Tourist Places

   
 
 

The Confluence:
The confluence for river Mandakini originating from Kedarnath Dham and river Alanknanda originating from Badrinath Dham is a beautiful sight to behold. The confluence has a great religious significance and thousands of pilgrims come here to take a holy dip. The temple of Goddess Jagdamba and Lord Shiv are also major attractions for tourists and pilgrims.

Kedarnath

Situated at an altitude of 3584 mts from the sea level on the head of holy river Mandakani, the great shrine of Kedarnath is amongst the holiest pilgrimages for the Hindus. Majestic Kedarnath is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva.Lord Shiva is also called Kadar that’s why this tample is called Kadarnath.The Kedarnath Temple has an imposing impressive sight, standing in the middle of a wide plateau surrounded by white snow covered mountains.

Son Praya

On the way to Kedarnath , Son Prayag is situated at the confluence of river Basuki and Mandakani. This holy place,Son Prayag,has a great importance in religious people. It is believed that a mere touch of the holy water of Son Prayag helps one to attain the Baikunth Dham or Nirvana.

Shankaracharya Samadhi
Shankaracharya Samadhi is in Rudraprayag District.It is located just behind the holiest tample of Hindu’s Kedarnath .It is believed that after setting up the four Dhams in India, Adi Guru Shankaracharya went into his samadhi at an early age of 32 years.

 
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