Temples in Uttarakhand

Kedarnath Temple

Kedarnath, Uttarakhand

Jyotirlinga, Panch Kedar and Chota Char Dham, high in Garhwal.

Badrinath Temple

Badrinath, Uttarakhand

The northern Char Dham, where Lakshmi sheltered Vishnu as a badari tree.

Yamunotri Temple

Yamunotri, Uttarakhand

Where the Chota Char Dham begins, at the glacial source of the Yamuna.

Gangotri Temple

Gangotri, Uttarakhand

Ganga descends to earth here, drawn down by the penance of Bhagiratha.

Mansa Devi Temple, Haridwar

Haridwar, Uttarakhand

She who fulfils the heart's wishes, where devotees tie threads upon a tree.

Jageshwar Dham

Jageshwar, Uttarakhand

Held in tradition as a Jyotirlinga among a cedar valley of stone shrines.

Neelkanth Mahadev Temple

Neelkanth, Uttarakhand

Where Shiva drank the poison of the churning and became the blue-throated Lord.

Tungnath Temple

Tungnath, Uttarakhand

The Panch Kedar shrine where Shiva's arms appeared, high in the Garhwal meadows.

Kainchi Dham (Neem Karoli Baba Ashram)

Kainchi, Uttarakhand

The Himalayan ashram of Neem Karoli Baba, with Hanuman at its heart.

Surkanda Devi Temple

Kaddukhal, Uttarakhand

High on a Garhwal ridge of deodar, where the head of Sati fell.

Chandi Devi Temple, Haridwar

Haridwar, Uttarakhand

The fierce Mother of the Devi Mahatmya, who felled Shumbha and Nishumbha.

Tapkeshwar Mahadev Temple, Dehradun

Dehradun, Uttarakhand

A cave shrine where water drips upon the linga in a ceaseless abhishekam.

Kalimath Temple

Kalimath, Uttarakhand

A seat of Mahakali, worshipped through a Shri Yantra set in the earth.

Madhyamaheshwar (Madmaheshwar) Temple

Mansoona / Ransi, Uttarakhand

Among the Panch Kedar, where the navel of Shiva rose below the Chaukhamba snows.

Rudranath Temple

Sagar (near Gopeshwar), Uttarakhand

A Panch Kedar shrine to the face of Shiva, worshipped in a natural rock sanctum.

Kalpeshwar Temple

Urgam Valley, Uttarakhand

Shiva as Jatadhar, whose matted hair rose in the Urgam valley of the Kedars.

Dhari Devi Temple

Kalyasaur, Uttarakhand

The guardian of the Char Dham, her upper form honoured beside the Alaknanda.