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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 r...

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 t...

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.

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 ...

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...

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 ...

Devbhoomi - Uttarakhand - The Land of Gods 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 glob e .  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...