Yuga
Itself , in Hinduism there are Four Period of time perid called 'Yugas"
-: Satyug , Treta Yug , Dwapar Yug and the Current period which is called
Kaliyug ,this Temple Has witnessed the wedding of Lord Shiva and Godess
Paravati and lord Vishnu formalized the wedding and acted as Parvati's brother
in the ceremonies, while the creator-god brahma acted as the priest of the
wedding, there is a continuous dhuni at this place (a continuous flame
which is burning from since three period of time starting form Satyug . Access
to the Triyuginarayan village where the temple is located is about 12 Kms from
Sonprayag on motorable road till the temple. There exist a few trek routes
too, like a short trek of 5 kilometers via Sonprayag on the Ghuttur
-Kedarnath bridle path that passes through thick forest area is involved to
reach the temple precincts. From Kedarnath, which is to the south of this
temple the total trekking distance is about 25 kilometers. People from Across
the Globe follower of Hindu religion want to perform wedding here since
this is the most sacred place to perform a wedding here The greatness of
this place is also recorded in Skanda purana purana described this
place as a birth place of Vaman avtar of lord Vishnu .This place is perfect
choice for a spiritual wedding Destination there are lodges and necessary
arrangement can be done.
Triyugi Narayan Temple (Devbhoomi-Uttarakhand)
There are many other temples in Devbhoomi (The Land of Gods) (Uttarakhand)
which Have a hisotry of Vedic times.
