tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74283753909643344512024-03-10T20:24:06.483-07:00Tīrtha-YātrāAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15571150893353253981noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7428375390964334451.post-42305313275999891992014-07-05T08:03:00.001-07:002016-11-23T14:34:00.142-08:00KARNA PRAYAG, NANDA PRAYAG, ADI BADRI, RANIKHET AND NAINITAL<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The whole land between NandaPrayag and Satopanth is known as Badri Vishal Kshetra (Badrikashrama or Tiruvaradariashramam). Nand Prayag is in the Gangetic Himalaya which is the confluence of the Nandakini River with the Alakananda River and is located at about 11 kms south of Chamoli on NH58. Some believe this place is one of the 108 divyadesam Tiruppirudi. There is a temple dedicated to Gopala (Krishna).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Once Parvati while going back to Kailash with Shiva from her father's house, became thirsty. Shiva threw his trident that struck the base of the </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Trishul</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">mountain and river Nandakini merging with Alakananda (water that emerged from the feet of Sriman Narayana) came to quench the thirst of Parvati. Parvati is also known as Nanda in the Kumaon region, hence this confluence got its name. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The noble king Nandar, performed Yagnya for the welfare of the whole humanity to live a good life and sought blessings of God. Hence this place is named after him. According to one other legend, the name derives from the Yadava king Nanda, the foster father of Lord Krishna. Ravana has also done a lot of austerities at this place. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The place Nandaprayag is also mentioned in the <i>Mahabharata as</i>: "In the midst of big trees, the sacred river Malini (Alakananda) was flowing. The water of this river was sweet and sacred. This ashram of Kanva muni was spread out on both the banks of river. In this sacred river different types of birds used to come and stay. Due to the tapovanam on both the sides, the ashram was even more beautiful. Here poisonous creatures and wild animals used to stay together in peace. On seeing this, Raja Dushyanta was filled with joy and happiness." </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The legend also narrates that the sage Kanva did penance here. In addition, the wedding of King Dushyanta and Shakuntala took place at this place as this place is credited to be the Ashram of Kanva muni. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Karna prayag is the place where the Alaknanda River joins with the Pindar Ganga that originated from the pindar glacier, below the Nanda Devi hill range. It is located at an elevation of 1451 meters above the sea level. Karna did penance here and earned the Kavacha and Kundala from the Sun god, which gave him indestructible powers. The stone seat Karnashila, is the place where Karna did his penance. The name of this place is thus derived from his name. </span><br />
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Steep steps close to KarnaPrayag lead one to a very beautiful temple of Uma </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Devi (daughter of Himalayas). The stone temple was rebuilt by Adi Guru Shankaracharya. The inner sanctorum, has idols of Goddess Parvati, Shiva and Ganesha and many others. There is also an idol of Karna. There is an idol of Kali in outer sanctorum.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Next to the confluence site there is a large area of pasture on the bank where cows are grazed. According to legend, a local zamindar inadvertently killed a cow which led to <i>go-hatya</i>. The zamindar did not have adequate money to engage in acts of reparation to atone for this great offence, so he asked a visiting pilgrim from South India to help him. The philanthropic pilgrim assisted the zamindar in buying the pasture land, which was dedicated to Lord Badrinath with a vow that the land would only be used for grazing cows.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">There is also a reference to Karna Prayag in <i>Meghaduta</i>, a drama in Sanskrit by the poet Kalidasa, who says that the Satopanth and Bhagirath glaciers joined to form the Pindar River. In his <i>Abhijnana-shakuntala</i>, Kalidasa mentions that some of Shakuntala and King Dushyanta's romantic pastimes took place here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">One of the local attractions near Karnaprayag is Nauti Village, home of the goddess Nanda. This place is the starting point for the Nanda Devi Raj Jat Yatra, one of the longest pilgrimage tours covered by foot in India. The yatra goes out only once every twelve years, and was last held in 2012.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Adi Badri temple is located between Lohba and Karna Prayag -Ranikhet road and is situated in Patti Sili Chandpur and is around 17 kms from Karna Prayag. The temple complex comprises of a group of 16 temples, belonging to the Gupta period (8<sup>th</sup> - 12th century AD). But presently only 14 temples exist. They are constructed in
Katuyar Style. Among them the chief temple is dedicated to Lord Badri Narayan (Adi Badri Narayana temple), where a
black stone idol of Vishnu, three feet high is enshrined is in standing posture. This temple was sanctified by Adi Guru Shankaracharya.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The
salient features of this style of architecture are the lotus-shaped roof, lion
over the elephant which is projected over the lower Shikhara normally covering the
audience hall and outer wails executed either in <i>Panch Rath</i> or <i>Sapta
Rath</i> pattern, giving the temple a cylindrical shape. The main temple is
invariably surrounded by a couple of smaller temples, which house deities of Shri LakshmiNarayana, Annapurna, Surya, SatyaNarayana, Ganesha, Parbrahma, Shiva, Garuda, Durga and Janaki.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Adi Badri, also known as
Helisera, is a tiny temple complex enclosed within a space of 14 metres
(46 ft) X 30 metres (98 ft). The height of the temples vary from 2–6
metres (6.6–20 ft). The chief temple is dedicated to god Vishnu, which is
built over a raised platform, with a small enclosure in a pyramidal form. The
sanctum holds a black stone 1 metre (3.3 ft) image of Vishnu. The image
depicts Vishnu holding a mace, lotus and chakra. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Just above
Adibadri is the small Lake of Benital.</span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Ranikhet Jhula Devi Mandir</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">From Adibadri we left for Ranikhet (Queen Rani
Padmini’s meadow). Ranikhet is a hill station in Almora district. It is at an
altitude of 1869 meters above sea level and covers the western peaks of the
Himalayas. Ranikhet hosts charming and majestic views of the pine trees, oak
trees and Deodar forest. It hosts a wide array of flora and fauna. The Kumaon and
the Naga Regiment of the Indian army maintain this place. The salubrious
atmosphere, tall conifer trees, green meadows and placid surroundings make this
place a unique hill station. We stayed at Chevron Rosemont hotel at this
place, which was built in 1900AD, which reminds us of the British era. This
hotel was once a colonial bungalow of the British.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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situated at a distance of 7 km from the town of Ranikhet near Chaubatia. It is said that the dense jungle near the temple was once
full of wild animals, leopards and tigers used to attack local villagers and take away their livestock. The
villagers prayed to goddess Durga for protection, and one day Goddess Durga
came in a shephard's dream and advised him to excavate her idol. The temple is built at the same site where idol was found. Goddess is seated here on a wooden </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">jhula (swing). The current temple complex was constructed in 1935.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">When wishes of
piligrims get fulfilled they come back to thank Jhula Devi Maa by offering a bell to
the temple. The popularity of the temple can be realized by number of bells
hanging over the temple walls. This place has a calm environment and a sense of
spiritual peace to it. The reverberations of these bells are heard till a very
long distance. From here we left for Nainital to visit Naina Devi <o:p></o:p></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">temple.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Nainital is a hill station situated at an altitude of 2,084 mts above sea level. It is set in a valley containing a pear-shaped lake, approximately two miles in circumference. The two ends are Malli and Thalli taal. Nainital is surrounded by mountains, of which the highest are Naina (2,615 m on the north, Deopatha (2,438 m) on the west, and Ayarpatha (2,278 m) on the south. From the tops of the higher peaks, magnificent views can be obtained of the vast plain to the south, or of the mass of tangled ridges lying north, bounded by the great snowy range which forms the central axis of the Himalayas.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It is said that the shimmering green waters of the Naini jheel is a reflection of the emerald green eye of Sati. It is also believed that The Naini Lake is one of the Shakti Peethas, where Sati's left eye (or Nain) fell, came to be called Nain-tal or lake of the eye. The goddess Shakti is worshipped at the Naina Devi Temple on the north shore of the lake. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">After crossing the main gate, there is a big Peepal tree on the left side. On the right side of the temple there are idols of Lord Hanuman and Ganesh. After reaching the main entrance of the temple, there are two statues of lions. The presiding deity of the temple is Maa Naina Devi represented by two Netras or eyes. Goddess Naini Devi, is accompanied with Lord Ganesha, the God of Wisdom, and Goddess Kali, the Goddess of Death and Destruction. Nestled in the serene and peaceful hamlet of beautiful lake and mountains, it is beautiful to watch the sun rise and set over the mountains of Nainital. The temple was rebuilt by Moti Ram’s son Amarnath Shah, when Naina Devi appeared in a dream and told him the whereabouts of her idol in the landslide debris of 1880.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">As per Manas Khand of Skanda Purana, Nainital lake (Naini Jheel) is called Tri-Rishi Sarovar, of three sages, Atri, Pulastya and Pulaha, who, upon finding no water in Nainital, dug a large hole at the location of the present day lake and filled it with water from the holy lake Manasarovar in Tibet. According to lore, a dip in Naini Lake, "the lesser Manasarovar," earns merit equal to a dip in the great lake. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">From Nainital we proceeded to Mathura, braj bhoomi the Janma-Bhoomi of Lord Krishna.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Next day (Day 16) early morning from Joshimath,
we headed towards Bhavishya Badri, which is nestled in the lap of Himalayas. </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">This route is part of an ancient pilgrim route to Mount Kailash and Manasarovar.</span><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;"> To reach Bhavishya Badri, one must take a climbing path off the road starting at Saldhar (on the route to Tapovan), and proceed about 7 km to Subhain village (which is at an altitude of 2744 meters above sea level). A Badarinath temple is situated at Subhain (some say that this is the Ardha Badri temple). One must then climb a further 2.4 km or so to reach Bhavishya Badri. There is another route to Subhain from Saldhar (in fact, the main route). This route with
stairs was broken. We therefore had to make our trek through the 7 km forest route, which was kachcha for the most part. </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">With the help of Vedapathis, we had spoken to priest at Bhavishya
Badri temple, and arranged for Abhishek and also horses for mom, my dad and me.
My son Keshava who was 2 yrs old was very excited to sit on the horse (with me). My husband decided to
hike all the way up. Its trekker’s paradise and one can enjoy the unspoilt
beauty of Himalayas. This is one of the toughest routes in our trip but
rewarded with unbeatable pleasure. It took about two hours for us to reach Subhain. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">At Tapovan right on the road there is a Taptakund (hot sulfurous spring). We waited near Taptakund for our horses to start our hike. The temperature of water at this place is piping hot (much hotter than the Taptakund at Vishal Badri).
The mud around it is melted, and is considered by locals to be special for facial skin. So, it
is disappearing fast. There is a separate hot water bathing place just as in
Badri Vishal temple.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">The route is very picturesque and abounds with flora and fauna. As we
climb up one can find floral grass as high as us. One will enjoy the tranquil
beauty of this place where colorful butterflies flutter and one can enjoy the
music of exotic birds and bees humming. One is advised to cover oneself completely with
clothes, as there are some insects and plants, which might cause itching. The
air is very pure and refreshing. One had to go very carefully as the path was very slippery due to rains and very kachcha. The weather was pleasant and a little bit cloudy. We could not get a view of Nanda Devi since it was cloudy. The green-topped mountains, and the meandering river provides
beautiful scenery; one can find Buckwheat and Mustard fields on this
mountain.</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">This place can also be called
as the “Small Valley of Flowers”. Gentle breeze, lofty mountains and pleasant ambience
gave us a feeling of having stepped into a paradise.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">This place is not easy to reach even with a horse. Whenever we met a big pothole, we felt as though we might go flying into the air. Many times we had to mind our heads from barks of trees. When we came close to the Subhain temple,
we had to get down from our horses, as they could not go further. The grasses grown
there were taller than us. The soil was very soft from rains. My mom had a big
fall. She fell quite a distance down, and luckily a rock stopped her, else
she would have fallen into the valley. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">We reached the Badrinath temple in
the village, where the priest was waiting for us. The bell at entrance attracts
everyone, The fragrance of the tulsi was ubiquitous. He had finished abhishek already,
as we did not reach in time. He was very kind, did Aarti, we all chanted Vishnu
Sahasranamam and exchanged very good talks about Lord BadriNarayan. Black idol
of Lord BadriNarayan is in meditative posture and was decked with flowers and peacock
feathers. There were a few Saligrama shilas near Lord. The Narada, Kuber and
Lakshmi Narayana can be found inside the inner sanctorum. Priest also explained us
about the Sthala purana, and the prophecy of Bhavishya Badri. We circumbulated the
temple. The prakaram contains Lakshmi Narayana temple and a Nara-Narayana temple. The priest also offered us very good and tasty tea. We were very thankful
for him for having helped us to visit this temple and his nice hospitality. Beautiful
floral plants surround the temple. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">According to the legend, there was an akaash
vani when Adiguru Shankaracharya took Badri Vishal from Tapta kund, that
when the evil transcends the world in KaliYuga, and when the hand of Narasimha
shila at Joshimath falls, the Mountains Jaya and Vijaya would block up the
route to Badrinath and the sacred shrine would become inaccessible. Then,
Badrinath will appear at the Bhavishya Badri temple and be worshipped here,
instead of the Badrinath Shrine. </span><span style="font-family: "arial";">After Vishnu, in his incarnation as Kalki,
destroys the world bringing Kaliyug to an end satyug will begin again and
Badrinath Dham will be reestablished at Bhavishya Badri. </span><span style="font-family: "arial";">Notably, the right arm of the idol
of Narasingha is now as thin as a hair, which probably means there is still time
for Bhavishya Badri to emerge as the new Badrinath.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">The trek to main Bhavishya Badri,
where Lord is emerging from a rock as a Swayambhu is further 1 hr trek above.
The sky was completely dark and started to drizzle when we started our hike up.
The priest had warned us that it is going to rain very heavily by the time we
reach close to the temple, which was very true. One can find a few ashrams as we near the destination. It is a very steep and strenuous trek. One even gets to see cedar and pine
trees on the way. The nature around is very beautiful with beds of flowers. The
place is very serene and very suitable for meditation. The view of the valley down
is breathtaking. The vibration of this place cannot but be
felt.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Garhwal is definitely Devbhoomi,
and one would be spellbound looking at the way Lord BadriNarayan is emerging
out of rock in the Swayambhu form. Legs are already lifted off the ground and
there is a hollow space below now. One can now easily see the markings of
Kuber, Garuda, Nara Narayana, Goddess Lakshmi and others. One thing, which is
really unforgetful about Lord BadriNarayan here, is his smile and beautiful eyes. The priest here
is a Sanyasi. He with lot of enthusiasm explained all the avayams of idol and
how the Lord is forming here at a fast rate with regular protrusions. He did
Karpoora Aarti to Lord. There is a very basic temple with four walls and roof at
this place. The building of temple was under way when we went. We felt blessed
to have visited this place.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">We returned from Bhavishya Badri to Subhain, and proceeded to Saldhar after a short break. Our car was waiting at Saldhar to head back to Joshimath. Though it was tiring, it was an exhilarating, unforgettable experience. One full day is required for this trip. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">We left Badarinath reluctantly. On our way back, we visited Vishnu Prayag. Here, the Alakananda River confluences with the DauliGanga
River originating from Niti Pass in Chamoli District. Dauli Ganga is also called
as Devadarshini Ganga. Vishnu Prayag is situated 10 km from Joshimath, on the
Joshimath->Badrinath road. It is located at an elevation of 1372 meters above
sea level. The scenery and the confluence at Vishnu Prayag are breathtaking and
one can notice very strong water currents. Just by bathing in this Tirth, one is
praised in the realms of Lord Vishnu. Brahma and various divinities got great
siddhis here.</span></span><br />
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there is a temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu. Lord Vishnu is in the black marble form in sitting
posture. The diety is very beautiful. The maharani of Indore, Ahalyabai Holkar,
built this temple. After having our darshan at Vishnu Prayag, we got down the
stairway, which leads to Vishnu kund. At the sangam, there is a temple dedicated to
Narada Maharshi, as he worshipped lord Vishnu at this Prayag. Narada worshipped
Lord Vishnu after incurring the wrath of Brahma, which led to his birth in
human form. Narada got the siddhi of knowing everything in the world from Lord
Vishnu at Vishnu Kund. There are Shivakund, Ganesha Tirth closely located to
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">"Alakananda flows from the
southern side of Brahmapuri. Passing over the tops of mountains in various
lands, it falls down with fierce force upon the peaks of the mountains Hemakuṭa
and Himakuṭa. After inundating the tops of those mountains, the Ganges falls
down onto the tract of land known as Bharata, which she also inundates. Then
the Ganges flows into the ocean of salt water in the south. Persons who come to
bathe in this river are fortunate."
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VishnuPrayag, there is Kagbhusandi Lake, which is famous and of religious
importance with emerald green waters. The lake can be approached from Vishnu Prayag
in addition from Bhundar village near Ghangaria.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Sanath Samhita, it is mentioned that when the arm of the Narasimha idol at
Joshimath falls off then the Jaya and Vijaya mountains at Patmila near
VishnuPrayag merge, making the present shrine of Badrinath inaccessible. After this,
worship of Lord Badrinarayan will begin at Bhavishya Badri near Tapovan.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">We then
left for Dhyan Badri located at Urgam valley, close to Kalpeshwar. We got
details about Dhyan Badri and Bhavishya Badri from Vedapati’s at Badri Vishal
Mandir. With their help we got arranged for special pooja as well as horses to
go upto Bhavishya Badri. Our sincere regards to them having helped us have
darshan at these places.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Dhyan
Badri is located at 2135 meters above sea level in the beautiful Urgam valley.
As one reaches the mountain lap we were surprised to see the height of
parthenium encroaching our Himalayas. Government should take good care of not
letting these spread at the rate they are spreading. Moreover, the jeepable road
to village was really in pathetic condition. The potholes were so huge, that our
car could not go up at all after a point how much ever pressure was applied. Indica
or Indigo cars are not suitable to get to this place.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Dhyan
Badri can be reached from Helang chatti by a 12 kilometers trek en-route to
Joshimath from Badrinath. People are very good and have a helping nature. We had
to first make a very steep climb to reach the road, as it was broken. Then we
started to walk. We asked our parents and my son to wait for us down in the car, as it
would have been hard for them to climb. To our surprise after having walked for
1hr 15 minutes, we found them also coming by bike. Then they said the locals, really
insisted that they come and helped to a very large extent to climb the steep climb and then
they brought them by motorbike. It was bit of a hiking adventure for them. They
even took our parents and kid till the temple. Such was their interest for any
devotee to come and have darshan of Lord BadriNarayan. We are really grateful
to them for helping us out. It took nearly more than two hours to walk to the temple. But
every second we were immersed in the natural beauty of the surrounding place. The
mountain is filled with flora and fauna. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">It was
not too hot or cold; by afternoon time, the weather was as though it was a pleasant evening. The sun peeping through the clouds gave
a special look to the mountain, which is indescribable by words. The Urgam valley
is a dense forest area. The valley has apple orchards and terraced fields where
potato is grown extensively. Grains are also grown to a large extent. While
we were walking we started collecting some nice flowers to offer to the Lord.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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the first valley one reaches, next is Lyari where one finds Panch Dhara (five
small stream), representing Pancha Pandavas. There are many small ancient temples
in Urgam Valley mostly founded by Adi Guru Shankaracharya. Urgam is lush green
valley with fascinating scenery. One will have to cross a beautiful
suspension bridge, before getting to the temple. The locals also mentioned there
are two other very beautiful temples dedicated to Lord Vishnu here. One is
Phoolya Narayan, where the rock idol of Lord Vishnu is believed to be as light
as a flower and a small temple of Nanda Devi. It is a very serene place for meditation. Bansi Narayan is a thrilling trek route, which
is 10kms from Devgram village. Bansi Narayan is a temple dedicated to Lord
Krishna where he is seen playing Raas Leela with his friends. One who trusts in
Krishna can unconditionally hear the voice of Bansi (flute). We hope to cover this
place during our next trip to Uttarakhand.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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we reached Dhyana Badri temple by afternoon. The pujari's son at temple were waiting
for us to come as we had informed them earlier. The legend of Dhyana Badri
(meditating Badri) is linked to the Urvarishi, son of king Puranjaya of the
Pandavas lineage who meditated in the Urgam region and established the temple
for Vishnu. The image of Vishnu is four armed, made of white stone and in a
meditative posture. He is holding Shanka and Chakra in His hands. One can
similarly find Nara Narayana, Kubera, Garuda and other deities similar to
Vishala Badri temple. Serenity of the place is very beautiful even for
meditation. One specialty of this temple is there are stone human faced masks
of Pandavas, which are used to dance and perform during the (mukhota dance) mela
on the walls in the inner sanctorum. There are several shaligrama shilas placed
near Lord Badri Narayana as well. Around the temple, there is Kashi Vishwanath
linga to west side, Gantakarna temple in the north, Chandika temple in the
south and Kuber Dhara to the east. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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also a temple to Lord Shiva built by Adi Shankara. Kalpeshwar, one of the panch
Kedar sacred temple of Shiva is situated 2 kms away from Dhyana Badri. One will have to carry
pooja samagris collected before itself as there is no provision for getting them
near the temple. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On the bridle path from
Helang to Kalpeshwar, the enchanting confluence of the Alaknanda and Kalpganga
rivers is seen. Kalp Ganga river flows through the Urgam valley. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange; font-size: x-large;">Jai Badri Vishal Ki!</span></h2>
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Part 1: <a href="http://tirtha-yatra.blogspot.com/2013/04/journey-to-badrinath-temple-swayam.html">http://tirtha-yatra.blogspot.com/2013/04/journey-to-badrinath-temple-swayam.html</a></div>
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Part 2: <a href="http://tirtha-yatra.blogspot.com/2013/12/badarikashramam-part-2.html">http://tirtha-yatra.blogspot.com/2013/12/badarikashramam-part-2.html</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Badri Kshetra is one of the most outstanding and ancient pilgrimage tirthas on the Himalayas. Bhagavan Narayana Himself resides here. The next day, after MahaAbhishek at
Badrinath, we headed towards Mana village. Mana is known as ManibhadraPuri in ancient
literature. It is dedicated to Yaksha Chief Manibhadra. Mana is a heritage village in the
district of Chamoli. It is about 3 km from Badrinath temple at an altitude of 3200 meters. </span></span><br />
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one side of the route, the flawless Alakananda River enchants every viewer. Gorgeous mountains rise up on the other side of the route. Mana is the last village on NH 58,
before the Mana pass and is 24 kms from the border of India and Tibet/China. Mana
pass is located within the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve. It is the source of
the Saraswati River, and one of the longest Ganges tributaries, the Alakananda
River. Alakananda trickles through several scenic small ponds between the Mana
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">The people at Mana are very calm,
hard-working and quiet Indo-Mongolian tribes. Each wooden house with some
stones has a backyard kitchen garden where they grow vegetables, fruits and
nice flowers. People are seen making their own masalas for cooking. We walked through the entire village and even visited their
adhistatri devata, the Gantakarna temple. Women are not allowed to enter this
temple. The walk was very refreshing in midst of heavenly Himalayan surroundings.
Kuwari villagers of Mana offer a woolen shawl/coat to Lord BadriNarayan on the
closing day of the temple, which is put for the winter.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Before we reached Mana we visited Sheshnetra: This is on the route to Mana. Situated in the lap of Nar Parvat, it is a boulder
having an impression of the legendary snake, Sheshnag (Adhiseshan). The formation of an eye on
the boulder is natural. It is situated at a distance of 1.5km from Badrinath.
Anantha Sesha guards the sacred temple of Lord Badrinath. <u><o:p></o:p></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Keshava prayag, is the place, where
River Saraswati emerging from the glacier confluences with river Alakananda. On
banks of Saraswati at Keshava prayag there exists </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Śamyāprāsa</span><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;"> Tirth.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Nara Narayan Parvat</span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">On the way, we got a beautiful view
of Nara and Narayana parvat. In-between Nara and Narayana mountains, beautiful Alakananda flows. Badri
Vishal temple is located on Narayana parvat. When Bhagiratha brought Ganga with
force on to the earth to pass through Himalaya, Himalaya stopped it. Then Airavata (Indra’s elephant),
pierced the Himalaya through his ivory, which created split in the mountain as Nara and Narayana
parvata, and let the Ganga flow in between.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">South of Saraswati coming from the mountains is Indrapad Tirtha, where Lord Indra conducted Tapasya. Indra dhara is about 1.5
kilometers north of the town Badripuri. Devotees do Sukla paksha trayodashi snan and vrat here. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">People in
India may visit the temple of Nara-Nārāyaṇa at Badarikāśrama just to learn how
the Supreme Personality of Godhead in His incarnation as Nara-Nārāyaṇa engages
in austerities to teach the people of the world how to achieve
self-realization. It is impossible to realize oneself simply by absorbing
oneself in speculation and material activities. One must be very serious about
self-realization and the practice of austerity.
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Ganesha Gufa</span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">In Mana, we visited Ganesha Gufa where Lord
Ganesha wrote the Mahabharata while Veda Vyasa narrated it. There is also a
very interesting story related to the place that explains t<b>he broken tusk of Lord Ganesh</b>. When Vyas was composing the
Mahabharata, he needed someone to take down his dictation and asked the learned
Ganesha for the same. Ganesh agreed but he had a condition – That Vyas would
not stop even for a moment or else he would stop writing and leave. What
ensued further was a mini competition between the two. Vyas dictating as fast
as he could, and Ganesh bent down over the script pages. His pen was racing
furiously in the wind. Finally, His reed pen broke. To which, He broke off a
part of his tusk to be used as a pen thereon.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">From here, we went to Veda Vyasa
Gufa, where Veda Vyasa maharshi resided and composed four vedas. The gufa is
also called Vyas Pothi on the accounts of river Saraswathi. There is life size
marble idol of Vyasa Maharshi here writing a granth. Next to him, there is white idol of Vallabhacharya. In addition to Mahabharat,
Vyas Maharishi composed 18 puranas (legendary stories), Brahma Sutras and
classified the Vedas into 4 parts – Rig, Yajur, Sama and Atharva. This is the great place where MahaBharatha and Srimad Bhagavatham were written. It is
only in this cave that Adi Shankara is believed to have met Maharishi Vyas and
discussed his Sankara Bhashyam (explanatory notes) for Brahma Sutras.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Rock formation inside the Vyas Gufa
appears to resemble the orderly stacking of palm leave manuscripts – oldest
writing material and is worshipped as Vyas Pusthak. Maharishi Vyas is also
considered, as reincarnation of Vishnu. While Vyasa was narrating Mahabharata,
river Saraswati was flowing with great noise. Since that was disturbing him,
Vyasa requested Saraswati to flow calmly. On refusal, Vyasa maharshi diverted
Saraswatl’s course and flow as a hidden river. We can see Saraswati river upto a
point and then she confluences with Alakananda at Keshava Prayag. Another stream of hers flows as AntarVahini (hidden river) and merges with Ganga and
Yamuna at Prayag in Allahabad Sangam.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">Once upon a
time he (Vyāsadeva), as the sun rose, took his morning ablution in the waters
of the Sarasvatī and sat alone to concentrate.
The River Sarasvatī is flowing
in the Badarikāśrama area of the Himalayas. So the place indicated here is Śamyāprāsa
in Badarikāśrama, where Śrī Vyāsadeva is residing.
(Srimad
Bhagavatam--1:4:15).</span><span style="font-family: "arial";"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">We sighted some saints here Vyasa Gufa and took their blessings. They also gave us some Badri berries which were edible and tasty.</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Near the Vyasa Gufa is “India’s last tea shop” at Mana. Each tourist does stop at this tea stall to have tea for sure.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">From here we went to Bhim Pul, a
huge rock formed as a bridge across river Saraswati. Panch Pandavas went to
Satopanth through this route. When Pandavas were crossing this river on their
Swargarohini, Draupadi could not cross. Then Bhim lifted a huge rock and placed
it over the river to form a natural bridge, thereby making it easier for her to
cross the river. The view from the bridge is truly spectacular. <u><o:p></o:p></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Saraswati River gushing out in between rocks is a very spectacular site. Saraswati is Goddess of
knowledge. River Saraswati flows to the north of Brahma Kund. Lord Vishnu established the Vagdevi River as Deva Rupi Vedas, Jnaana Rupi Vedas, Pitru loka and Bhuloka all of which is concentrated in Badrikashrama which is the confluence of Three Lokas. Bathing at Saraswati river, its worship, Stuti would indeed enhance a devotee's vocal and mental power and ensure that the ensuing generation's abilities would never ever fail. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">There is a small Saraswati temple facing the river. Inside, there is
a small idol of Devi Saraswati. The sight of huge mountain and the steep
valley, and the gushing Saraswati River, makes one speechless. We could spot beautiful rainbows as well. The bridge connects one
mountain to another. This is the path towards Vasudhara falls. The fierce and
gushing holy River Saraswati with her tremendous force and sound makes one
tremble. She falls down in a deep gorge. There is Manasodbhed-Tirth here. There
are many people who risk their life to touch Saraswati River flowing into gorge
as waterfall. We got bottle of Saraswati River collected from the falls. There is a
small flow of Kailasa Manasa Sarovara water flowing in here. We drank water from here and did prokshanam.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Vasudhara falls is a very important
piligrimage place in Badarikashram. One can go-to Vasudhara and return back to
Badrinath on the same day. 5 km from Mana village, the Vasudhara falls, 125 meters
high, against the backdrop of snow covered mountains and glaciers is a
captivating sight. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">At most of the places there is a well laid stone pebbled path. It takes around 2 hrs to reach this place from Mana. On an average, the path to Vasudhara falls is not very steep.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">The views are awesome as one walks towards Vasudhara
falls. One can sight Badri bushes
on the way. The torrents of water come gushing down and are diffused in fine
showers and soft mist by wind blowing from different directions. Close to the
falls are prominent peaks of Satopanth, Chaukhamba and Balkum. One is also able
to see the glacial snouts from where the river Alaknanda emerges. One will feel as though Vasudhara is loudly and ceaselessly singing the glory of God. This place is truly filled with divine joy.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">The Mahabharata says ``virtuous one, one should next proceed to <i>Vasudhara</i> adored by all. The
moment one arrives at that <i>tirtha</i>, one acquires the fruit of the
horse-sacrifice. And, O you best of the Kurus, by bathing there with subdued
soul and rapt attention, and giving oblations of water unto the gods and the <i>Pitris</i>
one ascends unto the region of Vishnu and is adored there. In that <i>tirtha</i>,
O bull of the Bharata race, there is a sacred lake of the Vasus. By bathing there
and drinking of its water, one becomes regarded of the Vasus. "</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Astavasus did tapas for 1000 years here.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">At Vasudhara the stream is sometimes cut off by the fierce winds that blow through the gorge. It appears that the water fall ceased for a minute or two. Locals regards this as a sign that someone of evil temperament or one who has committed tremendous sins has come to absolve himself by touching the source. The water from this falls
is very fierce. One will be completely immersed in the immense beauty of nature at this spot. We were completely wet. We chanted our astakshari mantra
japa at this place. This place is perfect for meditation.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">We had taken pitthus for my mother and son to get to this place. On our way back, clouds were engulfing and chilly winds started blowing.</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">According to Tibetan Buddhist culture, Vasudhara means "Stream of Gems" and she is the consort of the Wealth deity She is depicted as being with three faces and six arms and carrying all her wealth bringing implements. Vasudhara not only brings abundant material wealth, but spiritual wealth as well which is of most importance. She helps one to develop an attitude of generosity.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">One can get a view of Lakshmi Van,
where Goddess Lakshmi meditated and Draupadi breathed her last. Lakshmi Van is
at an altitude of 12600 feet and bhuj patra trees grow here. It is 4 km from
Mata Murti temple. There is a small Lakshmi-Dhara here. In ancient times, the
leaves of Bhuj patra trees were used for manuscripts. There is a path leading
directly from the village to its base, where it crosses a bridge and then continues west along the side valley towards the Satopanth mountain. 9kms from
Lakshmivan, the Nara and Narayana mountains merge at Chakratirth.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Next day we went to Muchukunda Gufa
and Mata Murti temple. To get to this Muchukunda Gufa, one would need a special permit and the help of a guide. The route follows a road under construction for a very short distance. One then has to make an almost vertical climb away from this road near a bridge over a gorge. Since the approach to a point above the road that was away from the gorge was broken, we had to approach this point from a route such that one wrong step would mean falling into the gorge. We would not recommend that elderly people take this risk (even with <o:p></o:p></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">pitthus). </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">Muchukunda of the Ikshvaku dynasty was favored by Sri Krishna after he reduced Kalayavana to ashes. On
coming out of his cave (the place where he received Sri Krishna's grace is far away from Uttarakhand), Muchukunda saw that the human species had been reduced to dwarf-like stature. He realized that it was the end of Dvaapara Yuga. Therefore, he began to
travel north. Eventually came to the Gandhamādana mountain, which was full of sandalwood trees as well as other flowering trees. The fragrance of these trees made anyone who reached this region joyful. He decided to remain in the Gandhamādana Mountain region to undertake tapas for the rest of his life. In Badarikāśrama (at Muchukunda Gufa) he remained immersed in devotion to Lord Narayana as long as he lived.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">One can see the Krishna Paduka at the entrance
of this gufa where Muchukunda got divine darshan of Lord Narayana. We did our
meditation at this place. There is a mela, which is held annually, in which
people trek to this place and enter the gufa and get out of the gufa at other
end where there is big open ground. Some people also call it as Kalaapagrama. We
could not enter into the gufa as it was completely dark and we had not come
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">While coming back, we visited Mata
Murti Temple: On the right bank of Alaknanda opposite the Mana village is a
small temple of Mata Murti dedicated to the mother of Shri Badarinathji (Nara
and Narayana) and wife of Dharma.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">This is called Dharma-Kshetra. Belief is that
Mata Murti has the power of granting Vairagya to those who sincerely meditate
here. This temple is on other side of Alakananda. It started to lightly drizzle
when we headed to this place. During the month of Avani, Shukla paksha Dwadashi,
Sri Badrinath arrives here to pay respect to his mother. It is celebrated as
Sri Mata Murti Mela annually. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">One will have to cross Alakananda to get to this
place. The Maninag Parbat is located
near this temple. Near this mountain, Yudhistira supposedly answered all
questions put by Yama and brought back all his brothers who had lost their
lives because they could not answer Yama’s question during Yakshaprashna. It is also believed that couples with no
children will be blessed with progeny if they meditate at Mata Murti temple.</span><u style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Located close to Badrinath temple are the Pancha Shilas: </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;"> Naradi, Narasimhi, Varahi, Garudi and Markandeyi. They grant bliss and contentment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-family: Arial;">Narada Shila:</i><span style="font-family: "arial";"> Sage </span><i style="font-family: Arial;">Narada</i><span style="font-family: "arial";"> once performed severe Tapasya on this rock in order to get darshana of Lord Vishnu. When Sriman Narayana along
with Devi Lakshmi gave darshan, Narada asked for ever lasting
devotion to Him and creating a
Tirtha nearby which would cleanse the sins of those who bathe in it and
worship Narayana. This shila is located near Tapta Kund. Narada performs puja to Badri Narayan during the six months (in winter) when the temple is closed.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial";"><i>Markandeya, </i>the great devotee, performed penance at Badarikashrama by reciting the astakshara mantra (as advised by Narada at Mathura). Bhagavan Vishnu appeared before him in full
glory with Shankh, Chakra, Gada and Padma. After
extolling Sriman Narayana to his heart’s content, Markandeya desired freedom from the cycle of birth and death as well as devotion to Narayana that would become stronger as time passes. Markandeya also desired that He should be always be present at the rock where he was
having the darshan of Bhagavan and that He should bless devotees when they
visited that rock. That rock came to be known as Markandeya Shila.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: "arial";">Garuda </span></i><span style="font-family: "arial";">was the son of Sage Kashyap and Devi
Vinata. His ambition was to emulate the example of his brother Aruna who was
Surya Deva’s charioteer. As a result, he had the intense desire of becoming the Carrier of
Bhagavan Sriman Narayana. He chose Badari Kshetra on the top of the adjacent ‘Gandhamadan
Parvat’ performed intense tapas with unmatched grit and devotion. When Lord Narayana finally gave darshan, Garud extolled Him as
Trividha Murti integrating the Forms of Brahma, Vishnu and Maheswara as also of
‘Ashta Shaktis’(Eight Powers) and the Supreme Might of the Universe. Vishnu was
pleased and materialised ‘Panchamukha Ganga’ or the five-faced Ganges with the
waters of which gave the unique opportunity to Garuda to wash His feet. In addition, He made him His personal ‘Vahan’ (Carrier), made him invincible by any force in the Three Worlds, and made him a never-failing
personal devotee of Bhagavan. He also blessed Garuda that He would fulfill the desires of those who visit
the Garuda Shila and worship Bhagavan Narayana. This is near Adi Kedareshwara sannidhi in Badrinath.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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avatars annihilated the Demon Hiranyakasipu and saved the great devotee Prahlada; He looked like Fire while killing the Demon with His sharp
nails. In addition, He was in an infuriated mood. The frightenedDevas prayed to Him to
calm down. After somewhat calming down, He declared that He would settle
at Vishalapuri (Badarikashram); all the Sages were extremely delighted that
Narasimha would be present at Badarikshetra. He resides in the Narasimha Shila in order to bless Bhaktas visiting the Shila. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">We were blessed to have stayed at Badri Kshetra for five days. It was indeed His grace. Prasad at Badrinath temple is of great importance. It gets rid of </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Pancha</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Maha Patakas. Lord's Badrinath's darshan is one of the best and most heart fulfilling experiences in my whole life. Nothing remains to be achieved after His Divine Darshan. From here we proceeded to Vishnu Prayag with prayers to Lord Badri Narayan with "Punar Darshanam Prapthirastu". We also prayed we could get Paramapada (Moksha) and render our services with devotion at His feet all the time.</span></div>
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<i style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 21px; text-align: left;">Charana Paduka and Yogadhyana Badri</i><br />
<i style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 21px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://tirtha-yatra.blogspot.com/2013/04/journey-to-badrinath-temple-swayam.html">http://tirtha-yatra.blogspot.com/2013/04/journey-to-badrinath-temple-swayam.html</a></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16.0pt;">Charana Paduka:</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16.0pt;"> </span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">A 3 km trek away in a beautiful
meadow carpeted with wild flowers is a boulder bearing lotus footprints of Lord
MahaVishnu. Path to this place begins with left turn near temple. It took close
to one hour to trek to this place. The path is steep climb to trek and in case of
age factor, one can hire piththus close to the temple to get to this place. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Beautiful views of Badrinath city can be obtained as we hike up. One finds waters from Kurma dhara as soon as we turn left to start on the path.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Mid way through is the Hanuman gufa. There is also a separate sannidhi for Gantakarnan at entrance of this gufa.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">On clear day, one can get spectacular views of Neelkant peak. The path to Urvashi falls begins from here. Neelkanth peak is popularly known as Garhwal Queen. The peak is in the form of a pyramid, which changes its color and hue with sunlight. Reflecting the first glow of dawn into the valley and glittering, Neelkanth embodies all the divinity of this divine land. The panch dharas which are famous in Badripuri are Prahlad, Kurma, Bhrigu, Urvasi and Indra dhara.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">Garga
Samhita says: "A person who sees the handprint or footprint of Sri Krishna,
the Supreme Personality of Godhead and bows down to offer respects to them,
will certainly attain Lord Krishna's transcendental abode."</span><u><span style="font-family: "arial";"><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">There is
a special story associated to this place. There was a demon named Dambhodbhav (Sahasrakavacha) who did penance to Lord Sun
for many years. Pleased with his penance Sun appeared before him and asked him
to partake a boon. Dambhodbhav asked for immortality. Sun said no one could
become immortal as all those who have taken birth should die, this the law of
the nature set by Lord Narayana, and thus he can ask for something else.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Dambhodbhav asked Lord Sun to give him 1000 kavachas that should
not break for atleast 1000 years and that one who breaks the thousandth should
die immediately. Sahasrakavacha with pride created havoc in the world and none
could kill Sahasrakavacha and none dared to fight, as that would mean definite
death. So when the world was besieged with the cruelty of Sahasrakavacha, sages
and devatas went to Lord Narayana asked for the relief.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Lord
Narayana and Nara lived at Badrikashram performing severe austerities and meditation
for the welfare of the world. These two inseparable sages took avatars on earth
for the welfare of mankind and to punish the wicked ones. The sages defeated <i>Sahasrakavacha</i>
("one with a thousand armours"). The footprint was left here when
defeating this demon. To defeat Sahasrakavacha, while Nara was doing penance,
Lord Narayana would fight with him and then the other way around. Even a day’s
penance at this place was equivalent to penance for a thousand years reducing
time needed to kill the demon. This continued till the demon lost 999 armors. After losing all but one armor,
the demon feared his end and prayed to the Sun God for his safety. Sun God took pity on him and promised to
help him, and transported him into the womb of Kunti to be born as Karna. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Nara and Narayana were surprised at the sudden disappearance of
the Rakshasa. Narayana through this yogic power could figure out all that had
happened and decided that they, Narayana and Nara would also take birth as
Krishna and Arjuna and vanquish Karna. Lord Indra disguised as Brahmana took
Karna’s kavacha kundala in daanam after he finished performing Surya pooja. At
last, in the battlefield of Kurukshetra, Arjuna killed Karna. Thus Narayana and
Nara put an end to the demon, Sahasrakavacha.</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">After visiting Charan Paduka, we went to Yogadhyan Badri.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Yoghdhyana Badri is located at Pandukeshwar at an elevation of 1,829 meters (6,001 ft) is one of the Pancha Badri's. It is
an ancient temple. Pandukeshwar is located on route from
Govind Ghat to Hanuman Chatti, 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) away from Hanuman Chatti. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Legend has it that King Pandu,
father of the pancha Pandavas, meditated here to Lord MahaVishnu to cleanse himself of the sin of killing of two mating deer, who were ascetics in their previous
lives. The Pandavas were also born here and Pandu died and attained salvation
here. Pandu is believed to have installed the bronze image of Vishnu in the
Yogadhyan Badri shrine. Idol of Lakshmi Narayan can be seen killing Shankhasura, and hence, the conch is not blown in the whole Badrikashram region. The main idol (life sized) is Saligrama shila in a meditative posture and hence this place has attained the name Yogadhyan Badri. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Yogdhyan
Badri is also considered the winter abode for the Utsava-murti (festival-image)
of Badrinath, when the temple of Badrinath is closed. Hence, it is religiously
ordained that a pilgrimage will not be complete without offering prayers at
this place.</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">After visiting </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Yoghdhyana Badri, we returned back to Badrinath. We visited temple again for Karpoor Aarti, Swarna Aarti and Shayana Aarti.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The mahima of Badarikashrama:</span></h3>
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<span style="color: yellow; font-size: large;">नारायणः प्रभुर्विष्णुः शाश्वतः पुरुषोत्तमः ।</span><br />
<span style="color: yellow; font-size: large;">तस्यातियशसः पुण्यां विशालाम् बदरीमनु ॥</span><br />
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<span style="color: yellow; font-size: large;">आश्रमः ख्यायते पुण्यस्त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतः ।</span><br />
<span style="color: yellow; font-size: large;">अन्यत्र मरणान्मुक्तिः स्वधर्मविधिपूर्वकात् ।</span><br />
<span style="color: yellow; font-size: large;">बदरीदर्शनादेव मुक्तिः पुंसां करे स्थिता ॥</span><br />
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<span style="color: yellow; font-size: large;">(महाभारत )</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Those who leave this world in other sacred places (while performing their duties as ordained by their Dharma) attain liberation: however, at Badarikshetra, mukti is attained by mere darshana. Tarakabrahma liberates those who leave this world at Kashi. In Kedar, worship of the Shivalinga it itself sufficient to grant mukti. Those who get darshana of the Agniteertha near the divine feet of Lord Narayana (as well as those who get the darshana of the mahalingam at Kedar) are free of rebirth. Where Sriman Narayana is Himself present, all sacred places (in fact, the whole universe) is present. Badari is that sacred place where the Supreme Being Himself resides-</span><br />
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<span style="color: yellow; font-size: large;">यत्र नारायणो देवः परमात्मा सनातनः ।</span><br />
<span style="color: yellow; font-size: large;">तत्र कृत्स्नं जगत् सर्वं तीर्थान्यायतनानि च ॥</span><br />
<span style="color: yellow; font-size: large;">तत् पुण्यं परमं ब्रह्म तत् तीर्थम् तत् तपोवनम् ।</span><br />
<span style="color: yellow; font-size: large;">तत् परं परमं देवं भूतानां परमेश्वरम् ॥</span><br />
<span style="color: yellow; font-size: large;">शाश्वतं परमं चैव धातारं परमं पदम् ।</span><br />
<span style="color: yellow; font-size: large;">यं विदित्वा न शोचन्ति विद्वांसः शाश्त्रदृष्टयः ॥</span><br />
<span style="color: yellow; font-size: large;">(महा ० वन ० तीर्थ ० ९० । २८-३० )</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Moreover, those who even remember Badarikashram and meditate on it attain that abode of Lord Vishnu from where there is no return to this world--</span><br />
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<span style="color: yellow; font-size: large;">श्रीबदर्याश्रमम् पुण्यं यत्र यत्र स्थितः स्मरेत् ।</span><br />
<span style="color: yellow; font-size: large;">स याति वैष्णवं स्थानं पुनरावृत्तिवर्जितः ॥</span><br />
<span style="color: yellow; font-size: large;">(वराह ० पुराण ० १४१।६७ )</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Like the Vedas, this place is Anaadi (without origin). Besides the Nara-Narayana ashramam, one finds Naradashila, Markandeya Shila, Garuda Shila, Vaaraahi Shila, Naarasimhi Shila, Kapala Teertha, and other sacred spots here. This is explained in detail in the Devibhagawata, the Badari-Mahatmya of the Vaishnava Khanda of the Skandapurana and the Badari-Mahatmya of the Varaha Purana in our previous post. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">The road to Badrinath from Joshimath
twists and turns through the lofty hills. The Alakananda gushes in the gorge
below from Alakaapuri. We finally reached Badrikashram. The spiritual vibrations cannot fail to
be felt at this place. Countless sages and seers have done penance at this
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Badrikashram / Tapobhumi / Sadhanabhoomi Temple is situated on the banks of
Alaknanda River (Ganga), in the hill town of Badrinath at an elevation 3,133 m (10,279 ft),
deep in the Himalayas. The temple is situated on Narayana parvat on Urvasi peeta with pancha shilas. The town
lies between the Nara and Narayana mountain ranges in the shadow of the Nilkantha peak
(6,560m). The temple is dedicated to Lord MahaVishnu.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The temple is the highest degree of supreme faith and dedication to God. Worshipping at
this shrine is a means of liberating the soul from the bound of transmigration.
Hence, this place is also referred as “Mukthidham” which gives liberation. It
is one of very important 108 divya kshetrams for SriVaishnavites to visit and
also is one of the Hindu Char Dham (four divine sites) sites, comprising
Rameshwaram, Badrinath, Puri and Dwarka. It is a place every Hindu aspires to
visit once in his/her lifetime.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It is one among the eight Swayam Vyakta kshetras where Lord MahaVishnu himself manifested -- Swayambhu (sloka by Swami Ramanuja):</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #660000; color: yellow;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #660000; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">सालग्रामं पुष्करंच नरनारायणाश्रमं || </span></span><span style="font-size: large;">नै</span></span><span style="background-color: #660000; color: yellow; font-size: large;">मिषं चेति मे स्थानान्यसौ मुक्ति प्रधानिवै | </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #660000; color: yellow; font-size: large;">येतुस्वष्टाक्षरैकाकः वर्णमूर्तिः वसाम्यहं ||</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #660000; color: yellow;">तिष्ठामि कृष्ण क्षेत्रे पुण्य सप्तको गाताः | </span><span style="background-color: #660000; color: yellow;">अष्टाक्षरस्य मन्त्रस्य सर्वाक्षर मया सदा ||</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">This is the place where Lord Narayana preached Ashtakshara moola mantra (</span><span style="color: yellow; font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">"Om Namo Narayanaaya"</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">) to Nara. This consist of three words, Pranava ('Aa' denotes MahaVishnu, 'Uu' denotes Goddess MahaLakshmi and 'Mm' denotes the soul of Jivatma.), Namaha and Narayanaya. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: #660000;">उद्यद् भास्वत् समाभास: चिदानंदैकदेहवान् । चक्रशंखगदापद्मधरो ध्येयो.हमीश्वर:</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: #660000; font-size: large;">लक्ष्मीधराभ्यामाश्लिष्ट: स्वमूर्तिगणमध्यग: । ब्रह्मवायुशिवाहीशविपै: शक्रादिकैरपि</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: #660000; font-size: large;">सेव्यमानो.धिकं भक्त्या नित्य नि:शेषशक्तिमान् ।। मूर्तयो.ष्टावपि ध्यॆयाश्चक्रशंखवराभयै:</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: #660000; font-size: large;">युक्ता: प्रदीपवर्णाश्च सर्वाभरणभूषिता: । मूलरूपसवर्णानि कृष्णवर्णा शिखोच्यते ॥</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #660000; font-family: "arial"; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: yellow;"><b>नमस्ते मन्त्रराजाय नमस्ते अष्टाक्षरात्मने |</b> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #660000;"> पश्चाबाहुद्वयेन प्रतिभटशमने धारयन् शङ्ख चक्रे |</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #660000;">देवी भूषादि जुष्टोजनयतु जगतां शर्मवैकुन्ठ नाथः ||</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #660000;"><span style="color: yellow; font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-weight: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;">किं तस्य बहुभिर्मन्त्रै:</span></span></span><span style="color: yellow; font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="color: yellow; font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> किं तस्य बहुभिर्व्रतै:</span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: yellow; font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> |</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #660000;"><span style="color: yellow; font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">नमो नारायणायेति मन्त्र:</span></span> </span></span><span style="color: yellow; font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="color: yellow; font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">सर्वार्थसाधक:</span></span></span></span><span style="color: yellow; font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="color: yellow; font-size: large;"><span style="color: yellow; font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">||</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #990000; color: white; font-family: "arial";">Describing the spiritual glories of Badarikashram to Arundathi, Sage Vasishtha says that only those who have worshipped Him for hundreds of births get to see Lord Badarinarayana. Whoever, with a pure heart filled with devotion, performs darshana of the Lord starting from his crown (kirita) and finishing at his feet (charana) attains moksha in a single birth with no other Japa or Tapa whatsoever. The very mention of His name under any circumstance is enough to wipe out all sins. The sins of great sinners that do not get cleansed anywhere, vanish in a second at Badarikashram. Whoever offers mahaabhishekham (with pancha dravyas) along with vastras and aabhushanas to the Lord attains Vaikuntha forever. Even a naivedya offered with a single fist guarantees good fortune. The parikrama of the Lord is equivalent to a bhoodaana. Even the Devas respect the spiritual accomplishment of bathing in the Tapta Kund and having darshana of the Lord while situated in Dhyaana. Each step taken in this state gives the fruit of an Ashvamedha yagna. He who takes the charanamruta of the Lord becomes worthy of worship by the Devas themselves.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">One will have to take holy dip in Tapta kunda (hot sulphur springs) just below the temple before entering the temple. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Tapt Kund hot sulphur springs just below the temple are considered to have medicinal effects. Dip in Tapta Kunda instigates Bhakthi. It cleanses our Manas and gives us Satvic gunas. The temperature of water is around 55 degree centigrade.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">There are <b><i>pancha shilas</i></b> near Tapta Kunda. <span style="color: magenta;">Sri Narada Shila</span> is there just opposite to the Tapta Kunda. Below this (in Alakananda waters at the time we went), there is Narada Kunda where Sage Narada had done deep penance. <span style="color: magenta;">Sri Markandeya Shila</span> is near Tapta Kunda in the Alakananda dhaara. Here Sage Markandeya had done aaradhana of Lord BadriNarayan. Above Narada kund, in waters, there is a shila in the shape of Lion, which is <span style="color: magenta;">Sri Narasimha Shila</span>. After killing Hiranyakashipu Lord Narasimha bhagwan had come here. One can clearly see <span style="color: magenta;">Sri Varaha Shila</span> in Alakananda waters. After killing demon Hiranyaksha, and having saved Prithvi, Lord Varaha Bhagwan stayed at Badrikashram in shila roop here. In the Alakananda there is Prahlada kund, Karmadhara and Lakshmidhaara tirth. After following small stairs towards the temple, one finds Kedareshwar temple near <span style="color: magenta;">Sri Garuda Shila</span>. The water flows into Tapta Kunda from below Garuda Shila. After paying worship we went to AdiGuru Shakaracharya sannidhi. One can purchase flower garlands, vana Tulsi maala and prasad items before entering the temple.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The beautiful Badrinath temple is approximately 50ft tall with a small cupola on top, covered with a gilted roof. The facade is built of stone, with arched windows. A broad stairway leads up to a tall arched gateway, which is the main entrance. The main entrance is called Singhdwar. There is a big bell hanging at Singhdwar. Singhdwar also has carvings of the Dasavataras.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">As soon as one enters Singhdwar, one can find the idol of Garuda facing towards the Lord. Garuda did penance here in praise of Lord Vishnu for many years. If we take a left turn one can find Hanuman carrying Sanjeevani Parvat facing south direction. The dakshini murti idol of Hanuman is very rare and grants devotees all round good luck after visiting Badrinath Temple. Next one can find idol of Ganesha. When Kapaat gets opened first pratam pooja is offered to Lord Ganesha. After Rasoi Ghar one can find idol of Goddess MahaLakshmi. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Goddess MahaLakshmi as Aravindavalli Thayaar is in a separate garbhagriham in the temple premesis. One will have to take her blessings before entering into the main dwar of Badrinath. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">One can offer the goddess MahaLakshmi Red color Silk saree (6 yards) the previous night and the Sindoor items, which they drape it to Goddess in the morning. Next to goddess Mahalakshmi sannidhi Utsava murti of BadriNarayana is present. One can sit there and chant Vishnu Sahasranaama and Mantras. Next to it is a place where devotees do bhajans. Opposite to it one can see Kamadhenu cow and Dharamshila. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Devotees perform Goudaan at Dharamshila which is situated at the south part of Garbh Graha in Badrinath Temple. Puja of Kamadhenu Cow is performed here. One has to perform Gaudaan to cross Viraja River after getting liberated. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">After worshipping her while performing pradakshina, we came across the Ghantakarna sannidhi.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Gantakarna being a staunch devotee of Shiva, hanged bells in his ears and kept ringing them to avoid hearing of name of Lord Vishnu. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">But when he did prayed Lord Shiva to give him
liberation, Shiva advised him to pray to Lord BadriNarayan as He alone can give
moksha and also asked him to get rid of hatred. Shiva advised him to go to Dwaraka and meet Lord Sri Krishna.
But on reaching Dwaraka, he learnt that Krishna has gone to
Badrikasramam and hence he went there and offered prayers. Pleased
with his single minded devotion, Krishna granted the boon that
Ghantakarna could reside there as “Kshetra paala.” The Gantakarna here is not wearing bells. There is a separate temple dedicated to Ghantakarna in Mana village. It is their adhishthatru devata.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">There is a separate shrine for Srivaishnavite acharyars. In the
sannidhi, there are vigrahams of Manavala maamuni (seen in the
center) and Arjuna. To the right of
Manavala maamuni, Sri Ramanujar is seen. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">After this one can find a yagna kundam where Yagya for the Lord Badrinath is performed. We performed various yagnas the next day. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">After crossing this, we enter into the Sabha mantap where pradakshina is performed. Vimanam dedicated to this place is Tapta Kanchana Vimanam and Theertham being Tapta kund, Narad kund. Pratyaksha darshan was given to Garuda, Kubera, Narada, Uddhavar and Nara Narayana.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The
main shrine area houses the black Shaligrama shila of Lord Badrinarayan
installed on Bhairvi Chakra, sitting under a gold canopy in meditative posture
(padmasana), immersed in his own atmic bliss under a Badri Tree. Lord Badri Narayan is armed with Shankh and
Chakra in two arms in a lifted posture and two arms rested on the lap in
Yogamudra. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">When Lord Narayana sat in meditative posture in midst of Badri bushes for hundreds of years, beloved MahaLakshmi stood next to him sheltering him from scorching sunlight turned into a Badri herself called “Badri Vishal” and her Lord (Nath) became the Badrinath. One can see the carvings of Badri tree on the golden Mandap on which Lord Narayana resides.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I felt as though a great, burning desire of my heart was satisfied after a long time. When I saw Lord Badrinath, a sense of delight filled my heart so fully that I felt like skipping and dancing around, as if some unheard of joy had come to me. As I was gazing at God and remembering his </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">splendor, tears of delight ran down my cheeks. Out of happiness and impulsively, I put my hands together and lifted my eyes to the Lord and thanked Him for having brought me to Him. He was more beautiful than I ever thought. I was so overflowing with joy and thankfullness that I could not find words to thank Him enough. I just sat still for few minutes in astonishment and speechlessness.</span><br />
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can have Nirmalya darshanam of the Lord during Maha abhishekam at 4:00am and at
night after Shayana Aarti. Waters from Narad kund and Alakananda are brought
for abhishekam of Lord. Abhishek is done with Milk, Chandan, Curd, Kesar etc which is later given as Charanamrit. Once the abhishekam is performed with vedic hymns, Lord
and other deities are first adorned with chandan, white cloth, then a silken cloth with nice handwork on
it. Then, a diamond namam is placed on God’s forehead. Navaratna necklace, and
pearl necklace are put in addition to long pearl earrings. Then malas of flowers and Tulsi are used for decoration. Lord is decked with
ornaments and haara’s brought by sanyasis (either 1008 tulsi beads mala or mala
made from berry fruits). And then Sankha and Chakra are placed followed by a Golden crown with precious stones. Then, feathers of a peacock are placed around.
After decorations, it looked as though a small Krishna is sitting in front after
all alankaras.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We were able to attend Mahabhishekam early in the morning. In addition, in the evening, we attended the Swarna Aarti, Vishnushasranama Path, Karpoora Aarati and Shayanaarati. The Aarti is as follows:</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;"><span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">शेष सुमिरन करत निरदिन, धरत ध्यान महेश्वरम् |</span></b></div>
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<b style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;"><span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">वेद ब्रह्म करत स्तुति, श्री बद्रीनाथ विश्वम्बरम् ||</span></b></div>
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<b style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;"><span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">शक्ति गौरी गणेश शारद, नारद मुनि उच्चारणं |</span></b></div>
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<b style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;"><span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">योग ध्यान अपार लीला, श्री बद्रीनाथ विश्वम्बरम् ||</span></b></div>
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<b style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;"><span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">इन्द्र चन्द्र कुबेर दिनकर, धूप दीप प्रकाशितं |</span></b></div>
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<b style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;"><span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">सिद्ध मुनिजन करत जय जय, श्री बद्रीनाथ विश्वम्बरम् ||</span></b></div>
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<b style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;"><span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">यक्ष किन्नर करत कौतुक, ज्ञान गन्धर्व प्रकाशितं |</span></b></div>
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<b style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;"><span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">श्री लक्ष्मी कमला चन्वर ढोले, श्री बद्रीनाथ विश्वम्बरम् ||</span></b></div>
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<b style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;"><span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">श्री बद्रीनाथ की पढत स्तुति, होत पाप विनाशनं |</span></b></div>
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<b style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;"><span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">कोटि तीर्थ भयो पुण्य, प्राप्त मह फलदायकं ||</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Lord
Narayana took his avatar at this place to teach the world about penance along
with Nara. The Lord here contemplates on Himself. He is seen as an Acharya
(teacher) teaching how to do penance. It is here Lord Narayana expounded the
Ashtakshara Tirumantram to Nara. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Adiguru
Sankaracharya installed the idol after retrieving it from Tapta kund. The inner
sanctoram also has idols of Narada Maharshi, Uddhava and Nara and Narayana to
left, Vinayaka, Garuda and Kuber (He rules Alakapuri, and is God of wealth). Near Narayana murthi one can find Sridevi and Bhoodevi and near janga part Urvasi. Lord Narayana is in padmasana. Nara is standing on one leg with the other leg folded as in padmasana. He folds in hands in worship to Narayana and has a bow. Lord Krishna's sandals which were given to Uddhava are also kept near Uddhava (in front of Badari Narayana) for people to worship. The garbha gruha also has the Sudashana chakra of Lord Badari Narayana (in the form of a yantra). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Towards the end of the Dvaapara yuga, as Sri Krishna was about to leave Dvaaraka for Prabhaasa, Uddhava met Him and sought His guidance. Sri Krishna ordered him to go to Badarikaashrama, saying that it was His ashram. He instructs Uddhava to stay sacred by partaking of and bathing in the Ganga, which washes His lotus feet. The darshana of the Alakanandaa alone washes away all sins. Sri Krishna tells Uddhava to live in Badarikaashrama like an ascetic, eating forest fruits and roots, stay free from attachment to all creature comforts and permanently dwell on Him in meditation. He tells Uddhava to be indifferent to heat, cold, happiness, sorrow and constantly practise the Bhaagavata Dharma while dwelling on His sermon (the Uddhava Gita). This, He assures, will enable Uddhava to transcend the three gunas and attain Him. Uddhava washed the feet of the Lord with tears of affection. He did not want to move away from His lotus feet, but that was His order. It was with great difficulty that Uddhava left Sri Krishna's physical presence. He took the Lord's sandals (charanapaadukas) on his head and started walking. Dwelling on Sri Krishna, Uddhava reached Badarikaashrama, where he established the charanapaadukas of the Lord. As per Sri Krishna's instructions, he lived a life of penance at Badarikaashrama.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Alakananda originates from Alakapuri to
the right. There are fifteen more murtis around the temple garbhagriham that are also
worshipped. These include murtis of Nara & Narayana, Narasimha, Lakshmi,
Narada, Ganesha, Hanuman, Uddhava, Kubera, Garuda and Navadurga. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Tirumangai
Azhwar has done mangalasaasanam at this place (968-987).</span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #660000;">முற்றமூத்துக் கோல்துணையா முன்னடிநோக்கிவளைந்து</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #660000;">இற்றகால்போல் தள்ளி மெள்ள இருந்தங்கிளையாமுன்,</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #660000;">பெற்றதாய்போல்வந்த பேய்ச்சி பெருமுலையூடு உயிரை</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #660000;">வற்றவாங்கியுண்ட வாயான் வதரிவணங்குதுமே. (968)</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #660000;">முதுகுபற்றிக்கைத்த லத்தால் முன்னொருகோலூன்றி,</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #660000;">விதிர்விதிர்த்துக்கண் சுழன்று மேற்கிளைகொண்டிருமி,</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #660000;">இதுவென்னப்பர் மூத்தவா றென்று இளையவரேசாமுன்,</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #660000;">மதுவுண்வண்டுபண்கள் பாடும் வதரிவணங்குதுமே. (969)</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #660000;">உறிகள்போல்மெய்ந்நரம் பெழுந்து ஊன்தளர்ந்துள்ளமெள்கி,</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #660000;">நெறியைநோக்கிக்கண் சுழன்று நின்றுநடுங்காமுன்,</span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">அறிதியாகில்நெஞ்சம் அன்பா யாயிரநாமஞ்சொல்லி,</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">வெறிகொள்வண்டு பண்கள் பாடும் வதரிவணங்குதுமே. (970)</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">பீளைசோரக்கண்ணி டுங்கிப் பித்தெழமூத்திருமி</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">தாள்கள் நோவத்தம்மில் முட்டித் தள்ளிநடவாமுன்,</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">காளையாகிக்கன்று மேய்த்துக் குன்றெடுத்தன்றுநின்றான்,</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">வாளைபாயும்தண்ட டஞ்சூழ் வதரிவணங்குதுமே. (971)</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">பண்டுகாமரான வாறும் பாவையர்வாயமுதம்</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">உண்டவாறும், வாழ்ந்த வாறும் ஒக்கவுரைத்திருமி,</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">தண்டுகாலாவூன்றி யூன்றித் தள்ளிநடவாமுன்,</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">வண்டுபாடும்தண்டு ழாயான் வதரிவணங்குதுமே. (972 )</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">எய்த்த சொல்லோ டீளையேங்கி இருமி யிளைத்துடலம்*</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">பித்தர்போலச் சித்தம்வேறாய்ப் பேசி யயராமுன்*</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">அத்தனெந்தை யாதிமூர்த்தி ஆழ்கடலைக் கடைந்த*</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">மைத்தசோதி யெம்பெருமான் வதரி வணங்குதுமே. (973)</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">பப்ப அப்பர் மூத்த ஆறு பாழ்ப்பதுசீத்திரளை</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">யொப்ப ஐக்கள்போத வுந்த உன்தமர்க்காண்மினென்று,</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">செப்புநேர் மென்கொங்கை நல்லார் தாம்சிரியாதமுன்னம்,</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">வைப்பும் நங்கள்வாழ்வு மானான் வதரிவணங்குதுமே. (974)</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">ஈசிபோமினீங்கி ரேன்மின் இருமியிளைத்தீர் உள்ளம்</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">கூசியிட்டீரென்று பேசும் குவளையங்கண்ணியர்ப்பால்,</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">நாசமானபாசம் விட்டு நன்னெறிநோக்கலுறில்,</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">வாசம்மல்குதண்டு ழாயான் வதரிவணங்குதுமே. (975)</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">புலன்கள்நையமெய்யில் மூத்துப் போந்திருந்துள்ளமெள்கி</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">கலங்கவைக்கள்போத வுந்திக் கண்டபிதற்றாமுன்,</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">அலங்கலாயதண்டு ழாய்கொண்டு ஆயிரநாமம்சொல்லி,</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">வலங்கொள்தொண்டர்ப்பாடி யாடும் வதரிவணங்குதுமே. (976)</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">வண்டுதண்டேனுண்டுவாழும் வதரிநெடுமாலை,</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">கண்டல்வேலிமங்கை வேந்தன் கலியனொலிமாலை,</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">கொண்டுதொண்டர்ப்பாடி யாடக் கூடிடில்நீள்விசும்பில்,</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">அண்டமல்லால்மற்ற வர்க்கு ஓராட்சியறியோமே. (977)</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;"><br /></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">ஏனமுனாகி யிருநிலமிடந்து அன்றிணையடி யிமையவர்வணங்க,</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">தானவனாகம் தரணியில்புரளத் தடஞ்சிலை குனித்தவெந்தலைவன்,</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">தேனமர் சோலைக் கற்பகம்பயந்த தெய்வநன்னறு மலர்க்கொணர்ந்து,</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">வானவர் வணங்கும்கங்கை யின்கரைமேல் வதரியாச்சிராமத்துள்ளானே. (978)</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;"><br /></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">கானிடையுருவைச் சுடுசரம்துரந்து கண்டுமுங்கொடுந் தொழிலுரவோன்,</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">ஊனுடையகலத்தடு கணைகுளிப்ப உயிர்க்கவர்ந்துகந்தவெம்மொருவன்,</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">தேனுடைக்கமலத்தயனொடுதேவர் சென்றுசென்றிறைஞ்சிட பெருகு</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">வானிடைமுதுநீர்க்கங்கையிங்கரைமேல் வதரியாச்சிராமத்துள்ளானே. (979)</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;"><br /></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">இலங்கையும் கடலுமடலருந்துப்பின் இருநிதிக்கிறைவனும், அரக்கர்</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">குலங்களும் கெடமுன் கொடுந் தொழில்புரிந்த கொற்றவன் கொழுஞ்சுடர்சுழன்ற,</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">விலங்கலிலுரிஞ் சிமேல்நின்றவிசும்பில் வெண்துகிற்கொடி யெனவிரிந்து,</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">வலந்தரு மணிநீர்க்கங்கையின் கரைமேல் வதரியாச்சிராமத்துள்ளானே. (980)</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;"><br /></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">துணிவினியுனக்குச் சொல்லுவன்மனமே. தொழுதெழுதொண்டர்கள்தமக்கு,</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">பிணியொழித்தமரர்ப்பெரு விசும்பருளும் பேரருளாளனெம்பெருமான்,</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">அணிமலர்க்குழலாரரம்பையர்துகிலும் ஆரமும்வாரிவந்து,</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">அணிநீர் மணிகொழித்திழிந்த கங்கையின்கரைமேல் வதரியாச்சிராமத்துள்ளானே. (981)</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;"><br /></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">பேயிடைக்கிருந்து வந்தமற்றவள்தன் பெருமுலைசுவைத்திட பெற்ற</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">தாயிடைக் கிருத்தலஞ்சுவனென்று தளர்ந்திட வளர்ந்தவெந்தலைவன்</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">சேய்முகட்டுச் சியண்டமுஞ்சுமந்த செம்பொன்செய் விலங்கலிலிலங்கு,</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">வாய்முகட்டிழிந்தகங்கையின்கரைமேல் வதரியாச்சிராமத்துள்ளானே. (982)</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;"><br /></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">தேரணங்கல்குல்செழுங்கையற்கண்ணி திறத்து ஒருமறத்தொழில்புரிந்து,</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">பாரணங்கிமிலேறேழுமுன்னடர்த்த பனிமுகில்வண்ணனெம்பெருமான்,</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">காரணந்தன்னால்கடும்புனல்கயத்தகருவரைபிளவெழக்குத்தி,</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">வாரணங்கொணர்ந்தகங்கையின்கரைமேல் வதரியாச்சிராமத்துள்ளானே. (983)</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;"><br /></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">வெந்திறல்களிறும் வேலைவாயமுதும் விண்ணொடு விண்ணவர்க்கரசும்,</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">இந்திரற்கருளி யெமக்குமீந்தருளும் எந்தையெம்மடிகளெம்பெருமான்,</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">அந்தரத்தமரரடி யிணைவணங்க ஆயிரமுகத்தினாலருளி,</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">மந்தரத்திழிந்த கங்கையின்கரைமேல் வதரியாச்சிராமத்துள்ளானே. (984)</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;"><br /></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">மான்முனிந்தொருகால்வரிசிலைவளைத்த மன்னவன்பொன்னிறத்துரவோன்,</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">ஊன்முனிந்த வனதுடலிருபிளவா உகிர்நுதிமடுத்து, அயனரனைத்</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">தான்முனிந்திட்ட வெந்திறல்சாபம் தவிர்த்தவன் தவம்புரிந்துயர்ந்த</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">மாமுனிகொணர்ந்த கங்கையின்கரைமேல் வதரியாச்சிராமத்துள்ளானே. (985)</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;"><br /></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">கொண்டல்மா ருதங்கள்குலவரைதொகுநீர்க் குரைகடலுலகுடனனைத்தும்,</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">உண்டமா வயிற்றோனொண் சுடரேய்ந்த உம்பருமூழியுமானான்,</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">அண்டமூடறுத் தன்றந்தரத்திழிந்து அங்கவனியாளலமர, பெருகு</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">மண்டுமா மணி நீர்க்கங்கையின் கரைமேல் வதரியாச்சிராமத்துள்ளானே. (986)</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;"><br /></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">வருந்திரை மணிநீர்க்கங்கையின் கரைமேல் வதரியாச்சிராமத்துள்ளானை,</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">கருங்கடல் முந்நீர்வண்ணனையெண்ணிக் கலியன்வாயொலிசெய்தபனுவல்,</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">வரஞ்செய்த வைந்துமைந்தும்வல்லார்கள் வானவருலகுடன் மருவி,</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">இருங்கடலுலக மாண்டுவெண்குடைக்கீழ் இமையவராகுவர்தாமே. (987)</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">Source: www.dravidaveda.org</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The
temple is open only six months every year (between the end of April and the
beginning of November). </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">During winters when the kapat of Badrinath gets closed, Devas headed by Narada rishi as main priest offer their prayers. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The first ceremony on opening is the darshan of the
Akhanda jyoti (eternal flame) in an ancient lamp which is lit all through the
year, even when the temple is closed for the winter. Fresh smelling flowers and tulsi are seen in the garbhagriha proving that Devas have worshipped the lord during these six months.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Badrinath is one of the few temples
in North India that follow the ancient Tantra-Vidhi of Shrauta tradition. The
current Rawal is Shri V. Keshavan Namboothiri. Badrinath is one of the five
Punyakshetras (holy places) where Hindus offer Shraddakarmas (oblations) to their 42 lines of ancestors
both from the mother’s and father’s side. The karma is perfomed at Brahma Kapal at Badrinath. Other four are Kashi(Varanasi),
Gaya, Prayaga (Allahabad) and Rameshwaram.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Legend of
Badrinath in Puranas</span></b></h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">Arundati, the wife of the great sage
Vasishta asked her husband to tell her of the importance of
Badrinath. Vasishta said, “O Arundati! Even the greatest of all sinners
becomes freed from all his bondages if he but has a glimpse of Sri Badri Narayana.
But this holy glimpse is not so easy to get. Only one who has prayed to the
Lord for a hundred births will have His darshan. Such a person is fit for
liberation (moksha). Even one who utters the name of Lord Badri Narayana will
be freed from all sins. One who bathes in the holy waters and offers food or
flowers to the Lord and one who offers the akhand deep (the eternal light) is
indeed most fortunate. All the gods will bow at his feet. O
Arundati! Lord Badrinatha has the knowledge of all the Vedas and can bring one
out of the darkness of ignorance into the light of wisdom”! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Srimad Ramayana indicates that Sri Rama sent Swayamprabha to Badrinath (Yogaasidhita), to reside in His eternal presence. This was a reward for helping the vanara sena find Lanka and search for Sita Devi.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">According to the Srimad Bhagavatha
Purana, "There in Badrikashram the supreme being Vishnu, in his
incarnation as the sages Nara and Narayana, had been undergoing great penance
since time immemorial for the welfare of all living entities." (Bhagavata
Purana 3.4.22). In the Mahabharatha, Krishna addressing Arjuna, says, “You were
Nara in a former body, and with Narayana for the companion, did perform
dreadful austerity at Badari for many myriads of years”.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Story of
Nara and Narayana is narrated in Srimad Bhagavatham (Canto 11, chapter 4) by
Drumila Yogeshwara to Raja Nimi. During the Satya Yuga, best among the sages
Nara and Narayana were born from Daksha prajapati’s daughter and Dharma’s wife
called Murti. <b><o:p></o:p></b></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">A famous legend about Nara and Narayan is as follows. Seeing their intense austerities, Indra began to fear that they would snatch swarga loka from him. He therefore, sent Kamadeva along with many apsaras to disturb their penance. Lord Narayana and Nara were however, not at all disturbed in any way. When Kamadeva saw this, he realized that Narayana is the supreme being Himself. Kamadeva then praised Lord Narayana. The Lord brought forth many apsaras of far greater beauty than any of Indra's. He told Kamadeva and others that they could take along with them the best among the apsaras He brought forth. Kamadeva and the apsaras took Urvashi along with them. Urvashi's name comes from the fact that she was brought forth from the Lord's thighs. When Kamadeva reached Svargaloka, he described Lord Narayana's glory to Indra, who realized his mistake. Lord Narayana and Nara still reside in Badrikashram and continue their tapas in the form of the Nara-Narayana mountains.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">According to the Skanda Purana: “There are several
sacred shrines in heaven, on earth, and in hell; but there is no shrine like
Badrinath”. The area around Badrinath according to Padma Purana is abounding in
Spiritual treasures. It is the land of meditation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Lord was visible to
everyone in Satya yuga. During this period, devas and rishis offered prayers. In Treta yuga, penance was necessary to see Him. In Dwapara yuga, even sages found it difficult to get His darshan. The Lord said that in Kali yuga, He would not be visible
to the mortal eyes and added that His idol was under Narad Shila in Alakananda.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Devas established this murthi and Narada was its first archaka. When Buddhism became prominent, Buddhists got control of this temple and continued to worship the Lord as Budddha. When Adi Shankaracharya defeated the Buddhists, they fled to Tibet after throwing the murthi into the Alakananda. Adi Shankaracharya recovered the murthi and established it, along with the Puja paddhati described above. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">At a later stage, a pujari threw the murthi into the Tapta kund while abandoning the temple due to the lack of yatris. At that time, Ghantakarna appeared in the dreams of someone from Pandukeshwar and pointed out that the idol is in Taptakund. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">An acharya from Sri Ramanujacharya's sampradaya then reestablished the idol. However, the Lord insisted that the Puja paddhati established by Adi Shankaracharya should not be changed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Seeing the idol carries the same merit as seeing His visible form. The tapas and daanam done at this place yield fruits 10000 fold and are considered Satvic.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">According to a legend, the place was originally the residence of Shiva and Parvati. When the Lord decided to manifest at this place, He disguised Himself as a small boy came to meet them. He asked for the chance to rest at this place. Lord Shiva, through his divine vision, knew that it was the Lord Himself. He therefore, warned Parvati Devi about what was going to happen. However, out of maternal affection, Parvati Devi allowed the child to rest at this place. The Lord went into the room to rest, and the room was locked automatically. The Lord then told them that He has decided to stay here to provide relief to people during Kali Yuga. He asked Lord Shiva and Devi Parvati to move to Kedarnath. He laid down the rule that a pilgrimage to Badrinath would be complete only after a Pilgrimage to Kedarnath. If one is unable to visit Kedarnath, they should visit the Adi Kedareshwar temple near the Badrinath temple before proceeding to have darshan of the Lord Himself.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">According to another legend, King Vishala did deep
penance at this place to Lord Badrinath. The lord blessed the king that everyone
would remember him, as his name would be attached to the Lord’s name. Therefore
this place is also called as “Vishala Badri”.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Legend associated with Tapta Kunda
is as follows: Agni once asked many Rishis how he could be freed from the sin of being all consuming. Sri Veda Vyasa then told Agni to worship Shri Badrinarayana in Badrinath. This would cleanse all sins. Agni did as told. The Lord appeared before Agni and told Agni to ask for a boon. When Agni requested that he be freed from the sin of being all consuming and that he be given protection, the Lord said that one who comes to this place itself is freed from all sins. Accordingly, Agni resides in the Taptakund. Anyone who bathes in the Taptakund is cleansed of all sins. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Those who want to go to Brahmakapal (for performing piNdadaan) should reach the road near the temple from Taptakund and then go north for a short distance before getting down to the banks of the Alakananda. When Lord Shiva removed Lord Brahma's fifth head, it stuck to His hand. When Lord Shiva came to Badrinath after visiting all tirthas, the head that was stuck to His hand fell off on its own at Brahmakapal. Below Brahmakapal is the Brahmakund, where Lord Brahma had performed austerities.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Brahmakapal is a pitru teertha of the highest power. Here, pitrus wait for their descendants to offer pindas. The munis consider offerings to pitrus at this spot to be the most effective. Whether done knowingly or unknowingly, with or without faith, a pinda daana made here liberates ancestors. The fruits of doing tarpana here are upto one crore times higher than those coming from tarpanas done at Gaya and other teerthas. Even relatives on the mother's side, father-in-laws side, friends and others who are reborn as tress, etc attain paramapada through offerings made at Brahmakapala. Ancestors expect that one among their descendants makes offerings here to liberate them to higher worlds. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">When Garuda was carrying Amrut to save his mother from Kadru's clutches, he met the Lord. A battle followed in which Garuda was defeated. The Lord asked Garuda to request Him for boons. Garuda then prayed that he be the Vaahanam of the Lord and that he be on the Lord's flagstaff. Hence, Garuda is seen in the sanctum sanctorum of this temple. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Nara and Narayanan, Lord assured that
every year Puratasi Dwadasi (Balabhadra Dwadashi), Lord would
come to His mother's temple and spend a day with Her. “Maata Moorthi Ka Mela” is conducted on this day in which Uddhava is taken to Maata Murti temple. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">One who visits Badrinath must definitely go to Maata Moorthi temple
which is situated about 4 kms away from the main temple on the way
to Mana village. She grants "Vairagya".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Lord Varaha tells Bhoodevi in the Varaha Purana that He resides inside the snow in the Brahmakund. He assures that anyone who stays there for three nights and fasts and bathes appropriately will attain the fruits of the Agnishthoma yagna. Those who leave their material bodies while undertaking vratas at this place attain His abode. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Lord Varaha, in the Varaha Purana, also mentions the following places in this region that we were not able to visit. They may not be very close to the main temple. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">1. Agnisatyapada, where water from three peaks falls. Whoever stays for three nights at this place and bathes appropriately here will become truthful and capable at performing his duties. Those who leave their material bodies at this spot while touching the waters here attain His abode.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">2. Indraloka is an exalted ashram in this region. At this spot, large waterfalls from himalayan peaks descend. At this place His dharma always stays. Whoever spends a single night at this spot and then takes a bath becomes truthful and attains satyaloka. The person, who after practising regular vratas, leaves his/her body at this spot reaches His abode.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">3. Panchashikha is a teertha where water falls from five himalayan peaks. These waterfalls are now rivers. Whoever bathes at that spot attains the fruit of the Ashvamedha yagna and therefore attains the Devaloka. Those who give up their body at this spot after intense austerities attain His abode. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">4. Chatussrota is another place in this region described by Lord Varaha. Four waterfalls from himalayan peaks fall here. Whoever bathes after staying here for one night attains a higher region of heaven. After falling from there (once his punyaphala is over), such a person is reborn in this world as His bhakta. After performing hard sadhana, this person attains His abode. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">5. Vedhdhaara is also mentioned by the Lord. Here, on a high shila, four large dhaaras of water fall. Whoever stays here four four nights and bathes appropriately becomes eligible to study the four Vedas. His devotee, who gives up his/her body at this spot, attains His abode. At this very place, one also finds the twelve divine ``Kund"s, where He established the twelve Suryas. Whoever bathes at this spot on a Dvadashi attains the loka of the twelve Suryas. Such a person eventually leaves the Adtiyas to attain His abode. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">6. Somabhisheka is another spot the Lord mentions. At this place, the Lord established Soma as the king of Brahmanas. For this, Chandra performed penance for 14 crore years. Indra, Skanda and the Maruts used to appear and leave the earth at this very spot. All that stays at this place attains the qualities of Chandra and ultimately attains unity with the Lord Himself. Somagiri is another place, where those who stay for three nights and bathe appropriately attain Chandraloka. Afterwards, after intense tapas, when they leave their bodies, they attain His abode. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">7. Urvashi kund is yet another sacred spot Lord Varaha mentions. We saw this place from a distance. When the Lord was performing tapas at Badarikashrama, He was invisible to the other Devatas because of His Yogamaya. When the Devatas, guided by Brahma, prayed to Him to reappear, He did so and bestowed His grace upon them at this very spot. In addition, the Lord created Urvashi at this very place. Those who bathe at this place after spending a night here attain Urvashi's abode after being freed from all sins. Those who, while being constantly engaged in worshipping the Lord, leave their bodies at this spot attain unity with Him. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Lord Varaha tells Bhoodevi that when the glories of Badarikashram are recalled, at which ever place, the presence of the Lord pervades that place. A person that does this never returns to the mortal world. Whoever says and hears the glories of Badarikashram as told by Lord Varaha to Bhoodevi attains Brahmacharya, victory over anger, truthfullness, control over the senses and faith in Him. Such a person is situated in Dhyaana and Yoga and attains liberation. Knowing this fact is knowing Dhyaanayoga. Such a person attains paramagati. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">1) Piligrims can book for sevas in advance or a day before the darshan. The following are the list of sevas and their prices as of 2012.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: "arial";">Details of
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<span style="color: #f2dbdb; font-family: "arial";">1. Maha Abhishek (3
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<span style="color: #f2dbdb; font-family: "arial";">6301.00</span><span style="color: #f2dbdb;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f2dbdb; font-family: "arial";">2. Abhishek Puja (2
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<span style="color: #f2dbdb; font-family: "arial";">4901.00</span><span style="color: #f2dbdb;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: yellow;">7.30 AM to 12 Noon and 3 PM<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #f2dbdb; font-family: "arial";">3. Ved Path (3 Persons)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f2dbdb;">1401.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f2dbdb; font-family: "arial";">4. Geeta Path (3 Persons)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f2dbdb;">2101.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f2dbdb; font-family: "arial";">1. Shrimad Bhagwat Saptah Path<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f2dbdb;">21001.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f2dbdb; font-family: "arial";">2. Entire Pujas of a day<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f2dbdb;">21001.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #f79646; font-family: "arial";">Evening Aarti / Archana & Path 6 PM
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<span style="color: #f2dbdb; font-family: "arial";">1. Swarna Aarti (2
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<span style="color: #f2dbdb; font-family: "arial";">491.00</span><span style="color: #f2dbdb;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f2dbdb; font-family: "arial";">2. Vishnu
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<span style="color: #f2dbdb; font-family: "arial";">561.00</span><span style="color: #f2dbdb;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f2dbdb; font-family: "arial";">211.00</span><span style="color: #f2dbdb;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #f79646; font-family: "arial";">Daily or Periodical Puja / Bhog & Akhand
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<span style="color: #f2dbdb; font-family: "arial";">2941.00</span><span style="color: #f2dbdb;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f2dbdb; font-family: "arial";">2. Ghrit Kambal Ghee
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<span style="color: #f2dbdb; font-family: "arial";">2941.00</span><span style="color: #f2dbdb;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f2dbdb; font-family: "arial";">3. Ghee for Deepak on
closing day</span><span style="color: #f2dbdb;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f2dbdb; font-family: "arial";">2101.00</span><span style="color: #f2dbdb;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f2dbdb; font-family: "arial";">4. Akhand Jyoti for
one day</span><span style="color: #f2dbdb;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f2dbdb; font-family: "arial";">981.00</span><span style="color: #f2dbdb;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f2dbdb; font-family: "arial";">1. Bhagwan Nar-Narayan
Janmotsava (in Srawan month)</span><span style="color: #f2dbdb;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f2dbdb; font-family: "arial";">2941.00</span><span style="color: #f2dbdb;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f2dbdb; font-family: "arial";">2. Shrawani Abhishek
(in Srawan month)</span><span style="color: #f2dbdb;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f2dbdb; font-family: "arial";">7001.00</span><span style="color: #f2dbdb;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f2dbdb; font-family: "arial";">3. Shri Krishna Janmastami Utsava<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f2dbdb;">6301.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #f79646; font-family: "arial";">Other offerings</span></b><span style="color: #f79646;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f2dbdb; font-family: "arial";">1. Donations for
Renovation work</span><span style="color: #f2dbdb;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f2dbdb; font-family: "arial";">1001.00 and above</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">DD for booking pujas at Badrinathji should be made in favor of CEO, Shri Badrinath-Kedarnath Temples Committee & will be payable at SBI, Joshimath Branch. The branch code of SBI, Joshimath is 06170.
The DD along with a puja booking request letter mentioning your complete postal address should be send to the following address:</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Pramod Nautiyal: </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">IT Co-ordinator, </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Shri Badrinath-Kedarnath Temples Committee, </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Maa Chandra Badni Temple, Near Kargi Chowk & Oberoi Nissan Motors, Kargi Grant, Haridwar By-pass road, Dehradun-248001, Uttarakhand. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large; text-indent: -22pt;">After receiving the DD the puja will be formally booked & the confirmation letter will be send to you through e-mail. Send the DD in 1-2 working days through Blue Dart / DTDC Plus courier only. After making the DD mail </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large; text-indent: -22pt;">Mr Pramod Nautiyal at </span><span style="font-size: large; text-indent: -22pt;"><a href="mailto:pramod@badarikedar.org"><span style="color: yellow;">pramod@badarikedar.org</span></a></span><span style="font-size: large; text-indent: -22pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: large; text-indent: -22pt;">the scanned copy of DD. </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large; text-indent: -22pt;">For your convenience also keep the copy of the DD with you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;"><b>Place of stay:</b> </span></h2>
<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">While Sarovar portico is considered to be the best hotel in Badrinath, we stayed at hotel Snow Crest. This is still quite a good hotel. For food, we used to go to Anantha Math, which is nearby. The management of Anantha Math is very friendly here. We did our Dwadashi parane also here. The Anantha Math is also associated with an NGO which runs a mobile clinic. This NGO is the only reasonable source of medical care in Badrinath and neighboring areas like Mana village.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="color: yellow; font-size: large;">Jai Badri Vishal ki!</span></span></h2>
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<span style="color: yellow; font-size: large; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;">Day 9:</span><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;"> Pipalkoti --- Garud Ganga –- Vriddha Badri --- Joshimath --- Hanumanchatti --- Ekadashi gufa --- Badrinath (Aarti in evening, night halt).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Pipalkoti</span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Pipalkoti is a small and scenic town
in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand (17kms after Chamoli on NH58). It is nestled
amidst lush green mountains and terraced fields. The light mists gradually lifted and the valley, emerging from twilight shadows awakened to yet another day. The light morning clouds overhead grew brighter and brighter, till at last the sun shone out in its full glory, and the valley lay bathed in golden light. The fresh morning breeze blew round the face, and every fresh puff brought a waft of fragrance from the trees. The fresh morning breeze, and the pure mountain air was so cool and refreshing that every breath we drew was a pleasure.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">We first went to Garud Ganga, situated at 5 km from Pipalkoti at an elevation of 1372m in the Garud valley. It
is believed that the pebbles found in this river when kept at home will ward
off poisonous snakes and evil energies. Also, pregnant women will have safe
delivery (if these pebbles are kept at home). Nagadosham gets wiped off if one consumes the sacred water of this river.
The river runs through Pakhi village, close to the Garuda temple and then
unites with the Alaknanda River. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Garuda is the vahana of Lord Vishnu. There is Garudopanishad and Garuda Purana dedicated to him. In Bhagavad-Gita, Krishna explaining his omnipresence, said that among the birds, he is the son of Vinata (i.e, Garuda). The Garuda Panchashath and Garuda Dandaka are beautiful compositions of Vedantha Desikar. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Garuda did penance here to atone for sins
committed by killing snakes. There is a temple dedicated to Lakshmi-Narayana
and a separate temple for Garudazhwar closer to the river banks. We did our prayers to Garuda Ganga, drank its waters and collected some pebbles. One can clearly see bubbles in the water. Collected pebbles were kept near the foot of Garudazhwar and the priest did special prayers and aarti to Garuda bhagavan. <span style="color: #262626;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Vriddha Badari</span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">We then went to the Vriddha Badri temple at an altitude of 1380m. It took a steep climb of about 10 minutes through the stairs to reach the temple. This village (Animath) has been selected for organic bio farming. The temple is open throughout the
year. It is situated in the village of Animath that is 7 km from Joshimath, in the direction
of Pipalkoti. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">Legend is that when Narada was doing penance, Lord Vishnu
appeared in the Vriddha form (old man). The divine
craftsmanship of Vishwakarma can be seen in this idol. According to legend, the
idol of Badarinath carved by Vishwakarma was worshiped and preserved here.
When kali yuga entered, Lord Vishnu chose to remove himself from this place. Later, Adi Shankaracharya found the idol in Narada kund and established it in
Badri Vishal shrine. There is a huge Banyan tree at the back of the temple and a Shivaling. We did our prayers and the priest did karpoor aarti for bhagavan. We took His blessings and moved to our next destination which is Joshimath.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">In ancient scriptures Joshimath is described as
Kartikeyapura named after Kartikeya, the God of the Katyuri kings. It is located a few kilometers from the confluence of Alakananda and Dauli Ganga (the Vishnu Prayag). On a clear day, Nanda Devi, one of the highest peaks in the Uttarakhand Himalayas, can be seen from Joshimath. </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Joshimath is located at a distance of 14kms from Helang enroute to Badrinath. </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Separate</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;"> temples of Lord Narasimha and Lord Vasudeva exist close to each other. This is one of the 108 divya desam for SriVaishnavaite to visit. This is also the winter home of Lord Badri Vishal. Joshimath is surrounded on three sides by the snow clad Trishul (7250m) in the south, Badri peaks (7100m) in the north-west and Kamet (7750m) in the north.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">The Bhavishya Kedar temple is at the entrance of Jyotirmath. Similar to Kedareshwar Swayambhu </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">murti, there is hump of a He-Buffalo in conical form, worshipped as Shiva lingam here also. The temple houses an idol of Astabuja Durga on her vyAgravahana, and two conical form shivalingams. It is believed that in the future, the Lord Kedareshwar will be worshipped at this place when the current Kedarnath will become inaccessible for pilgrims.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Joshimath / Jyotirmath is the first matha or Peeta (UttarAmnAya matha, or northern monastery)</span> <span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">established by Shri Adi Jagadguru Shankaracharya. At the age of 11, Adi Shankaracharya came to Badrikaranya for performing penance. After performing penance for 5 years, he got enlightened under the Amar Kalpavriksha tree. There is a temple dedicated to </span><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Lakshmi Narayana. After going further up, one will find Totakacharya cave and Rajarajeshwari temple.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Totakacharya was one of the four principal disciple of Sri Adi Shankaracharya, the Advaita philosopher. His original name was Giri (AnandaGiri). He composed Totakashtakam, in praise of Guru Adi Shankara, Tika on the Mandukya Karika, and SrutisArasamuddharana.</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">On top of Adi Shankaracharya cave (Tapasthali Sphatik Shivling Gufa) where, he attained </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">enlightenment there is a Kalpavriksha tree (mulberry tree) which is more than 2500 years old. The </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Jyoteshwar Mahadeo Temple</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;"> has a crystal (sphatik) Shivalingam brought by Adi Shankaracharya himself from Kailash. There is a akhanda jyothi burning all the time. The vatavruksham is an ancient tree with lofty top raising in their full green splendor towards the sky, with strong stems, gigantic boughs, that spoke of such anquity, of such long years during which they had looked down upon the valley below, where pilgrims came and went, and the things were continually changing, while it stood undisturbed and changeless. Climbing further up, one comes across the Purnagiri Mata temple and swayambu Sankatamochana Hanuman temple dedicated to Goddess Durga and Lord Hanuman respectively.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Kalpavriksha, also known as kalpataru,
kalpadruma and kalpapAdapa, is a wish fulfilling divine tree said to fulfill
all desires. It originated during Samudra manthan (churning of the ocean of
milk) along with the Kamadenu, the divine cow providing for all needs. The unique
property of the tree is that it never loses a single leaf by itself, it is evergreen and is said to be emanating the
deep-seated devotion of Shakaracharya for the Supreme Godhead Vishnu. “Sri
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa narrates one way of gaining insight into the cosmic
doctrine of karma is through the parable of the Kalpataru, the wish fulfilling
tree.”</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;"> This tree has an astonishing girth of 36 meters.</span><br />
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Lord Narasimha temple (Tiruppiridhi)</span></h3>
<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">This 1200 years old Narasingh Badari temple is dedicated to Lord Narasimha. When Adi Shankaracharya worshipped Lord Narasimha here, he was bestowed with jnanam (knowledge) to write a commentary on the vedanta sutras. Lord BadriNarayan appeared in his dreams and advised him to retrieve a Saligrama shila of Him from Tapta kunda and build a temple for him. </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">The moolavar is Paramapurusha Narasimhar and thaayar is Parimalavalli (MahaLakshmi). Teertham dedicated to this place is Ganges (Manaseega pushkarani -- Manasaras). and vahanam is Goverdhana Vimaana. Pratyaksha darshan was given to Goddess Parvati. Tirumangai Azhwar has done Mangalaasaasanam to perumal here. It is believed that perumal and the kovil as described in prabhandam should be in midst of Himalyas on the banks of Manasa Sarovaram beyond Badrinath or Gopala perumal at Nandaprayag.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">The garbhagriham houses a Swayambhu black saligrama murti of Lord Narasimhar at the center in yogasana posture facing east, Lord Badri Narayana to his right, Uddhavar, Kubera and Chandidevi further to His right. And onto the Lord's left are Garuda, Rama, Sita and Lakshmana. The name ``</span><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Thiruppirudhi" stresses that it has a close relation between the Lord and His devotees. The
devotees show their affection towards the Lord and they get the same from the Lord.
That's the reason this spot got the name "Thiruppirudhi".</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Legend is that when Lord BadriNarayanan was found by Adi Shankara, there was a voice from a Nabhi chakra which prophesied that as the Lord Narasimhar's left wrist falls down, the Nara Narayana parvat will merge into one, and current Badrinath will become inaccessible to pilgrims and shift to Bhavishya Badri. Proof of this is the real thinning of left wrist at Joshimath temple and also the Swayabhu MahaVishnu forming at Bhavishya Badri which will be clearly explained in a future post. One should really goto these places when we are young as described in Azhwars pashurams.</span><br />
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<b>வாலிமாவலத் தொருவனதுடல்கெட வரிசிலை வளைவித்து அன்று</b></div>
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<b>ஏலநாறுதண் தடம்பொழி லிடம்பெற இருந்தநலிமய்யத்துள்,</b></div>
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<b>ஆலிமாமுகி லதிர்தர அருவரை அகடுறமுகடேறி,</b></div>
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<b>பீலிமாமயில் நடஞ்செயும்தடஞ் சுனைப் பிரிதிசென்றடைநெஞ்சே. -- 958</b></div>
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<b>கலங்கமாக் கடலரிகுலம் பணிசெய்ய அருவரையணைகட்டி,</b></div>
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<b>இலங்கைமா நகர்ப்பொடிசெய்த வடிகள்தாம் இருந்தநல்லிமயத்து,</b></div>
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<b>விலங்கல்போல் வனவிற லிருஞ்சினத்தன வேழங்கள்துயர்க்கூர,</b></div>
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<b>பிலங்கொள் வாளெயிற்றரிய வைதிரிதரு பிரிதிசென்றடைநெஞ்சே. -- 959</b></div>
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<b>துடிகொள் நுண்ணிடைச்சுரிகுழல் துளங்கெயிற் றிளங்கொடிதிறத்து ஆயர்</b></div>
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<b>இடிகொள் வெங்குரலின விடையடர்த்தவன் இருந்தநல்லிமயத்து,</b></div>
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<b>கடிகொள் வேங்கையின்நறு மலரமளியின்மணியறை மிசைவேழம்,</b></div>
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<b>பிடியினோடு வண்டிசைசொலத்துயில் கொளும் பிரிதிசென்றடைநெஞ்சே. -- 960</b></div>
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<b>மறங்கொளாளரி யுருவெனவெருவர ஒருவனதகல்மார்வம்</b></div>
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<b>திறந்து வானவர்மணி முடிபணிதர இருந்தநல்லிமயத்துள்,</b></div>
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<b>இறங்கியேனங்கள் வளைமருப்பிடந்திட க்கிடந்தரு கெரிவீசும்,</b></div>
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<b>பிறங்குமாமணி யருவியொடிழிதரு பிரிதிசென்றடைனெஞ்சே. -- 961</b></div>
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<b>கரைசெய் மாக்கடல் கிடந்தவன் கனைகழல் அமரர்கள்தொழுதேத்த,</b></div>
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<b>அரைசெய் மேகலையலர் மகளவளொடும் அமர்ந்தநல்லிமயத்து,</b></div>
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<b>வரைசெய் மாக்களிறீள வெதிர்வளர்முளை அளைமிகுதேன்தோய்த்து,</b></div>
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<b>பிரசவாரி தன்னிளம்பிடிக் கருள்செயும் பிரிதிசென்றடைநெஞ்சே. -- 962</b></div>
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<b>பணங்களாயிர முடையநல்ல வரவணைப் பள்ளிகொள் பரமாவென்று,</b></div>
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<b>இணங்கிவான வர்மணிமுடி பணிதர இருந்தநல்லிமயத்து,</b></div>
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<b>மணங்கொள் மாதவிநெடுங் கொடிவிசும்புற நிமிர்ந்தவைமுகில்பற்றி,</b></div>
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<b>பிணங்குபூம் பொழில்நுழைந்து வண்டிசை சொலும் பிரிதிசென்றடைநெஞ்சே! -- 963</b></div>
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<b>கார்கொள் வேங்கைகள் கனவரைதழுவிய கறிவளர்க்கொடிதுன்னி,</b></div>
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<b>போர்கொள் வேங்கைகள்புன வரைதழுவிய பூம்பொழிலிமயத்துள்,</b></div>
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<b>ஏர்கொள் பூஞ்சுனைத் தடம்படிந் தினமலர் எட்டுமிட்டிமையோர்கள்,</b></div>
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<b>பேர்களாயிரம் பரவிநின்றடி தொழும் பிரிதிசென்றடைநெஞ்சே. -- 964</b></div>
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<b>இரவுகூர்ந் திருள்பெரு கியவரைமுழை இரும்பசியதுகூர,</b></div>
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<b>அரவமா விக்குமகன் பொழில்தழுவிய அருவரையிமயத்து,</b></div>
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<b>பரமனாதி யெம்பனிமுகில் வண்ணனென்று எண்ணிநின்றிமையோர்கள்,</b></div>
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<b>பிரமனோடு சென்றடிதொழும் பெருந்தகைப் பிரிதிசென்றடைநெஞ்சே. -- 965</b></div>
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<b>ஓதியாயிர நாமங்களு ணர்ந்தவர்க்கு உறுதுயரடையாமல்,</b></div>
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<b>ஏதமின்றி நின்றருளும்நம் பெருந்தகை இருந்தநல்லிமயத்து,</b></div>
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<b>தாதுமல் கியபிண்டி விண்டலர்கின்ற தழல்புரையெழில்நோக்கி,</b></div>
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<b>பேதைவண்டு களெரியென வெருவரு பிரிதிசென்றடைநெஞ்சே. -- 966</b></div>
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<b>கரியமாமுகிற் படலங்கள்கிடந்து அவைமுழங்கிட,களிறென்று</b></div>
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<b>பெரியமாசுணம் வரையெனப் பெயர்தரு பிரிதியெம்பெருமானை,</b></div>
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<b>வரிகொள் வண்டறை பைம்பொழில் மங்கையர் கலியனதொலிமாலை,</b></div>
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<b>அரியவின் னிசைபாடு நல்லடியவர்க்கு அருவினையடயாவே. -- 967</b><br />
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<b>மண்கையா லிரந்தான் மராமரமேழு மெய்தவலத்தினான்,</b></div>
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<b>திண்கைம்மா துயரதீர்த்தவன் திருவேங்கடமடைநெஞ்சமே. --1022</b></div>
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<b>மாய னைமதிள் கோவலி டைகழி மைந்த னையன்றி யந்தணர் சிந்தையுள் ஈசனை,</b></div>
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<b>இலங் கும்சுடர்ச் சோதியை எந்தை யையெனக் கெய்ப்பினில் வைப்பினை</b></div>
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<b>காசி னைமணி யைச்சென்று நாடிக் கண்ண மங்கையுள் கண்டுகொண் டேனே. -- 1641</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">This is one among the most sacred Vishnu shrines which is located just next to Narasimha temple. The lord is in Nindra thirukkolam with chaturbhujam. </span><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Idol
of Lord Mahavishnu as Vasudev in the inner sanctrum sanctorum is carved out of
a piece of black stone measuring 6 feet in height. Along with Vasudev is
Sridevi, Bhoodevi, Leela devi, Oorvasi devi, Subhadra and Balram in the outer prakara.
There are also idols of Vinayaka in dancing posture, Brahma, Indra, Chandra,
Navadurga and Gauri Shankar.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">On our return we stayed at the Himalayan abode hotel in Joshimath (to be precise, a few km from the center of Joshimath on the way to Badrinath). I would highly recommend this place for staying. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">Next we went to Hanuman </span><span style="font-family: "arial";">chatti temple. </span><span style="font-family: "arial";">Hanuman chatti is on the road to Badrinath around
25km from Badrinath and 10km from Pandukeshwar. When the Pandavas and Draupadi were wandering in the Himalayas as part of their exile in the forest, they came across a flower of unmatched beauty and heavenly fragrance. Delighted by that flower, Draupadi asked Bheema to fetch more of its kind.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;"><br />Bheema searched the forest for a long time. While he found many beautuful flowers, he could not find the one he was looking for. At last, he reached the place that is Hanuman Chatti today. An old monkey was lying across his path, blocking Bheema's way with his tail. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Bheema asked the monkey to give way, but the monkey simply said that humans are not allowed beyond this point. When Bheema further insisted, the monkey asked Bheema to move his tail aside and proceed, since he (the monkey) was too old and weak to move by himself. Bheema was unable to move the tail an inch, even after he used all his strength. He then realized that what lay before him was no ordinary monkey, and requested the being to reveal his true self. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Seeing Bheema's pride humbled, the monkey revealed himself to be Hanuman, Bheema's older brother. Realizing his mistake, Bheema prayed for forgiveness. Hanuman then blessed him and instructed him on the way to reach Kubera's gardens, where the flower Draupadi asked for could be found. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">We then proceeded towards Badrinath. On our way we stopped at a small gufa called Pracheen Vandurga temple.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">As advised by priest of Joshimath, we reached Ekadashi Hemavati Gufa by 1.15pm. It is just one km away on the road to reach Badrinath before last turn. It was really blessing in disguise, that we could visit this place. Sri Mahanta swami Ramadevacharya ji Maharaj staying at this place, told us Ekadashi Mahima katha. It was great to hear to this katha at the place where Ekadashi was born and at the place where Sriman Narayana had rested. We again visited this place on the day of Ekadashi and listened to the story much more in detail. Below is the recording of the katha.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">What follows is from the booklet "Ekadashi Mahima" (in Hindi) by </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Sri Mahanta swami Ramadevacharya ji Maharaj. Another source is the dialogue between Sri Krishna and Arjuna on this subject in the mahabharata. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">In ancient times, there once lived an amazingly fearsome demon called Nadijangha. He had a son
named Mura. He did great penance on Lord Shiva and got a boon that any man who
comes in battle in front of him will only get defeated. With this boon he brought Indra, Vivasvan, the sun-god; the eight Vasus; Lord
Brahma; Vayu, the wind-god and Agni, the fire-god under his control.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Lord Indra then
approached Lord Shiva and said, "We have all fallen from our lokas and
are now wandering on the earth. O lord, what will be our fate and what should we do ?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Lord Shiva replied, O
best of the Suras, go to that place where Lord Vishnu, who has Garuda on his flag,
resides. He is the Jagannatha (Jagatpati) who protects all those who seek refuge in Him. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Then Lord Indra
proceeded with all the Devas to Lord Vishnu and, led by Indra,
recited the prayers: Protect us, O Mahayogin, we take refuge in you. Having been defeated by daityas we have been
separated from Swarga. We have been defeated by the
demons and have lost our positions,
O Lord of the universe, we are now wandering helplessly about the earth.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Lord MahaVishnu,
replied, What demon possesses such great powers that he has been able to defeat
all the Devas? What is his name, and where does he live? Where does he get
his strength and shelter? Tell Me everything, O Indra, without fear. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Lord Indra replied,
there was once a powerful demon of the Brahma vamsha whose name was Nadijangha.
He begot an son named Mura. Mura's capital city is Chandravati. Mura has conquered the devas and removed them from their heavenly abode. He has taken over the places of Indra, Agni, Yama, Pavana, Isha, Soma, Nivruthi, and Varuna. He has also
begun giving out light in the role of Surya and has turned himself into
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">The Lord became very angry and said, Indra, all together you now advance on Chandravati. Encouraged thus, the
assembled demigods proceeded to Chandravati with Lord Vishnu leading the way. Daityas
saw the devatas army. Mura, along with many daityas, attacked the devas with many divya astras. The devas began abandoning the battlefield. Seeing Lord Vishnu on the battlefield alone, the furious demons
rushed toward Him with various weapons in their hands. Lord, who was holding shankh,
chakra, gadha, and other weapons killed many demons. All the daityas started to
flee from battlefield. Mura alone kept fighting with the lord. Whatever weapon
Lord unleashed was rendered useless on Mura. To the demon the weapons felt
just like flowers striking him. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Lord began wrestling with His bare hands with Mura for
one thousand celestial years and then, apparently fatigued, left for
Badarikashrama. There Lord Yogeshvara, the greatest of all yogis, the Lord of
the universe, entered a cave named <b>Hemavati Gufa</b> to rest. That cave had only one entrance. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Mura the demon
followed Him into that cave and, seeing the Lord asleep, started thinking of slaying Lord Hari while he was still asleep.
While the wicked-minded Mura
was making these plans, from the Lord’s body manifested a young girl who had a very
bright complexion. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">She was equipped with
various brilliant weapons along with Trishul and she had deer like eyes, lion like neck, and was ready to fight with Mura. Mura asked that young girl
to marry him. Then the young girl said one who will win over me in battle shall
marry me. Challenged by that female to do battle, Mura prepared himself and
then fought with her, but he became stunned when he saw that she fought
him without tiring. The goddess shattered all of Mura's weapons and deprived him of his chariot. He ran toward her to attack her with his
bare hands, but she angrily cut off his head. Thus the
demon at once fell to the ground and went to the abode of Yama. The rest of the
Lord's enemies, out of fear and helplessness, entered the Patala
region. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Then the Supreme Lord
woke up and saw the dead demon in front of Him, as well as the girl bowing down
to him with joined palms. His face expressing His astonishment, the Lord of the
universe said, "Who has killed this demon? He easily defeated all
the devas in triloka. It is out of his fear that I came to this cave and fell asleep. The girl said, it is I who have killed this demon after appearing from
Your body. I am Your shakti, that causes fear in all your enemies.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Lord said, I am very pleased
that you have killed this demon. You have brought happiness to all three
worlds and helped gods. Ask any boon you may desire, O Suvrate. I will give it
to you without a doubt, though it be very rare among the devas.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">The girl said, "O
Lord, First boon being one who fasts on this day conquering his indriyas and stays
awake in the night, singing your glories attain Vaikunta Loka for crores of
kalpas. Second boon is that half the credit obtained by one who fasts
will accrue to one who eats only in the evening (abstaining from grains and
beans). Third boon is that one who eats only at midday will earn half of this
pious credit. Grant such devotees dharma, wealth, and at
last Moksha.
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">The Lord said, "Since you have
appeared on an Ekadashi, let your name be Ekadashi. You are my greatest shakti. O
most auspicious lady, what you have requested is granted. Because of you, If a person fasts on Ekadasi, I will burn up all his sins and
bestow upon him My transcendental abode. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">These are the days that are most dear to Me: Tritiya, Ashthami, Navami,
Chaturdasi, and especially Ekadasi.
The merit one attains by fasting on
Ekadasi is greater than that achieved by observing any other kind of fast or by
going to a place of pilgrimage, and even greater than that achieved by giving
charity. Those who are devoted to you will become famous in the three worlds and attain Vaikuntha thereafter. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Having thus given the Ekadashi
His benediction, the Supreme Lord suddenly disappeared. From that time onward
the Ekadasi day became the most meritorious and famous all over the universe.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">After visiting Hemavati gufa we proceeded towards the most awaited destination Badrinath.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15571150893353253981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7428375390964334451.post-27719694277173400322012-11-17T11:08:00.000-08:002016-11-23T14:37:17.162-08:00TRIYUGI NARAYAN, KEDARNATH<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large; text-align: justify;">Day 7 & 8</span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: yellow;">Day 7:</span> Sitapur --- Triyugi Narayan temple –- SonPrayag ---
Gaurikund --- Garudchatti (Hanuman Gufa) --- Bhaironathji temple --- Kedarnath (Aarti in evening, night halt) --- <span style="color: yellow;">Day 8: </span>Mahabhishek at temple --- Sitapur --- Ukhimatt -- Gopeshwar --- Pipalkoti</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Triyugi Narayan Temple</span></h2>
<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">At 7:00AM we started to Triyugi Narayan temple. This ancient Hindu temple dedicated
to Lord Vishnu is located in the TriyugiNarayan Village (altitude of 1980
metres) in Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand. This village is situated 12 kms (by a motorable road) away from Sonprayag (the
confluence of the Mandakini and Sone-Ganga rivers). This
place is associated with the legend of Lord Shiva’s marriage to Devi Parvati, sister of MahaVishnu. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">A special importance to this temple
is a perpetual fire (flame), called Dhananjaya agni, which is burning from three yugas (Triyug) from
the times of the divine marriage. Thus, this Temple is also known as “Akhand
Dhuni Temple (Perpetual flame)”. Piligrims offer wood to the fire in the havana-kund
since the three yugas. Yuga is an epoch or era within a cycle of four ages –
Satya Yuga (1,728,000 human years), Treta Yuga (1,296,000 years), the Dwapara
Yuga (864,000 years) and finally Kali Yuga (432,000 years), which is the
present Yuga. <o:p></o:p></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Piligrims who visit this temple take ashes from the burning fire as holy and carry it with them.</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Sati, the wife of Lord Shiva –
sacrificed her life when her father Daksha insulted Shiva. She was reborn as
goddess Parvati, daughter of Himavat or Himavan (Himalayas). When she blossomed
into a girl of matchless beauty, she won Shiva by her rigorous penance at Gauri
Kund, which is 5 kms away from TriyugiNarayan temple. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">Triyugi Narayan is the capital of
Himavat. It was the venue of the celestrial marriage of Shiva and Parvati. The marriage took place during the Satya Yuga, in the presence of the holy fire that still
burns eternally in the Havana kunda. Lord Vishnu as Parvati’s brother did kanya
daanam and Lord Brahma was the priest of the wedding. All Saptha rishis,
Devatas, Siddha Purushas, Yakshas, Kinnaras, Gandarvas, Kimpurushas, Bhutha
ganas—came to see the divine marriage. The exact location of the wedding is
marked by a stone called Brahma Shila / Dharma shila. There is a place to do Godaan to the right of this shila, where the cow which was given in daanam during the wedding was tied. Piligrims also perform ritualistic kanya
daanam at this place and offer their prayers to Brahma shila. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Before the marriage
ceremony, the gods are believed to have taken bath in three kunds namely,
Rudra-kund, Vishnu-kund and Brahma-kund. The inflow of water into these kunds
is from Saraswati-kund (dhara of Saraswati and Ganga flows into it). There are small golden color snakes in Saraswati kund which do not do any harm. River
Saraswati originated from Vishnu’s navel. Hence, the water of these kunds is
considered to cure infertility. The ashes from the Havana-kund are supposed to
promote conjugal bliss. Devotees perform snan in Rudra-Kund, maarjan in
Vishnu-Kund, Aachaman in Brahma-Kund and Tarpan in Saraswati kund.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MahaVishnu</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">The present temple, believed to have
been built by Adi Shankaracharya who is credited with building many temples in the Uttarakhand region. Before entering the temple, outside in the prakara one can
find a small temple dedicated to PanchaNama devatas: Goddess Annapurneshvari, Lord
Ishaneshwar, Bajrang Bali, Lord Shankar and on the dwara there is Lord
Ganesha’s idol. Right above the dwar on the gopuram, below the flag, one can observe Garuda with folded hands. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">The garbhagriham houses a silver, 2-foot idol of Lord Vishnu
(Narayana), accompanied with goddess Lakshmi onto His left. There is an idol of goddess Saraswati to His right. There are idols of BadriNarayan, Sita Ramachandra,
and kshetrapal Kubera. There is a akhanda jyothi burning inside the
garbhagriham. In front of it there is an idol of Shiva and Parvati blessing devotees in newly wed form. Just outside, there is a saligrama shila of Sriman Narayana in
sleeping posture with goddess Lakshmi and Ganesha. In front of the garbhagriham,
the havana kund with the eternal flame is situated. We offered samidha
(sacrificial offering of wood), which is available next to havan and did
Astakshari homa and collected the ashes as blessings.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Triyugi Narayan Mela is annually
held on the Shukla Paksha Dwadasi, 12</span><sup style="font-family: Arial;">th</sup><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;"> day of waxing moon in the
month of Bhadrapad. There is also a cave dedicated to Gauri at a distance of 2 km
from Triyugi Narayan Temple.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">At an elevation of 1829 mts, and on the main Kedarnath route, Son Prayag is confluence of river Son-ganga and Mandakini. The holy site of Son Prayag is of immense religious </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">significance. It is said that a mere touch of the holy water of this prayag helps one attain the Vaikunta dham. Gushing waters in the rivers attribute a majestic charm to this tranquil location.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Before starting with our Kedarnath trek, we took a holy dip in Gauri kund and went to the Gauri temple. Gauri kund is the place where
goddess</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;"> sat lost in meditative bliss, motionless, in concentration upon her Lord and </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">did severe penance to win over Lord Shiva as her husband. This place
has a </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">natural hot spring</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">. A portion of the kund has been covered to serve as the
bathing place for ladies. It has traces of sulphur. There is another
fascinating cold-water spring that changes color with changing time of the day.
It is situated in mid of pristine mountains. It is also called as "Amrutha kund". It is believed that Goddess Parvati did her pratham (first) snan here. Gauri Kund has an ancient temple dedicated
to Goddess Gauri or Parvati. There is an ornamental gateway with two lions in front of the temple. It is also believed to be utpathi sthal of Sakshi Ganesha. The headless Ganesha is in Gauri Kund who was beheaded by Lord Shiva and later got his head replaced with the head of an Elephant. This is also supposed to be the place where Goddess Parvati took her bath after giving birth to Karthikeya.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">There are separate kunds for men and
women. There are cloakrooms available on hourly basis at a cost of Rs 100 for
changeover. When we went </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">bathing the</span><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;"> kund was completely empty. The temperature was just right.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">"Kurma Purana describes, Goddess Gauri as one who blazes forth like a</span><span style="font-family: "arial";"> koti suryas, a self-contained
ball of fire, wreathed with thousands of flames, like hundreds of fires of
time. With gaping mouth and projecting fangs, unassailable, adorned with a
braided top-knot and carrying a trishul in her hand, when she was formed, she was a ghastly,
terrifying sight. Then she was composed, her countenance serene, filled with
endless marvels, marked with sheetala nature of koti chandras. Again she appeared, wearing a crown, holding a mace, adorned with
anklets, heavenly garlands and celestial clothing, anointed with divine
perfume, carrying conch and discus. She was beautiful, three-eyed,
clothed in tiger skin, standing supreme both inside and outside the cosmic egg,
the eternal goddess who consists of all shaktis."</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Gauri, means one with fair face and pure heart. She has a gentle smile with the calm suffusion of her inner joy. Her beauty is unparalleled. </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Sitting at
Gaurikund absorbed in meditation upon her tales, one is vividly accosted with
all the powerful elements of this holy place. One can still feel t</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">he power of Gauri's meditation in the
atmosphere of this place. She is the daughter of Himavan (Himavat or Himalayas). She has the energy of the earth. Her name 'Parvati' is derived from </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">parvata</span><i style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;">,</i><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">
'mountain'</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">. The mountain peaks ahead here are sacred and vivified with cosmic energy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">S</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">he is the supreme </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Shakti</span><i style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;">,</i><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;"> the substance-energy
which is the origin of the phenomenal world. She is the active
self-conscious awareness of the source of knowledge and consciousness, without
which knowledge of God is not possible. One has to cross the Maya for self-realisation and it is only possible through her grace that one</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;"> is liberated from this world. </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">She is </span><i style="font-family: Arial;">Shakti</i><span style="font-family: "arial";"> swaroopini and has powers that are involved in the manifestation, coordination and
transformation produced. She was produced by Trimurtis -- Brahma, Vishnu and Maheshwara. Durga Sapthashathi is a beautiful hymn in praise of Devi, her formation and powers. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">Preparation for Kedarnath Yatra</span></span></h2>
<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">1) Piligrims can book for sevas in advance or a day before the darshan. The following are the list of sevas and their prices as of 2012.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">5300.00<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">4500.00<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ead1dc;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">4.</span><span style="font-family: "arial";">
Sodasopachar </span><span style="font-family: "arial";">(5
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">4100.00<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ead1dc;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">5. </span><span style="font-family: "arial";">Entire
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<span style="color: #ead1dc;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">20000.00</span><span style="font-family: "arial";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">700.00</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">1400.00<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ead1dc;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">2.</span><span style="font-family: "arial";">
Shiv Mahimastrotra Paath</span><span style="font-family: "arial";"> (5 Persons)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ead1dc;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">1400.00</span><span style="font-family: "arial";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ead1dc;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">3. Shiv Thandavastrotra Paath </span><span style="font-family: "arial";">(5 Persons)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ead1dc;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">1300.00</span><span style="font-family: "arial";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ead1dc;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">4. Sampurna Aarti </span><span style="font-family: "arial";">(5 Persons)</span><span style="font-family: "arial";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="color: #ead1dc;"> 5800.00</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 16.15pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 401.4pt;" valign="top" width="401"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="color: orange;">Daily
Bhog & other services</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">1. Uttam Bhog Puja (by Pujari)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="color: #ead1dc;"> 650.00<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 16.15pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 401.4pt;" valign="top" width="401"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">2. Dainik Yagna Havan<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 16.15pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 120.6pt;" valign="top" width="121"><div class="MsoSubtitle">
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">1400.00<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 16.15pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 401.4pt;" valign="top" width="401"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">3. Akhand jyothi daily<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">2700.00<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">4. Shri Kedarnathji & subordinate
Temples Nitya Niyam Bhog<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">4100.00</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="color: orange;">Long
Term (for 10 years) Puja and Bhog</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<br /></div>
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<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 16.15pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 401.4pt;" valign="top" width="401"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">1. Shri Bhagwan Mahabhog<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 16.15pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 120.6pt;" valign="top" width="121"><div class="MsoSubtitle">
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">9700.00<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 16.15pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 401.4pt;" valign="top" width="401"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">2. Shri Bhagwan Maha Abhishek Puja</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">16000.00<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 16.15pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 401.4pt;" valign="top" width="401"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">3. Shri Bhagwan Abhishek Puja<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">8500.00<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 16.15pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 401.4pt;" valign="top" width="401"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">4. Shiv Sahasranam Stotra<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">1300.00</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="color: orange;">Puja
on Special Occasions</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 16.15pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 401.4pt;" valign="top" width="401"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">1. Shrawani Purnima Annakut<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 16.15pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 120.6pt;" valign="top" width="121"><div class="MsoSubtitle">
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">5800.00<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">2. Akhand Jyoti Yearly<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">20000.00</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="color: orange;">Other
offerings</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">1. Donations for Renovation work<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="color: #ead1dc;">1001.00 and above</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">DD for booking pujas at Kedarnathji should be made in favor
of CEO, Shri Badrinath-Kedarnath Temples Committee & will be payable
at SBI, Ukhimath Branch. The branch code of SBI, Ukhimath is 02498.
The DD
along with a puja booking request letter mentioning your complete postal address
should be send to the following address:</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Pramod
Nautiyal: </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">IT
Co-ordinator, </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Shri
Badrinath-Kedarnath Temples Committee, </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Maa
Chandra Badni Temple, Near Kargi Chowk & Oberoi Nissan Motors, Kargi Grant,
Haridwar By-pass road, Dehradun-248001, Uttarakhand. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large; text-indent: -22pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large; text-indent: -22pt;">After receiving the DD the puja will
be formally booked & the confirmation letter will be send to you through e-mail.
Send the DD in 1-2 working days through Blue Dart / DTDC Plus courier only. After
making the DD mail Mr Pramod Nautiyal at</span><span style="font-size: large;">
</span><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: large;"><a href="mailto:pramod@badarikedar.org"><span style="font-family: "tahoma";"><span style="color: yellow;">pramod@badarikedar.org</span></span></a></span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large; text-indent: -22pt;">the scanned copy of DD. For your convenience also keep the
copy of the DD with you.</span></div>
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<!--StartFragment--><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">2) One should be prepared for
extreme weather conditions at Kedarnath. Carry heavy woolen clothes, jackets, gloves,
cap, muffler, thick socks and trekking shoes. Raincoats in the form of plastic
cover are available for 30rs all along the path of trekking.</span></span><!--EndFragment-->
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">3) One should be physically fit for trekking. It is better, though not absolutely necessary, to have some trekking practice before hand.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">4) Oxygen cylinders are available near the office for booking dolis / horses. It is better to have one or two in reserve just in case breathing difficulties are experienced at the top. We managed just with smelling karpoor / camphor from time to time. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">5) Carry all the necessary medicines (avamin, eldoper, head ache medicines, Crocin, brufen, Dolo 650, motion sickness tablets, daimox tablet for big altitude etc), first aid box, Electral, heat balm for muscles and joints, Vicks vaporub and pain killers and some reserves of food.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">6) Carry a slip with addresses, telephone numbers and contacts, emergency numbers.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">7) At the top, there are some people who offer massages to the hands and legs in a special oil to help one resist the cold. This may help to an extent. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">Trek to Kedarnath </span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Kedarnath at 3581 m (11749 feet) altitude is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas and one of the highest Shiva temples in this world (Tungnath is at an even higher </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">altitude). </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Temple is located at the confluence of five streams -- Mandakini and its tributeries Kshiraganga, Madhuganga, Saraswati and Swarndwari. Kedarnath is encircled with mountains and meadows. The Kedar peak stands majestically behind the temple. Kedarnath</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;"> is a steep 14km
trek from Gaurikund: we gain about 1600 meters in altitude in these 14 kms. From here we went to the office for booking dolis, which is,
located half a km from Gauri kund. We took porters help to carry the luggage
from parking place to Gauri kund and further until the office. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">The climb to
Kedarnath is very steep. By the standards here, the path, made of cobbled stones is pretty wide. My husband hiked to and fro from Kedarnath. My son Keshava went in one doli along with my mother, my father in one
and I took the other doli with suitcase. The prices are fixed based on the
overall weight along with the luggage. It costs about Rs. 5000 per doli (to and fro): the cost is somewhat higher if the load is heavy (80 kgs is certainly considered heavy while 60 kgs is considered normal). The local doliwallahs (including some from Nepal) are very sturdy and experienced. Besides dolis, Pitthus (in which you will be carried by a single person) and mules are available. These may be cheaper (though we do not know the exact price for these). Even sitting in a doli or a mule for a 14km
stretch is a challenge. One will still have to walk for 2-3 kms in between. </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Due to heavy rains and landslides in
past we decided to take a doli. There is even a helicopter service, which is run
by Pawan Hans Helicopter service (but all the fun in observing and being in the midst of nature on the way will be lost).</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">For those who are trekking, the advice is never to fight with the mountains: the climb should be done only at a speed with which one is comfortable (never attempt to be faster). Rest has to be taken at regular intervals: my husband stopped for one or two minutes after every 15 minutes. His policy was to ensure that he did not have to pant while climbing. There are shops for tea available every 250 meters or so. So, one can get the fluids required without difficulty. Of course, one should not eat or drink too much. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Along the path from Gaurikund, a small Chirpatiya Bhairav nath shrine is seen. Pilgrims offer vastra to Bhairavnath here. Since Lord Bhairava is the kshetraadhipati of the area, one must pray to Him before proceeding to Kedarnath. The path as such is extremely scenic: besides a number of waterfalls in September, one sees fairly high peaks all through the path. Pilgrims greet each other cheering, "Har Har Mahadev", "Jai Kedar", "Bam </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">bole" and "Bhole Baba Paar Karega". There is a temple dedicated to Bhim on the way.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">My husband started from the doli office at around 12:00 noon. He went ahead of the dolis to reach Rambada (8 kms) at around 1:45 pm, where he took a 30 minute break for lunch (some long breaks in between are necessary, he says). He then proceeded to the first tea shop at Garud chatti (which is 2 km away from Kedarnath) to reach there at around 3:45 pm. After tea and a 15 minute rest at that shop, he proceeded to the top of the Garud chatti village, where he waited for us for nearly an hour and a half (we visited together a Hanuman temple and ashram at Garud </span><span style="font-family: "arial";">chatti). </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">The dense forests are
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">From just beyond Garuda chatti the path is almost flat with hardly any further climbing. As soon as one reaches Bhumiadar, there is a grand waterfall pouring the gorge. It takes a little over half an hour to reach Kedarnath from the top of Garud Chatti. The steepest section is between Rambada and Garud Chatti. Overall, a person in good physical condition would take between four and a half and six hours to climb to Kedarnath from the doli office in Gaurikund. At Garud </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">chatti, the top of the distant Kedarnath Temple is visible and hence this place is also called as "Deva Dekhani". </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Here </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">suddenly I heard a loud harsh cry of an eagle overhead and lifting my eyes I saw it, with great, spreading wings, wheeling round and round in whole circles, and uttering a piercing kind of sound. The sight of this eagle at Garuda chatti was His blessing. </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">There is an idol of Kaal Bhairav before entering Kedarnath Town. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">The valley was filled with flowers and waterfalls. There were little small birds, chirping sweetly, as free and lighthearted as can be. They had made their home among the green trees.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">After Rambada, one begins to see the snow capped peaks of the Kedarnath range. Some of these snow capped peaks are slightly less than 7000 m in altitude. The next day, while returning, the weather was clear. This meant that the peaks indeed presented a spectacular sight. The Mandakini remained a constant companion though out. The oxygen levels after Rambada lowers as there are hardly any trees. There are only grasses (some of which have beautiful flowers). The t</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">emperature suddenly dips beyond this point.</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;"> The sun shone on the mountains that ran on the other side of the Mandakini. As the sun set, and as we moved higher up, it became cloudy as well, and the scene became grayer and grayer. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Nevertheless, we were able to see some of the high Peaks that lie behind the Kedarnath temple. It was evening by the time we reached Kedarnath town. </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">The dolis stopped 1 km before the temple. </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">We crossed the bridge of the Mandakini river and reached Panjab Sindh Awas hotel. It is located very close to temple. They gave us extra blankets and provided buckets of hot water (for a reasonable extra fee). </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">The view of temple in the midst of ice capped mountains makes every </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">pilgrim </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">speechless</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">At this point, my son Keshava suddenly started to shiver in the cold in spite of our dressing him up warmly. There are no room heaters at this place (room heaters are not allowed at this altitude because of the oxygen shortage here). My mother and I therefore, looked after Keshava in the hotel (by rubbing him till he felt warmer and covering him with the blankets that the hotel had provided) while my father and my husband freshened up and went to the Kedarnath temple for the evening aarti. Lord Kedareshwar was enclosed in a Silver kavacham decked up with a lot of flowers and jewels. There was a gold crown on the Lord (which itself appeared shaped more or less like a Shivalingam) and a silver Vasuki sarpa protruding on top. There were lamps lit in front. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">The square area (in the garbha griha) in which the Lord resides is itself covered with a silver kavacham. On top of the Lord there is a chatra and vessel tied to it, through which water of Ganga and Yamuna brought from piligrims keeps dripping. On the right side of Lord there is a silver trishool with silver damru tied to it. Along with flowers, there was also a maala of Rudraaksh on lord. Sanyasis outside start to play damru and the main bell hung in front of temple door starts ringing and Aarti begins at inner sanctorum by assistants of Rawal (head priest). At the end devotees do Jayagosh of "Har Har Mahadev" and take the Lord's blessing from the aarati. </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">After attending the aarti my father and husband came to the hotel to rest. Outside, the moon was struggling with the dark, fast driving clouds, which at one moment left it clear and shining, and the next swept over it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Next day, early morning at 5AM, we went for Mahabhishekam darshan. </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial";"> Lord Shiva is known as the ‘Lord of
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Kedarnath temple is situated on North of Kedarapuri, atop of beautiful Garhwal Himalayan range named Kedar near the Mandakini River. This is a "Nitya SanNidhya" place of Lord Shankar. Devout Hindus hold it high esteem, making it a celebrated destination. This temple, over a thousand years old, is built of massive stone slabs over a large rectangular platform. Ascending through the large gray steps leading to the holy sanctum we find inscriptions in Pali on the steps. The walls of the temple have beautiful carvings. Adi Shankaracharya built the current temple. On top of temple, there is a chatra with 20 dwara's. Right on top of this there is Suneri Kalasha. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">The older temple existed from the times of the Mahabharata, when the Pandavas did penance to please Lord Shiva to get over the sin of killing their own kin and kith in the war with the Kauravas. The Tamil Saint Poets Thirugnansambandar and Sundarar have sung pathigams in praise of Lord Kedarnath. </span><span style="font-family: "arial";"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial";">Tradition is that pilgrims first visit Yamunotri and Gangotri and bring with them the holy waters from the sources of the rivers Yamuna and Ganga and offer abhishekams in Kedarnath. </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">The temple is open only between the last weeks of April (when the Sun enters the Aries) to Karthika Pournima (when Sun enters the Scorpio). The utsava murti is then brought down to Ukhimath during winters and worshipped for the next six months.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">In center of temple there is a Swayambu murthi of Kedareshwar. </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">The hump of a He-Buffalo (Mahisha) in conical form, is worshipped as Shiva (in the form of Shivalingam) here. One can see the marks of Ganesha very clearly to </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">left during Nirmalya darshana of Mahabhishekam. </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Bhima massaged Lord Shankara’s body with ghee because he hit Him with his mace. In memory of this event, even today, the Shiva JyotirLinga is massaged with ghee by piligrims during Mahabhishekam. Shankara is worshipped here in this manner. Water and Bel leaves are used for worship. </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">We were sitting right in front facing the God. To center of this cone is Lord Shiva, and onto right is Godess Parvati and onto Left is Ganesha. The prayers started with vedic hymns and Mahabhisheka. Pilgrims directly perform all rituals to god. We offered milk, curds, honey, </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">smeared the lord with ghee,</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;"> water, kumkum, turmeric, gandham, bilwa patras, flowers, offered him Vastra, yagnopaveetham, did archanai, pradakshina etc. </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">We hugged Lord and felt one with him. Lord Shiva is MahaVaishnava. </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;"> It was totally a divine experience. Pilgrims offer ghee for the akhanda jyothi lamp.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">The stone temple of Kedarnath built in Katyuri architecture style consists of a sanctrum and hall (sanbha mandap) in front. Outside the temple, there is a majestic Nandi (Bull – Vehicle of Shiva) facing the God in South. There are Dwarapalakas (Bringi and Shringi) guarding at the door. Just at the entrance, one can pray to Vinayaka (Ganesha). The wooden door of the sanctrum is richly carved, with two exquisite images of Lakshmi and Parvati. The inner mandap, houses the Lakshmi Narayana idol, and stone JagaMohana rachana. On all four sides to this there are stone idols of Pancha Pandavas, Draupadi, Kunti, Shree Krishna, Usha and Aniruddha. Yudhistira, eldest of the Pandavas stands symbolizing Dharma, Arjun is dressed for performing penance. Others Bhima, Nakula and Sahadeva stand duly armed with their respective arms. There is also a small brass bull and Swami Veerabhadra inside the temple. Just before the sanctrum sanctorum, an idol of KedarGauri, consort of Shiva is located facing west. There is also a small temple for Bhairav, </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">kshetra palan of Kedarnath,</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;"> south of main temple. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">On all eight sides of the temple, there are eight shrines. Temple is open from 5am to 2pm and from 5pm to 8pm. Shingar darshan is from 5pm and Aarti is performed at 6:45pm. In the outer parikrama of temple, there are Amrutha</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">kund, Ishanakund, Hamsakund and Rethaskund. Amruthakund has two shivalingas. On Ishanya direction is Hamsakund (pitru tarpan is done here) and Rethaskund. In Rethas kund one does achaman thrice with left hand. Bubbles appear when a devotee shouts Har-Har Mahadev at this kund. There is Ishaneshwar Mahadev temple here. </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Adi Shankaracharya attained his Samadhi at Kedarnath. The Samadhi is located behind the Kedarnath temple. </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">On Paschima direction, there is Subakakund. Behind the temple, there is one more kund with sweet water in it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">On the way back from the temple (about 200 mtrs or so from it) is “Udak Kund” – a perennial water source in which waters from five oceans reside. All the bathing water of Lord Kedarnath collects at this kund. It is believed that drinking this water as prasad (charanamrit), is necessary to complete the worship at Kedar. There is an Annapurneshwari temple next to it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">1/2 km from the temple there is Bhuvakunda Mukunda Bairava temple, and 1km away is Chandra shila. 2km from temple is Choraabadi Sarovar and 5 km away is beautiful Vasuki Tal. It is a trekkers paradise.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">When we finished Mahabhishekam and came out of temple. The sun was shining through, falling in golden rays on the mountains. </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">During the night the wind had blown away all the clouds; the blue sky was spreading overhead, and in its midst was the bright sun shining down on the snow filled slopes of the mountain. </span><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">After this very good darshan, with hearts filled content, we collected our luggage at our hotel and started joyfully down the path back to Gaurikund. The path was bathed in the morning Sun. The </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">doliwalas were waiting for us at the same place where they had left us the previous day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">On our way back, we were able to get some good pictures of the mountains forming the background to the temple. The whole area is extraordinarily beautiful. Kedarnath stands at the foot of these high rugged summit mountains, which are perennially covered with snow. One of the highest peaks among what we saw is the snow-clad Kedarnath peak which is 6940 m (22769 ft) high on the Rudra Himalaya Range that is known as Panch Parvat. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">The central peak mountains seemed to pierce the blue sky, and looked down upon us. It is also known as Gandhamadana Parvat or Sumeru Parvat. The five peaks here are Mahapanth, Rudra Himalaya, Vushnupuri, Udgarikanth and Swargarohini. Swargarohini is believed to be path towards Swarga (Heaven). Pandavas went to Heaven via this route. Only Yudhishthira representing the symbol of Dharma and his dog managed to reach Heaven in their sthoola shariras. </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Our eyes took in the whole scene, and all around was a great stillness, only broken by soft, light puffs of wind and the temple bells. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">Sthala purana of Kedarnath</span></span></h2>
<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Maha Shiva decided to perform deep and extensive Tapasya </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">on the top of Himalayas to promote Loka Kalyaana and propitiousness to the entire universe. Due to his Tapas Shakthi, there were fiery sparks from his skull which emerged through his Jata. These sparks turned into boulders which fell on the Earth at Kedara. The tirtha thus got materialised and those who commenced residing there were virtuous people seeking Salvation. Pilgrims perform fasting, Snaanas, Daana, Tapasya, Homa, Japa, and Pitru Shradham in Kedara which result in multifold effects.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">According to another legend, Nara-Narayana, the two incarnations of Lord Vishnu did intense Tapasya at Badrikashram in front of a Shiva lingam made of mud. Pleased with their Tapasya Lord Shiva appeared before them and as per their requests, Shiva permanently stayed at Kedarnath.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">In Satya </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">yuga, Upamanyu had done Lord Shankar's aaradhana here. In Dwapar Yuga Pandavas did Tapasya here.</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;"> In Satya Yuga there was a king by name Kedara who was ruling the Saptha (seven) Dweepas. When he became old, he gave his kingdom to his son and went for Tapas. The place where he did his penance is called Kedarakhanda. Raja's daughter Vrinda was an avatar of Kamala. She was always in penance and the place where she did her penance became famous as Vrindavan.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">As per the Shiva Mahapurana, once Lord
Brahma, and Vishnu had an argument in terms of supremacy of creation. To test
them, Shiva pierced the three worlds as a huge endless pillar of light, the
‘jyothirlinga’. Vishnu and Brahma split their ways downwards and upwards
respectively to find the end of the light in either direction. Brahma lied that
he found out the end, while Vishnu conceded his defeat. Shiva appeared as a
second pillar of light and cursed Brahma that he would have no place of worship
while Vishnu would be worshipped till the end of eternity. The jyothirlinga is
the supreme partless reality, out of which Shiva partly appears. The jyothirlinga
shrines are thus places where Shiva appeared as a fiery column of light.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Shiva Purana, Gnana Samhita: 38th episode - When Yudhishthira asked for prayashchitta from Vyasa Maharshi for killing his own kin and guru, he asked them to goto Kedara khanda and stay there worshipping Lord Shiva and get rid of all sins. By doing prana tyaga at this place, one gets Shiva Rupa. </span></span></div>
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in Kailasa in the Himalayas, they reached the Himalayas through Haridwar and the Prayags. He gave a glimpse and disappeared at a place, which came to be known
as GupthaKashi. From GupthaKashi, the
Pandavas went in search of Lord Shiva until they reached GauriKund. Nakula and Sahadeva spotted a
He-Buffalo, which was very unique among the flock of cattle. Bhima took a gigantic
form and stretched his legs across the mountains so that cattle could pass
through his legs during dusk while going back to their shelters. As suspected,
Shiva, in bull form refused to pass through Bhima’s legs. Bhima pursued the
buffalo with his mace. The buffalo was clever and Bhima could not catch it. Nevertheless,
Bhima eventually found Him. The buffalo then began to disappear face-first into
the earth even as Bhima kept pulling at its tail and could catch hold of the
hump (back portion of the bull). Shiva blessed the determination of Pandavas,
and granted them salvation from their sins. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">However, different parts of the bull emerged at five different places (including Kedar) as described in Padma Purana. The face of the buffalo is known as Pashupatinath in Nepal. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="color: yellow;">1.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="color: yellow;">Kedarnath:</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial";"> The hump or the hinder part of the bull which was held by Bhim is worshipped as Lord Shiva.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="color: yellow;">2.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="color: yellow;">Madhyamaheshvara:</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial";"> Nabhi or the middle-part of the bull is worshipped as Lord Shiva. This is located at 21 kms from Ukhimath – the abode for Lord Kedarnath during winter.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="color: yellow;">3.<span style="font-family: "times new roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="color: yellow;">Tungnath:</span> </span><span style="font-family: "arial";">The Bahu or hand of the bull is worshipped here as Lord Shiva. It is located enroute to Badrinath and is 37 kms from Ukhimath, on a mountain in between Chamoli and Ukhimath.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="color: yellow;">4.<span style="font-family: "times new roman";"> </span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="color: yellow;">Rudranath:</span> </span></b><span style="font-family: "arial";">The Mukh or the mouth of the bull is worshipped as Lord Shiva here. It is about 19 kms from Mandal Chatti.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="color: yellow;">5. Kalpeshwar:</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;"> The Jata or the hair of the head of bull is worshipped as Lord Shiva. This place is located about 8.7 kms from Helang, on the other side of the river Alaknanda.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Skanda purana: KedaraKhanda, first </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">phase: 40th episode states that from Ganga Dwara in Haridwar to Boudhaachal (600 mils) in length and 360 miles width is Swarga's maarg Kedara Mandala. One who lives here will get Shiva rupa. There are lots of Tirtha's in this region, hundreds of Shiva lingams, beautiful hills, rivers, and punya peetha's. One who wishes to goto Kedarapuri is a blessed soul. His 300 previous ancestors will goto ShivaLoka. In direction of the South, there is a Rethas kunda. By drinking water from this one gets Shiva Rupa. On North to this there is a Sphatika Linga. On East of this on seven charana's there is Vahni Tirth where in the midst of snow there is a hot spring. Here Bhima and Pancha Pandavas had done Shiva pooja with Karpoora aarti. Beyond this is Mahapatha. By going there a person gets salvation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">At the confluence of Madhu Ganga and Mandakini there is Kroncha Tirtha. At the confluence of Ksheera Ganga and Mandakini there is Brahma Tirtha. On the left of the Shiva temple in Kedarnath there is Indra Parvat where Indra had done his penance. There is a Shiva Linga located on this hill.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Vyasa Smriti of the fourth Adhyaya quotes that: Pilgrims by undertaking Kedarnath yatra get rid of all sins (Same is also quoted in Garuda Purana: 81st episode, Brahma Vaivartha purana: Krishna Janma khanda: 17th episode). </span></span><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">These are the seven forms of the Sarasvati: Suprava in Pushkar, Kanchanakshi in Naimisharanya, Visala in Gaya, Manorama in Ayodhya, Oghavati in Kurukshetra, Surenu in Gangadwara (Haridwar), and Vimalodaka in Himalayas (Mahabharatha - Salka parva, 38th episode). One to reach Shivaloka will have to take their MahaPrastan Yatra from Kedaraachal peaks (Mahabharatha, Shanti Parva, 38th episode). One who stays as a Sanyasi in Kedar will become equal to Shiva (Linga Purana: 92nd Episode). By residing at Kedar Kshetra and praying to Rudra, the devotee will reach Swarga Loka (Vamana Purana: 136th episode). If one has darshan and Sparsha of Kedareshwar when there is a constellation of Kumbha rasi's Surya </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">and Brihaspathi he will get Moksha (Padma purana: 11th episode). If one takes a holy dip in Himalaya Tirtha and has darshan of Kedareshwar, he/she will get Rudra Loka (Kurma Purana: 36th episode). One who takes a holy dip in Kedara Shankara's Mahatirth and does darshan of Shiva will become a head of GaNa's (Soura purana: 69th episode).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">We got down to Gaurikund from Kedarnath within 3 hrs. We checked out our luggage from the Sitapur hotel cloak room and had our lunch. Then we proceeded with our journey towards Pipalkoti. We went to the ancient temple of Ukhimath on the way.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Ukhimath according to Skanda purana
is called as “MandatriKshetra”. Raja Mandatha (Ancestor of Lord Rama) got a lot of siddis by pleasing the Lord. He got darshan of the Lord as “Omkareshwar”. This place is also called Omkareshwar peeth. There is an idol of Mandatha behind the Omkareshwara lingam in penance posture.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">According to the legend in Srimad
Bhagavatham Canto 9, chapter 6, Mandhata's father, Yuvanashva, had
100 wives but no children. On advise of his guru he performed Indradevatmaka
yaga to get a son. The sacred water that was generated from this yaga, which was
supposed to be given to his wives the next morning, was kept in the yagnashala.
That night Yuvanashva was feeling thirsty, so he got up and drank the
sacred water without knowing what it was. After nine months the child was born
from right side of Yavanashva's stomach. It came out tearing his stomach.
In spite of it, he did not die. Yavanashva did Tapasya and got moksham.</span><br />
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Yuvanashva's stomach started to cry out of hunger. Indra kept his finger,
which was amruthamaya in the infant's mouth. Indra kept his name as
Trasadasyu (Mandatha). The child grew up and in course of time became an Emperor
of the entire world. He was atmagnani. This emperor, during his last years
gave up everything including his empire and came to Ukimath and did penance for
12 years by standing on one leg. At the end, Lord Shiva appeared in the
form of 'sound' , 'Omkar', and blessed him. From that day onwards
this place came to be known as Omkareshwar.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Its original name is Ushamutt where Usha (daughter of Banasur) and Aniruddha (grandson of Lord Krishna) got married. The shaiva pujari is from Karnataka's lingayat community
(Veerashaivites). Bhairava is known as “Gokund Bhairav” here. Doli of Kedar during winters is brought
from with military band from Kedarnath and back. The temple is at an elevation of 1311 meters and it is at a distance of 41km from Rudraprayag. Even idols from Madhyamaheshwar are brought to Ukhimath and worshipped during the six months of the winter. Snow capped mountains of the splendid Himalayan range can be distinctly seen from this place. The river Mandakini flows within a distance of 100mts from this temple.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">The temple houses idols of BadriNarayan, Tunganath, Omkareshwar, Kedarnath, Usha-Aniruddh, Mandhaata and Satyayuga, Treta-Dwapara's murtis, and other murtis.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">It was late in the evening by the time we reached Gopeshwar Gopinath temple which is located in Chamoli district. This is a very beautiful temple dedicated to both Lord Shiva and Vishnu. It is topped by a magnificient dome. The 30 sq ft sanctum sanctorum has 24 doors. This is the home of the Rudranath idol during winters. The ling here is ekanan (face of Lord Shiva), and in his mridh roop (in the form of Lord Vishnu). In this temple there is no offering of milk and water, only bilwa patras are used for worshipping. There is also ashta dhaatu Salike, trident which is 5m high, which dates to the 12th century. Legend is that the trident got fixed in this spot, when Lord Shiva threw it at Lord Kama to kill him. It is believed that while brute force cannot move this trident, the slightest touch by a true devotee can cause a tremor in it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">It was 8pm by the time we reached Pipalkoti. We stayed at Hotel Le Meadows in Pipalkoti. We were extremely tired by this time. After our dinner, we fell asleep, with happy memories of our darshan at Kedarnath as well as with the excitement of looking forward to our darshan at Badarinath.</span><br />
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(Holy dip in prayag, Raghunath temple) – Dhari Devi ---
Rudraprayag (ancient temple of Rudranathji, Narad Shila) --- Agasthya Muni ---
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">We started at 5:30AM from Rishikesh
and first visited Vashishta Gufa. This gufa is on NH58, Uttarakhand situated at a distance of 22 kms from Rishikesh. It is a 45 min drive from
Rishikesh on the Rishikesh-Badrinath highway and the gufa is on the right side of the road. It is a
must watch place to visit close to Rishikesh. The cave is mentioned in
Kedarkhand and is a siddha sthan. Now-a-days Shri Purushottamananda Ashram exists
close to the cave. This is a beautiful and extremely peaceful place for meditation. The footpath winds to the foot of the mountains and the River Ganges.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">The cave is about 20 ft long, 10 ft
wide at the entrance and slowly tapers down and its height is about 7 ft. At the
farthest end there is a Shiv-ling with an oil lamp nearby. There is a pin drop
silence inside. One can feel the presence of divine energy inside when one sits for
meditation. I could feel the presence of Vashishta maharshi on the gaddi to the
left. The spiritual bhasa or feeling I got here is unexplainable.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">The flow of the Ganges near this cave is
mindboggling and stunning. It was very cloudy in the morning. It was slightly
drizzling and the sun was just then rising. The freshness in the air touched my
heart and felt that this would be a nice place to sit and meditate for years</span><span style="font-family: "arial";">. The fragrance of the mud, and of the mountain plants is amazing.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Vashishta is one of the Saptharishis
and manasputra of God Brahma. He had in his possession the divine cow Nandini, daughter of Kamadhenu, who could grant anything wished for. Arundathi,
the maha pativrata was his wife. He was family preceptor and Rajpurohit of the Ikshwaku dynasty in which Sri Ramachandra was born. He was the chief author of Mandala 7 of the Rigveda
and of the “Vashista Samhita” in astrology. He was the Sadguru of Lord Rama and was a peace
loving, selfless, intelligent and great Rishi with 20 kala’s. He had complete
knowledge of the whole cosmos and of God.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">When Vishwamitra visited
Vashishta's ashram along with his army, he asked his cow Nandini to instantly
produce food sufficient for the whole army. The king Kaushika (later called
Vishwamitra), who visited Vashistha's ashram, was very impressed with the cow
and tried to take it away from Vashistha by force. However, Nandini's spiritual
power was too great for him. After being unable to conquer Nandini, Vishwamitra
decided to acquire power himself through penance like Vashistha. He gained much
power and many divine weapons from Lord Shiva. Once again he attempted to
conquer Vasishtha. But even the divine weapons he acquired could not defeat the
power of Vasistha: Vasishtha's Brahma danda alone absorbed the power of all his weapons, even the Brahmaastra. Vasishtha stood resplendent like a Kaalaagni after this.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center; text-indent: 50px;">प्राज्वलत ब्रह्म दण्डः च वसिष्ठस्य कर उद्यतः |</span><br />
<span style="color: yellow; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center; text-indent: 50px;">विधूम इव काल अग्निः यम दण्ड इव अपरः || </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow; font-size: large; text-align: center; text-indent: 50px;">Srimad Valmiki Ramayana </span><span style="color: yellow; font-size: large; text-align: center; text-indent: 50px;">1-56-19</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; text-indent: 50px;">The spiritual powers unleashed in the form of Vishwamitra's astras as well as by Vasishtha's Brahma danda were unbearable for the three worlds. Extolling Vasishtha, the greatest among the great meditators, the assembled munis pleaded with him to use his powers to remove the anguish of all the worlds caused by this clash of powers. </span><br />
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center; text-indent: 50px;">ततो अस्तुवन मुनि गणा वसिष्ठं जपतां वरं |</span><br />
<span style="color: yellow; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center; text-indent: 50px;">अमोघं ते बलं ब्रह्मन् तेजो धारय तेजसा ||</span><br />
<span style="color: yellow; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center; text-indent: 50px;">निगृहीतः त्वया ब्रह्मन् विश्वामित्रो महातपाः |</span><br />
<span style="color: yellow; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center; text-indent: 50px;">प्रसीद जपतां श्रेष्ठ लोकाः सन्तु गत व्यथाः || </span><br />
<span style="color: yellow; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center; text-indent: 50px;">Srimad Valmiki Ramayana 1-56-20 & 21.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large; text-indent: 50px;">Vishwamitra then realized that the spiritual power of a Brahmarishi was far greater than the power of the mightiest Kshatriya.</span><br />
<span style="color: yellow; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center; text-indent: 50px;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: yellow; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center; text-indent: 50px;">एवं उक्तो महातेजाः शमं चक्रे महातपाः |</span><br />
<span style="color: yellow; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center; text-indent: 50px;">विश्वामित्रो अपि निकृतो विनिःश्वस्य इदं अब्रवीत् ||</span><span style="color: yellow; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center; text-indent: 50px;"> </span><br />
<span style="color: yellow; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center; text-indent: 50px;">धिक् बलं क्षत्रिय बलं ब्रह्म तेजो बलं बलं |</span><br />
<span style="color: yellow; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center; text-indent: 50px;">एकेन ब्रह्म दण्डेन सर्व अस्त्राणि हतानि मे || </span><br />
<span style="color: yellow; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center; text-indent: 50px;">Srimad Valmiki Ramayana 1</span><span style="color: yellow; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center; text-indent: 50px;">-56-22 & 23</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Vishwamitra finally decided to become a Brahmarshi himself. He renounced all his possessions and luxury and led the life of a simple forest
ascetic. Such was the power of Vashishta Saptharishi.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Vasishta and Arundati are also a pair
of stars. This is considered to symbolize marriage. In our wedding ceremonies, we are alluded to or pointed to the constellation as a symbol of the
closeness marriage brings to a couple.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">Near the Ganges, there is also
Arundathi Gufa. Arundathi is identified with the morning star. She was a maha
pativrata and regarded as the epitome of chastity and wifely
devotion. As per the Srimad Bhagavatha purana, she is the daughter of Kardama and Devahuti. She is the grandmother of Parashara and the great grand mother of Vyasa. The Mahabharatha epic narrates how once she pleased Shiva when it did not rain for 12 years and the seven seers were suffering without roots and fruits. Her chastity and service to her husband is mentioned as unparalled. The
maxim in the Sanskrit called </span><i style="font-family: Arial;">Arundhatīdarśananyāyaḥ, </i><span style="font-family: "arial";">which</span><i style="font-family: Arial;"> </i><span style="font-family: "arial";">is used to infer the unknown from that which
is known is named after Arundathi.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial";"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">The route from Vashishta Gufa to DevPrayag, our next destination was extremely scenic.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Prayag means the place where two divine rivers mingle together. Devprayag meaning “Godly confluence”. The Bhagirathi and Alakananda meet to form the holy Ganges which comes down as Aadi Ganga. This place is also called as “Tirukkandam” and “KandvennumKadinagar”. Ancient name to this place is "SudarshanaKshetra". It is one of the five sacred confluences in the hills and is an important place of pilgrimage for devout Hindus and SriVaishnavites.</span><br />
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Satopanth and Bhagirath Kharak glaciers near the border with Tibet and
Bhagirathi at Gaumukh at the foot at the Gangotri glacier and Khatling glacier
in the Garhwal Himalaya merge together at this place. Situated at the
confluence of the Alaknanda and the Bhagirathi, the town of Devaprayag lies at
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Traditionally, it is considered to
be the place where sage Devasharma led his ascetic life in Satayuga, and
succeeded in having a glimpse of God giving birth to its present name,
Devprayag. Lord MahaVishnu gave vardaan to DevSharma that he would reside at
this place forever. Lord Rama too had given pindadaanam to King Dasharatha at
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; line-height: 28px;">ये कृतं पि</span><span style="color: yellow; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; line-height: 28px;">ण्दॎ</span><span style="color: yellow; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; line-height: 28px;">नां हि देवप्रयागके पितृ कार्य मुनिश्रेष्ट</span><span style="color: yellow; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; line-height: 28px;">ः कर्तव्यं न हि विध्यते गयायां पिण्डदानश्च यत् पुण्यं भवति द्विन</span><span style="color: yellow; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; line-height: 28px;">ः तत् पुण्यं कोटि गुणितं भवेदत्र न संशयः||</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Religious ablutions take place at 2
basins excavated in the rock at the junction of the holy streams - The
confluence has Brahma Kund on Bhagirathi River and Vasishta Kund on Alaknanda
River. Due to heavy monsoon rains the kund was completely submerged by Ganga
water. Also, we could not see the the clear color distinction between the two rivers one
generally observes. The river was flowing very fast.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Raghunath temple, with katyur
architecture is enshrined with Lord Rama (also known as </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Purushothaman,</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Venimaadavar and </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">NeelaMega perumal), whose height is 6 foot in Gaandhar style captures the
attention of every visitor. The temple is built of huge stones. It
stands upon a terrace in the upper part of the town and consists of an
irregular pyramid capped by a white cupola with a golden ball and spire known as Mangala Vimaanam. The
temple is surrounded by hills: Dasarathanchal in front, Narasimhachal to right
and Giridhachal where the temple is located. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It is believed both Lord SriRama and Dasharatha did penance at Devprayag. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Rama and Lakshmana performed a yajna here to atone to kill Ravana, who was a Brahmin. It is one of the 108 Divya kshetrams for Srivaishnavas to visit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Dasharathachal Peak, contains of a rock, known as Dashrathshila, on which Raja Dasharath is said to have led a life of penance. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">A small stream, the Shanta running down from the
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minutes to reach the temple premises. We crossed over the bridge. Before
climbing stairs to the temple, take a diversion towards the right to reach the bathing ghat. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">First one will have to take a Holy
dip at Devprayag. Pitru tarpanam, daanam here has very high importance. (Please
note: the clothes changing place for women, near the ghat is not covered.
Unless going in groups, please take permission to change dresses at one of the
peoples houses before itself). There are pandas (pandits -- Brahmins) to assist
with the various snana vidhi, pitru kaaryams and daana vidhi with the right
sankalpa and mantras. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It is said that the Pandavas, after the Kurukshetra war, acquired the sin of slaughtering their own kin. To get rid of this, Rishi Markandeya said that it was sufficient for them to take a holy dip at Devaprayag and other prayags among the Pancha Prayag. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Anna daanam at this place is highly auspicious. The Raja Swethakethu had done lot of dharmic anushtans, except anna daanam (even after annadanam having been emphasized by many maharshis). After having reached higher lokas, he started feeling terrible hunger. He requested Brahma to appease his hunger. Then Brahma suggested that he go back to the earth and undergo a specific remedy (upahaaram), which did not work. Next, a muni suggested that he bathe in the prayags. This too, did not work. Finally, he met Agastya muni at Devaprayag. Agastya muni suggested that he perform Annadanam at Devaprayag. When he said that he is unable to do it because he already has a Deva sharira, Agastya muni explained that it is enough for him to have something to give, which can be used to perform that Annadanam. When he had nothing Agastya muni told him to give the fruits of all his Punyas. When Swethaketu did this, Annadanam was performed on his behalf at Devaprayag, following which his hunger was satiated and he obtained Moksham. It is said that Devaprayag is a spot where intense meditation for one Ghatika (i.e, 24 minutes) suffices to remove all sins and achieve one's objectives and even moksham. The two other Ghatikaachalams being Sholingur (Thirughatikai) and Thirukkadiththaanam (in Kerala).</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">DevPrayag bathing ghat</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Banyan tree here is of very high
importance. The Banyan tree is a holy tree worshipped by Hindus. It is said all
Brahma, Vishnu (as Venimadhava) and Maheshwara (as Aadalangeshar) reside in this tree and hence it is considered
very auspicious. The pradakshina of this tree during sunrise is of high spiritual importance.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Banyan tree</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">One can buy all the pooja
accessories close to bathing ghat shops (Kalkandu, dry fruits, flowers, kumkum,
turmeric, udubatti (incense sticks), doop, karpoor, neela batti (this can be
prepared at home and taken as well), ghee (oil at some places), turmeric
(manja) kombu, adike, vettale (Beetle leaves -- this is hard to get in North
India near temples). But, one will have to carry vastrams (pattu vesti (preferably
yellow -- at some places white color) and pattu sarees (red color for North Indian temples and any dark colors
in South India for Divyakshetrams) from shops in South India or Delhi itself, as it is
hard to get it in North. Priests do karpoor Aarti, archanai and explain the sthala purana and how He looks during Nirmalya darshanam. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stairs leading to temple</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Lord Raghunatha is adorned with
the following color of vastram on each specific day: White (Monday and Friday),
Red (Tuesday and Sunday), Green (Wednesday) and Black on Saturday.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">[Courtesy:http://www.eprarthana.com]</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Periyalwar has done Mangalaasasanam
(praise of god) at this place. There are 10 paasurams (391-401) dedicated to this place.
The pushkarani is Mangala Theertham and Ganga River. Vimaanam is Mangala
Vimaanam.</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: yellow;"> பொங்கொலி கங்கைக் கரைமலி கண்டத்து உறைபுரு டோத்தம னடிமேல்</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: yellow;">வெங்கலி நலியா வில்லிபுத் தூர்க்கோன் விட்டுசித் தன்விருப் புற்று</span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow;">தங்கிய அன்பால் செய்தமிழ் மாலை தங்கிய நாவுடை யார்க்கு</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: yellow;">கங்கையில் திருமால் கழலிணைக் கீழே குளித்திருந் தகணக் காமே.</span></div>
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<!--StartFragment--><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">"This is a mangalaasasnam by Vishnuchittar (Periyalwar), sung with deep and
lasting love, for the feet of the Lord Purushottama residing in Khandam on the
banks of the gushing river Ganga. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial";"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">Those who recite it will secure the same
merit as bathing in the river Ganga and offering worship at the feet of the Lord
Raghunatha forever.
Periyalwar, while praising this Kshetram says that the green
color of Tulasi (Bhagirathi river) on Sriman Narayana </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">can be seen mingling here</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial";"> together with the brown color of
Konrai</span><span style="font-family: "arial";"> flower </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">(Alakananda river)</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">on lord
Shiva. He says further, that Ganga brings with her flow precious stones and valuables
from the Himalayas and presents them at the Divine feet of the Lord Sri
Purushottama here.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial";"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">Here, Pithru Tarpanam, yagnas, etc., were being performed regularly. Now also, pilgrims on
their visit to Sri Badrinath, bathe and after worshiping the Lord, perform such
rituals. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial";"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">Perialwar says in his pasuram that the smoke from the Yagnas' agni
kunds, used to spread on both the shores of the river Ganga here. There is a
witness to Lord Raghunatha here. Sri Rama after killing Ravana, came here and
meditated to wash off the sin arising out of killing Ravana. As we proceed to
the temple after a bath in the river, we can notice the Footprints of Sri Rama
on a huge rock.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial";"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">We now get into the
temple, whose staircase is quite steep and high. In the temple we see Sri
Purushottama. We can also see the rock seat on which Sri Rama meditated. It has a backrest
also. We also see a big Vata vruksham [banyan tree]. This tree is existing for
many thousands of years. This Divya desam and Sri Rama are connected and
Perialwar does not forget to mention in his pasuram-- He mentions 'em dasarathi
and em purushottama </span><span style="font-family: "inaimathi";">எம்</span><span style="font-family: "arial";"> </span><span style="font-family: "inaimathi";">தாசரதி</span><span style="font-family: "arial";">, </span><span style="font-family: "inaimathi";">எம்</span><span style="font-family: "arial";"> </span><span style="font-family: "inaimathi";">புரோஷோத்தமன்</span><span style="font-family: "arial";"> '[my Dasarathi and my
Purushottama]! He says, "He, Who disfigured Soorpanaka and killed her
brother, is my Dasarathi" This place is surrounded by Dasharathanchal."</span></span><br />
<br />
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<b>தங்கையை மூக்கும் தமையனைத் தலையும் தடிந்தஎம் தாச ரதிபோய்</b></div>
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<b>எங்கும் தன்புக ழாவிருந்து அரசாண்ட எம்புரு டோத்தம னிருக்கை</b></div>
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<b>கங்கை கங்கையென்ற வாசகத் தாலே கடுவினை களைந்திட கிற்கும்</b></div>
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<b>கங்கையின் கரைமேல் கைதொழ நின்ற கண்டமென் னும்கடி நகரே. (391)</b></div>
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<b><br /></b></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;"><b>சலம்பொதி யுடம்பின் தழலுமிழ் பேழ்வாய்ச் சந்திரன் வெங்கதிர் அஞ்ச</b></span></div>
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<b>மலர்ந்தெழுந் தணவி மணிவண்ண வுருவின் மால்புரு டோத்தமன் வாழ்வு</b></div>
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<b>நலம்திகழ் சடையான் முடிக்கொன்றை மலரும் நாரணன் பாதத்து ழாயும்</b></div>
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<b>கலந்திழி புனலால் புகர்படு கங்கைக் கண்டமென் னும்கடி நகரே. (392)</b></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;"><b>அதிர்முக முடைய வலம்புரி குமிழ்த்தி அழலுமிழ் ஆழிகொண் டெறிந்துஅங்கு</b></span></div>
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<b>எதிர்முக வசுரர் தலைகளை யிடறும் எம்புரு டோத்தம னிருக்கை</b></div>
<div style="background-color: #f8f7ec; color: #364149; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">
<b>சதுமுகன் கையில் சதுப்புயன் தாளில் சங்கரன் சடையினில் தங்கி</b></div>
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<b>கதிர்முக மணிகொண் டிழிபுனல் கங்கைக் கண்டமென் னும்கடி நகரே. (393)</b></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;"><b>இமையவர் இறுமாந் திருந்தர சாள ஏற்றுவந் தெதிர்பொரு சேனை</b></span></div>
<div style="background-color: #f8f7ec; color: #364149; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">
<b>நமபுரம் நணுக நாந்தகம் விசிறும் நம்புரு டோத்தமன் நகர்தான்</b></div>
<div style="background-color: #f8f7ec; color: #364149; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">
<b>இமவந்தம் தொடங்கி இருங்கடலளவும் இருகரை உலகிரைத் தாட</b></div>
<div style="background-color: #f8f7ec; color: #364149; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">
<b>கமையுடைப் பெருமைக் கங்கையின் கரைமேல் கண்டமென் னும்கடி நகரே. (394)</b></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;"><b>உழுவதோர் படையும் உலக்கையும் வில்லும் ஒண்சுட ராழியும் சங்கும்</b></span></div>
<div style="background-color: #f8f7ec; color: #364149; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">
<b>மழுவொடு வாளும் படைக்கல முடைய மால்புரு டோத்தமன் வாழ்வு</b></div>
<div style="background-color: #f8f7ec; color: #364149; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">
<b>எழுமையும் கூடி ஈண்டிய பாவம் இறைப்பொழு தளவினில் எல்லாம்</b></div>
<div style="background-color: #f8f7ec; color: #364149; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">
<b>கழுவிடும் பெருமைக் கங்கையின் கரைமேல் கண்டமென் னும்கடி நகரே. (395)</b></div>
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<b><br /></b></div>
<div style="background-color: #f8f7ec; color: #364149; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">
<b>தலைப்பெய்து குமுறிச் சலம்பொதி மேகம் சலசல பொழிந்திடக் கண்டு</b></div>
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<b>மலைப்பெருங் குடையால் மறைத்தவன் மதுரை மால்புரு டோத்தமன் வாழ்வு</b></div>
<div style="background-color: #f8f7ec; color: #364149; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">
<b>அலைப்புடைத் திரைவாய் அருந்தவ முனிவர் அவபிர தம்குடைந் தாட</b></div>
<div style="background-color: #f8f7ec; color: #364149; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">
<b>கலப்பைகள் கொழிக்கும் கங்கையின் கரைமேல் கண்டமென் னும்கடி நகரே. (396)</b></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;"><b>விற்பிடித் திறுத்து வேழத்தை முருக்கி மேலிருந் தவன்தலை சாடி</b></span></div>
<div style="background-color: #f8f7ec; color: #364149; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">
<b>மற்பொரு தெழப்பாய்ந்து அரையன யுதைத்த மால்புரு டோத்தமன் வாழ்வு</b></div>
<div style="background-color: #f8f7ec; color: #364149; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">
<b>அற்புத முடையஅயி ராவத மதமும் அவரிளம் படியரொண் சாந்தும்</b></div>
<div style="background-color: #f8f7ec; color: #364149; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">
<b>கற்பக மலரும் கலந்திழி கங்கைக் கண்டமென் னும்கடி நகரே. (397) </b></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;"><b>திரைபொரு கடல்சூழ் திண்மதிள் துவரை வேந்துதன் மைத்துனன் மார்க்காய்</b></span></div>
<div style="background-color: #f8f7ec; color: #364149; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">
<b>அரசினை யவிய அரசினை யருளும் அரிபுரு டோத்தம னமர்வு</b></div>
<div style="background-color: #f8f7ec; color: #364149; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">
<b>நிரைநிரை யாக நெடியன யூபம் நிரந்தரம் ஒழுக்குவிட்டு இரண்டு</b></div>
<div style="background-color: #f8f7ec; color: #364149; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">
<b>கரைபுரை வேள்விப் புகைகமழ் கங்கை கண்டமென் னும்கடி நகரே. (398)</b></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;"><b>வடதிசை மதுரை சாளக்கி ராமம் வைகுந்தம் துவரை அயோத்தி</b></span></div>
<div style="background-color: #f8f7ec; color: #364149; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">
<b>இடமுடை வதரி யிடவகை யுடைய எம்புரு டோத்தம னிருக்கை</b></div>
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<b>தடவரை யதிரத் தரணிவிண் டிடியத் தலைப்பற்றிக் கரைமரம் சாடி</b></div>
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<b>கடலினைக் கலங்கக் கடுத்திழி கங்கைக் கண்டமென் னும்கடி நகரே. (399)</b></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;"><b>மூன்றெழுத் ததனை மூன்றெழுத் ததனால் மூன்றெழுத் தாக்கிமூன் றெழுத்தை</b></span></div>
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<b>ஏன்றுகொண் டிருப்பார்க்கு இரக்கம்நன் குடைய எம்புரு டோத்தம னிருக்கை</b></div>
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<b>மூன்றடி நிமிர்த்து மூன்றினில் தோன்றி மூன்றினில் மூன்றுரு வானான்</b></div>
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<b>கான்தடம் பொழில்சூழ் கங்கையின் கரைமேல் கண்டமென் னும்கடி நகரே. (400)</b></div>
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<b>பொங்கொலி கங்கைக் கரைமலி கண்டத்து உறைபுரு டோத்தம னடிமேல்</b></div>
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<b>வெங்கலி நலியா வில்லிபுத் தூர்க்கோன் விட்டுசித் தன்விருப் புற்று</b></div>
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<b>தங்கிய அன்பால் செய்தமிழ் மாலை தங்கிய நாவுடை யார்க்கு</b></div>
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<b>கங்கையில் திருமால் கழலிணைக் கீழே குளித்திருந் தகணக் காமே. (401)</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Lord here is in Chaturbhujam (4
hands), Nindra tirukkolam (standing posture) and is facing his Thirumugam (face)
towards the east direction. A bow and arrow of Sri Rama is kept near the vigraham. Prathyaksha
darshanam was given to Bharadwaja Maharshi and Brahma. The Thayaar found in
this kshetram is Pundareekavalli (Sri Vimala --- Seetha thayaar). The garbhagriham
also has vigraham of Badri Narayan. The utsava murthi is Sri Rama accompanied by
Sita, Lakshmana and Hanuman. The utsava murthis are kept in Ram Gaddi during
important festival days. Sri Adi Shankaracharya installed the idol of Raghunath.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Just outside the main
sanctum on the right side there are idols of Ganesha and Bhuvaneswari. On the
left side, there is an idol of Hanuman holding Sanjeevani Parvath. Opposite to
Hanuman, there is a small idol of Vamana, placing His feet on Bali’s
head. On the outer side of the Prakaaram, there are idols of Lord Narasimhar
and Annapurna. There are shrines for Hanuman, Adi Sankaracharyar (near Ram
gaddi) and Lord Shiva (as Rama was Shiva’s devotee)</span><br />
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temple timings are as follows:
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6 A.M.-- 12 noon; 5 P.M. to 9 P.M.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Winter -- 7 A.M.– 12 noon; 4 P.M. to 8 P.M.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The place where Lord Rama did
penance is in the temple premises known as “Ram Gaddi” (the place where Rama
sat while doing tapas).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">If one has more time to spend in the
town of Devprayag one can choose to visit the following places at Devprayag: Badrinath temple, Hanuman temple, Shiva
temple, Kaala Bhairav and Chandrashila temple (2 km from Devprayag where King
Dasharatha did penance for the salvation of his ancestors) and Danda Nagaraja
temple (Lord of snakes). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Nakshatra Vedh Shala (an observatory) established by late Acharya Shri Pt. Chakradhar Joshi (a scholar in Astronomy and Astrology) exists on Dashrathanchal. The observatory is equipped with two telescopes and many books to support research in astronomy.
It also contains about 3000 manuscripts from 1677 AD onwards collected from
various parts of country. Apart from the latest equipment, it also has the
ancient equipment like Surya Ghati, Jal Ghati and Dhruv Ghati. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This beautiful temple of Kali as Dhaari Devi (Kalyaneshwari) is situated between Rudraprayag and Srinagar on the banks of fast flowing Alaknanda River. The devi here is swayambhu (self-manifested). One will have to trek down for about 1km to reach the temple. Path to temple is very steep. The temple is situated on the top of a Simha shila (lion's rock) which has the shape of Lion's head. Devi is dressed in Bala rupa (child) in the morning, Roudra rupa (angry) in the afternoon and Vrudhdha (Old) rupa during evening hours.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">A new temple is getting built up because each time it rains heavily, the temple is getting flooded due to the (ongoing) Srinagar dam construction. They are planning to cut the rocks from which Devi is emerging and raise the platform of the temple premises. Beauty around the temple abounds. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Interestingly, there is no bali
pooja offered in this temple. Kali maata herself appeared to one of head priest
and instructed Her devotees to stop sacrificing animals in Her name. Hence devotees who
still believe in offering bali offer it at Bhairon gufa (1 km away along the river).</span></div>
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the rivers Mandakini (emerging from Kedarnath) and Alakananda. It is situated at a distance of 141 km from Rishikesh and 74 km from Devprayag on Rishikesh to Badari-Kedar motor road (NH58). Rudraprayag is the point where the two roads branch off to the holy Shrines of Kedarnath (86 km –NH109) & Badarinath (159 km – NH58) respectively. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This place has lot of natural beauty with majestic Himalayas, gushing water of the sacred rivers, and a rich variety of flora and fauna. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Confluence of two rivers</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Alaknanda then proceeds towards Devaprayag where it joins with Bhagirathi River to form the river Ganges. There is a temple
dedicated to Rudra, lord Shiva. The lord Shiva here is swayambhu emerged out
due to penance of Narada Magarshi. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">To master the mysteries of music, the sage Narada worshipped Lord Shiva at the confluence of rivers, and Shiva appeared in his Rudra incarnation to bless the sage. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The rock at the confluence, where Narada muni did his penance and learnt the knowledge of music is called "Narad Shila". </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Devotees perform holy dip, daanam and float diyas at this place.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">A steep line of steps leads to the
confluence point while ancient temples Rudranath and Chamunda Devi stand on the
upper end of the steps. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Chamunda Devi temple is situated at confluence of the holy rivers. Chamunda as wife of Lord Rudra is worshiped here.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">There is an ancient temple Rudranath temple, dedicated to Lord
Rudra. Temple is at upper
end of the steps from the prayag. In the prakara there is a small temple dedicated to
Ganesh-Lakshmi Narayan and Bhairav. The main temple is divided into two
portions; the sanctrum and the Natmandir and its crest is dome shaped adorned
with lotus and trident. Natmandir in front has a pair of stone bull facing the
sanctrum. The sanctrum houses two idols of Shiva – 'Naradeshwar' and 'Kameshwar'.
One of them being swayambhu lingam. Two fine images of Parvati and Ganesha stand
on both sides of the lingam.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Monal resort is a very good place to stay at Rudraprayag. Our
initial plan of staying here got changed as we wanted to proceed further and stay at Sitapur so that we do not miss our trip to Kedarnath due to landslides.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Agasthya Muni Ashram</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Agasthya muni is the author of Agasthya Samhita. A-ga means a mountain and
Asti means thrower. He was a son of Pulasthya, son of Brahma. He is the guru of all
spiritual adepts who possessed ashta siddhis. He is an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva,
and the father of Tamil literature and compiled the first Tamil grammar called
Agathiyam. Lord Shiva first taught Tamil language to Agasthiyar.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Agasthya by dent of his
spiritual powers, created his wife Lopāmudrā with all the special qualities of
character and personality that would be appropriate in the wife of a renunciate
and transformed her to be born to king of Vidarbha. According to the Mahabharata (Vana Parva:
Tirtha Yatra parva), he performed penance at Gangadwara
(Haridwar), with the help of his wife, Lopamudra (the princess of Vidarbha).
Agasthiyar has written many texts on medicines and Nadi astrology.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This place is one of the
ashrams of Agasthya muni. It is located at a distance of 18 kms from Rudraprayag.
There is a temple dedicated to Agasthya muni. A huge yagna shala with peetam can
be seen today also. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">There is a temple with
Lord Vishnu and Shiva Ling. When I bowed in front of god putting my forehead on
floor in temple, I could feel a vibration in floor. I felt that it might be due to the spiritual
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">There are very
interesting legends related to Agasthya muni.</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> The Kalakeyas, clan of asuras, used to hide in the Ocean under water, so
that it was difficult for the Devas to conquer them. The Devas then went to Sage Agastya for help. After hearing the Devas, the sage drank the entire ocean
water and held it within him, until the demons were destroyed. Following this, he restored the Ocean once again.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Another legend is that two demon brothers, Ilvala and Vatapi, used to kill sages passing through the forest using a novel scheme: Vatapi would turn into a Goat, which would be cooked and fed to a sage. After the meal, Ilvala, who knew the Sanjivini mantra, would bring Vatapi back to life. Vatapi would then come out by tearing the sage's stomach, thereby killing the sage, who would be eaten by the two brothers. A time came when they planned to kill Agastya himself in this manner. Agastya however, got to know their true intentions through his spiritual powers. When he finished the meal, he rubbed his stomach and pronounced the words "Vatapi jeerNo bhava" (may Vatapi be digested). Ilvala failed to bring Vatapi out after applying his usual mantras. Agastya then calmly informed Ilvala that Vatapi had been digested and could not be brought back to life again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Sage Agastya is also said to have saved the earth from Mount Vindhyachal continually growing in
height. To do this, Sage Agastya traveled to
South India, via the Vindhyachal. When the Vindhya saw his
guru Sage Agastya, he bowed with respect and reverence, upon which Sage Agastya
told the Vindhyas to be bowed with respect until he returned. The Vindhyas promised to not grow until the
seer's return from the South. After passing through the mountain, sage Agastya never
went to the North again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Another reference is in
the Mahabharata in Sauptikaparva, as the sage gave Drona, the greatest of
weapons, Brahmastra. In Srimad Bhagavatham there is a very interesting story of
Agastya muni cursing King Indradyumna, who became Gajendra. Gajendra after
having fought and to get away from clutches of the crocodile, surrendered to
Sriman Narayana. Lord got him away from the clutches of the crocodile and awarded him the status of
Swarupya Mukthi.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Pleased upon Parvati's
penance, Lord Shiva agreed to marry her. The Spiritual Wedding was solemnized
at Triyugi Narayana (capital of Himavat). All the Brahma, Vishnu, Devas, Bhootas, Asuras, Yakshas,
Kinnaras, Gandharvas etc., came down from their respective extraterrestrial
realms to Earth, to earth to witness the wedding. Due to their weight North
the Earth started to Tilt. Lord Shiva then requested Agasthya Muni to rush to
South India and balance the Earth from further tilting. Agasthya muni came down
to a place called Chengannoor in Kerala and sat in meditation and then negated
the further tilt of the planet. However, Agasthya muni had laid down a condition
before leaving Kailasa that Shiva and Parvati would come down to the place
where he would sit, and the marriage will be solemnized again there for his
benefit to which all agreed. Finally Lord Shiva and Parvati came to Chengannoor
to be married again before Agasthya muni.</span></div>
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Kashi), and had darshan of Viswanatha temple. Stairs from side of the road
takes to temple of Viswanath. It is an ancient temple and inside as soon as one
enters will find a kund – Manikarnika kund, where there is Elephant head
structure from which Ganga flows and goumukh (Cow’s mouth) structure from which
Yamuna flows into Kund. There is one temple dedicated to Vishwanatha and other
temple being Ardhanarishwara (half Shiva and other half being goddess Parvathi
on bull). The idol attracts everyone who sees it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">After the Kurukshetra war, Pandavas
on the advise of god Krishna and other sages wished to atone for their sin to
have killed their own kin and Brahmanahatya decided to appease Lord Shiva
before attaining salvation. But Lord Shiva was not willing to meet them since
he was angry with them, avoided meeting them at Kashi and went incognito as the
bull -- Nandi to GuptaKashi. But Pandavas pursued him here, and recognized him
in the form of Nandi. When Bhima, tried to hold the bull by its tail and hind
legs, Nandi vanished from Guptakashi, into the ground, but reappeared as Shiva
at five places (Pancha Kedar), hump at Kedarnath, face at Rudranath, arms at
Tunganath, navel and stomach at Madhyamaheshwar and the hair and the head at Kalpeshwar.
The vanishing act of Shiva gave the name Guptakashi. In the upper part of
Bhagirathi River, there is another Kashi, called the Uttarkashi.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Guptakashi (on the way to Kedarnath) before they got married at Triyugi Narayan
at the confluence of Mandakini and Sone-Prayag. Bali’s son BaaNasura had his
rajdhani Shonitapuri close to GupthaKashi.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Temple is built using stones with a
high tower over the sanctum and a wooden frame and sloping roof. At the
entrance to the temple, there are two dwarpalakas on both sides. The exterior
façade is painted with lotuses. At the top of the door, there is an image of
Bhairava. The bull Nandi is situated at the entrance of Ardhanareeshwara
temple. This bull statue has a Swastika mark on its side, with its arms aligned
in a clockwise direction. The Shiva ling from Kashi (Benaras) was shifted to
GuptaKashi to save from mogul Aurangzeb's attack. The daanam done at this place
is also Guptha, it is kept inside the dry coconut available near shops of
temple and given to a Satpatra person.</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">RISHIKESH – Abode of Lord Vishnu as Lord of the Senses.</span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Day 4 and 5 --- Haridwar -- Rishikesh.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Nestling in the foothills of the
Himalayas on the banks of the sacred Ganga River and Chandrabhaga stream, Rishikesh is a
bustling temple town attracting thousands of pilgrims to its heart. It is
scenically located where the Ganga River flows, and is filled with ashrams and
temples. It is known as “The Gateway to the Himalayas”. It is referred as
Devabhumi or Brahmabhumi, a land where gods took their abode and sadhus and
sants lived and live. Rishikesh is the place where Lord Vishnu, vanquished the demon Madhu.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">It is stated in the Puranas (Kedarkhand of Skanda Purana) that Lord Rama did
his penance at this place, for killing Ravana who was a Brahmin by birth; the Laxman Jhula Bridge is named after Laxman, who crossed the
river by jute rope at this point. The jute rope bridge was replaced by
iron-rope suspension bridge in 1889, and after it was washed away in the 1924
floods, the stronger bridge currently in use replaced it.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">"Hṛṣīkeśa" (</span><span style="font-family: "devanagari sangam mn";">हृषीकेश</span><span style="font-family: "arial";">) is a name of Vishnu that means 'lord of the senses”. The place gets
its name after Lord Vishnu appeared to ‘Raibhya Rishi’ and 'Som Sharma', as a result of their tapasya (austerities), as Lord Hrishikesha. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Describing how Kubjaamrak teerth
derived it's name, Lord Varaha told Prithvi in Varaha purana (Adhyaya - 126) as follows: "In Satyayuga, at the time
when the earth was still submerged in water, I had killed two mighty demons
named Madhu and Kaitabh and had saved Brahma. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">After killing both the demons I looked all around and
found sage Raibhya engrossed in his penance. Sage Raibhya was a great devotee
of mine and was doing Tapasya for over 10000 years. I was extremely impressed and watched him hiding myself behind a mango
tree. The mango tree could not bear the weight of my hands and became curved.
This is how Kubjaamrak teerth (Kubja -- means hunched and aamrak -- means mango tree) derived it's name.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Very soon, sage Raibhya found
out that I was giving darshan in the form of mango tree. He eulogized me and requested me
to grant a special status to Kubjaamrak teerth among all the holy places. I
blessed him and thus Kubjaamrak teerth became one of the holiest places."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">There
are several other holy places situated in the vicinity of Kubjaamrak teerth:
Manas-teerth, Maya-teerth, Sarvakaamika-teerth, Purnamukh teerth, Karaveer-teerth, Pundareeka-Teerth, Agni-teerth, Vaayavya teerth, Shakra-terth, Manasarteerth, Sapta samudrak-teerth,etc. The details of all these teerthas, how to identify them, what is the phalam of taking holy dip in them and when is the auspicious day to take holy dip is detailed in the Varaha Purana. All these holy places
including Kubjaamrak teerth are capable of giving salvation. The holy Kubjaamrak </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">teerth is in the shape of Kumudhapushpaki. One who has holy dip here will attain SwargaLoka. One who does hard dharma anustaan, in the months of Kaarthik, Agahan or Vaishakha at Rishikesh will attain Vishnu Loka.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Since Raibhya had to conquer his senses in order to realize Vishnu, Lord Vishnu appeared as Hrishikesh.</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial";"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;"> “Hrishik” means senses and “Ish” means king.</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">During Kaliyuga, Lord Vishnu's incarnation is known by the name of Bharat. Who ever will live in Hrishikesh observing all religious disciplines and will visit Bharatji's temple after a holy bath in the sacred Mayakund, will be freed from all wordly bondages. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">There
were many <i>“Rishi’s”</i></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">, meaning "seer," living in caves in the surrounding hills. Another
legend for this place describes that fierce fire broke out here. Lord Shiva was
angry with Lord Agni and cursed him. Then Lord Agni prayed here for the
expiation of his sins. Hence it is also known as Agni Teerth – the holy place of penance of Lord Agni or the Fire God. The water in this teerth has ushna (Hot) nature in Hemantha ruthu and sheetal (cold) nature in Greeshma ruthu.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Today, Rishikesh is
known as the "the world capital of yoga." Meditation in Rishikesh brings one closer to attainment of Moksha. Rishikesh is
also becoming a popular spot for Ganga River white water rafting, rappelling,
rock climbing, kayaking and bungee jumping. There are a lot of soft treks in
this region. Many tourists trek to Neelkant MahaDev temple in the midst of nature watching
beautiful birds and some prefer to be at the camp and relax.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">We checked out from
Hotel Godwin in Haridwar and started to move towards Rishikesh. Even on the road
from Haridwar to Rishikesh one can find lot of temples. We first visited a
500 year old ancient temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu and Lakshmi as
SatyaNarayana. There is an old Rudraksha tree, (the seeds of which are
traditionally used for making prayer beads) in the temple premises.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">It is located at a distance of 29 km from Rishikesh. One can get a view the peaks of Garhwal Himalayas including Chaukamba, Swarga Rohini, Banderpoonch and Gangotri. This is a siddha peeta dedicated to Sati. It offers a panaromic view of Himalayan peaks to the North and Rishikesh, Haridwar and Doon valley to the south. It is considered one among the 52 Shaktipeetas. This is the place where Divine Mother's breast had fallen. She is also known as Kucha Devi. Priest narrated the sthala purana, and it was our fortune we could worship the goddess at this place in peace for a long time.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Place where Mother's breast fell</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">One can witness excellent mountain views and this place is famous for sunrise and sunset on the Greater Himalayan peaks and the vast Indo Gangetic plains. One will have to buy pooja </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large; text-align: justify;">samagris, mata ki chunri and sindoor items down itself near parking place and climb around 80 stairs. Beware of monkeys here. When we went the path through stairs were broken due to heavy rains and we had to do some climbing. While coming back we got down from the mountain side. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">While climbing one can read shlokas from the Durga Shaptasati which is written on the shelter covering the stairs. There is a sacred tree to which devotees tie threads and chunris seeking desires. Once the wishes are fulfilled they make a visit again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">In Rishikesh, we first
visited Muni-ki-Reti or the “sands of the sages” at Triveni ghat (bathing
ghat) and had our holy dip at River Ganges. Traditionally, the sandy (reti) banks of Ganges River have been used by munis (sages) and sadhus for tapasya, giving the place it's name Muni ki Reti. The Ganga and Saraswati are already together flowing down from Mana. Near the banks of the Ganga in Rishikesh there is Rishi-kund which has water from Yamuna and hence this place is called Triveni-ghat.</span></span></div>
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floated diyas. There was a holy sage sitting under the tree and reading
Ramayana aloud which made the whole atmosphere divine and serene. On the ghats,
there is temple dedicated to “Triveni – Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati”. </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">The picturesque locale of the place, surrounded with mountains is indeed a visual feast. </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Maha Aarti is performed in the evening at Triveni Ghat. It was very soothing to sit on the banks of the river and enjoy the cool breeze from the river and listen to the Ramayana</span></div>
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a huge statue of Gitopadesh from Krishna to Arjuna as well as a Maa Ganga idol. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">On to the
left of the ghat is Machli kund, where one can find many fish. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">On coming
out, there is the Raghunath Mandir with the ancient Rishi kund, which is of high
importance for pinda daanam, snan and daan. The temple has Sita Rama statues and also Lakshmi
Narayana. In the prakara one can find Nava Durga’s also. The past evidences relate this place to Kubj Rishi, who was blessed by the Goddess Yamuna, by saturating this pond by her waters. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rishi Kund</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sita-Ram -- Raghunatha Mandir</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lakshmi Narayana</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shiva Lingam</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nava Durga</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rama Charana paduka</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Temples around Lakshman Jhoola</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Then we started visiting
all temples around Lakshman Jhoola. It takes around one hour to cover all the
temples around this area. First we went to Radha Krishna temple. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Radha Krishna Mandir</span></span></h3>
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">It is also called as Ananda dham. Main idol is
Radha Krishna, at entrance one finds big idol of Bhajrang bali and on the walls
of entrance 4 statues of Ganga, Yamuna, Shiva and Vishnu for char dhams
(Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath). Apart from main idol, there are
idols of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Vivekananda, Ganesha, Durga, MahaVishnu, Lakshmi, Brahma, Saraswathi, Rama-Sita and many more. This temple is
situated on the way to Lakshman Jhoola. From here we passed through bazaar road
where one can buy lot of pooja related items. There are authenticated shops
selling Spatika malas (One can identify pure spatika’s in darkness. If one bead
is rubbed against other, it produces spark).<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bhajrang Bali (Hanuman)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Radha Krishna</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Lakshman Mandir</span></span></h3>
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">From here we went to
Lakshman temple: To atone for the Brahma hatya dosham of Killing Indrajit during the
war, Lakshmana did penance at this place. Hence, this temple is dedicated to
him and Lakshmana jhoola is named after him. The main idol of Lakshmana is unique: He is in the form of Adhisesha. We met a few piligrims who had just then completed Badri Yatra. Rishikesh was their final destination. They blessed us that we would have a successful yatra and gave us abhisheka tirtha of Badrinath mahaabhishekam. That boosted our spirits after having missed the visit to Yamunotri and Gangotri <o:p></o:p></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">dhams.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Entrance of temple</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lakshmana<span style="text-align: justify;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shri Lakshmi Narada sametha Badri Nath ji</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Saccha Akhileshwar Mahadev temple</span></h3>
<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">From Lakshmana Jhoola
temple, we went to Saccha Akhileshwar Mahadev temple: This temple is dedicated
to Lord Shiva built by Sage Sacha. The lingam is gigantic and is 11ft 11inch
tall and its breadth is 6 feet. Around the lingam there are various idols of
Sita-Rama, Radha-Krishna, Shiva-Parvati, Durga, Vinayaka and Karthikeya.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mahadev temple.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Lakshman Jhoola</span></span></h3>
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">From here we went over
Lakshman Jhoola Bridge. Lakshman jhoola is a suspended bridge. This part of
town is better known for its busy shops, restaurants and cafes. The winds were
blowing very fast as we were walking on the bridge. Even small motor
vehicles are also allowed on this bridge which makes it hard for pedestrians to manage when strong winds blow. Swarga Ashram can be found on east
banks. After crossing the bridge it started raining very heavily. We entered
Coffee day and had a nice cup of coffee. When it stopped raining we took a jeep
and went to Paramarth Niketan for the evening Aarti.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from Lakshman Jhoola<span style="text-align: justify;"> </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Evening Aarthi at
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">We floated diyas and did Aarti to Ganga maata.
The evening Aarti at 7pm at Parmarth Niketan Ashram is mesmerizing. I stood at the tip of Ganga, where my feet were inside the River. The Shiva statue with backdrop of
mountains and Ganga River is amazing. The Sun started to set. Here, the Ganga Aarti is
more detailed. They first start with bhajans. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">The atmosphere was truly
enchanting and spiritual. There was not as much of a crowd as in Haridwar, so I could concentrate on the Aarti much more. Words fail to express the vibration of
bhajans and the Aarti song, along with the ringing bells of the temple. Innumerable diyas were floating on River Ganga, which was lighting up the whole place. It touched my
inner soul and mind. It was something I wont forget in my lifetime. I felt one
with the surroundings, which energized my spirits. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">We walked over Ram Jhoola after seeing Paramarth Ashram. Ram Jhoola is another suspension bridge connecting the areas of Shivanand Ashram on the east bank and Swargashram on the west. There are lots of shops around Ram jhoola. One can buy good kurthas, japa malas, ayurvedic things, idols, CD’s etc etc. One can see lot of cows and worship them here on Ganga bank. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">We stayed at Ganga Beach
resort for 2 days in Rishikesh. It is situated at Tapovan 3 kms from Rishikesh. It offers the view of
Ganga swiftly flowing along. It is surrounded by forested hills. Ganga Kinare is
also a good hotel to stay at and has beautiful views of Ganga river with backdrop
of mountains and a private ghat (bank).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Day 2 at Rishikesh: Neelkanth Mahadev temple</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Next day morning we started to Neelkanth Mahadev temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. It is situated at a height of 1330 meters and is located about 32 kms from Rishikesh in the Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand. </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">It is surrounded by dense forests. It is enveloped between valleys of Manikoot, Brahmakoot and Vishnukoot and is located at the confluence of the rivers Pankaja and Madhumati.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">This is the sacred place where, Lord Shiva consumed the poison Halahala that originated from the samudra manthana when Devas and Asuras churned the ocean in order to obtain Amrita. This poison that emanated during the Samudramanthan made his throat blue in color and thus Lord Shiva is called Neelkanth.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">The gopuram of the temple is adorned with sculptures of various Devas and Asuras depecting this story. Neelkanth Mahadev in the form of Shivalinga is the presiding deity of the temple. The temple complex also has a natural spring where devotees take a holy bath before entering the temple. There is a trekkable road (approx 4 hrs) to the temple surrounded by dense forests. One buys various pooja samagris along with ganga jal and havan samagris. The havan samagris are added to havan which has a akhand agni. Bhasma from this havan is given as prasad.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">A life-sized idol of goddess Parvati is seated near the entrance. The arena around the lingam is made of marble. Devotees offer Ganga jal, Pushpam and bilva patram to Linga. Opposite to the lingam there is a nandi, the bull. The lingam is encased in silver and it has an opening at the top to see the original form. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">There is a gigantic peepal tree at the entrance of the sanctum. Devotees offer Ganga jal to the tree and worship. Many even tie up chunaries at the tree for the desires to be fulfilled. People visit Neelkanth Mahadev temple to seek Moksha and solitude and inner peace of mind.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">On the way back we stopped at Kali Gufa. There is a Shiva linga inside this cave. It is a little slippery to enter the cave which is behind a waterfall.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Further down, at Garuda </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">chatti, there is a Garuda temple. It is called as first (pratham) chatti (stopover) of the Badri, Kedar, Gangotri and Yamunotri yatra. Yatris start their char dham yatra from Haridwar and Rishikesh. That is the reason that this is considered as the pratham chatti of the yatra.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Garuda Bhagvan<span style="text-align: justify;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shivling at Garuda chatti<span style="text-align: justify;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Garuda chatti is near this bridge</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">As we proceed towards Rishikesh back one can get beautiful views of Ganga in backdrop of mountains.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Veerabadra Mahadev Mandir</span></h3>
<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Veerabhadra was a super being created by the wrath of Rudra (Shiva), when he stepped into destroy the yagna of Daksha, after Sati - consort of Shiva, self-immolated in yagna fire. This is a shiva temple dedicated to Veerabadra.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Then we went to Pracheen Bharat Mandir. This is the main temple of Hrishikesh (Adhistatri bhagavan). It is about ½ km from Triveni Ghat. The main deity is carved out of one piece Saligram. The inner canopy above the statue has Shree Yatra, which is installed by Adiguru Shankacharya. Behind this temple, there is pracheen Kali mandir. </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Every
year, on the day of Basant Panchami, the Saligram is taken out,
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">There is a museum associated with the temple with a lot of sculptures, clay containers etc which were excavated.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">ISCKON Temple, Rishikesh.</span></span></h3>
<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">From here we went to the ISCKON temple at Rishikesh. It is a very beautiful temple. Bhajans were going on when we went to this temple. We also brought genuine Tulsi maala from the store.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Shatrugna temple</span></h3>
<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">After this we again went for evening aarti at Paramarth followed by Radha Krishna temple and pracheen Shatrugna temple. With this our day at Rishikesh concluded.</span><br />
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rupa of the Lord, or the manifest portion of Purusha, is identified with the
entire visible world. Mountains are the bones of his body, the oceans are his
abdominal cavity, the trees are the hairs on his body, and the rivers are his veins
and arteries. Water is the very basis of all life. Water is worshipped as the
Universal Mother, since “water symbolizes the primal substance from which all
forms of life come and to which they will return. She has the power to bestow the life
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from Gaumukh in Himalayas, encounters many obstacles on her way, until she
reaches the ocean. Similarly, the bhaktha should never give up their struggle,
however insurmountable the obstacles in the path may appear to be. All
difficulties and obstacles will be removed through the grace of Sriman Narayana
if he is sincere in his bhakthi, and he will reach the goal. </span></div>
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learn silent lessons from her. Always give, ask for nothing in return. Expect
nothing in return. Do not expect even appreciation, approbation, or
recognition. We should develop a vision like the Ganga.
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the path of Mother Ganga. Be pure. Be adaptable. Be tolerant. Be forgiving. Be
sweet. Pour out our love on all. Share what we have—moral, mental and
spiritual—with the whole of humanity. Give
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Let glory be to Mother
Ganga, the giver of life, light and love. Worship Her with faith, devotion and
piety. Take a holy dip in her. Adore Her with flowers of purity, love,
self-restraint and equal vision. Sing Her Names and do her aarthi with bhakthi.
Attain Brahman through Her grace. Let Mother Ganga bless us all! With </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">these prayers let us begin our virtual tour to Kedarnath, Pancha Prayags, Saptha Badri's and Braj bhoomi</span></div>
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<b>HARIDWAR - BARKOT - HARIDWAR</b></h2>
<span style="font-size: large;">Day 2 & 3 </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Enroute: Daat Kali Mandir,
ChandraBadni, Kempty falls, and Lakhamandal, Barkot (Sahastrabahu/Gangnani kund).</span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Today's Route –
Haridwar---Barkot <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">Haridwar ---- Dehradun
(</span><span style="font-family: "arial";">Daat Kali temple,
ChandraBadni temple) ---- Mussoorie – Kempty Falls ---- Yamuna Bridge ----
Lakhamandal ---- Naugaon ----- Barkot (Sahastrabahu kund).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">We stayed at Yamunotri River Side
Camp (next to it is Gangnani kund). River
Yamuna flows just next to this camp. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">River Yamuna is a divine goddess
flowing with liquid love. Yamuna River originates from the Yamunotri (Kalind parvat – Saptarishi kund lake) Glacier on the southwestern
slopes of Banderpooch peaks. It merges with the Ganges at Triveni Sangam,
Allahabad. Beauty around her abounds; this is indeed a river blessed with nature's delights. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Our plan was to cover Haridwar –
Barkot – Yamunotri – Uttarakashi – Gangotri – Uttarkashi and then move towards
Kedarnath and Panch Badri’s covering Panch Prayag’s. But due to heavy rains and
landslides during August, the Yamunotri and Gangotri yatra had come to a grinding
halt. The incessant rains had battered Uttarakhand triggering landslides, cloudbursts
and flash floods, which had wiped away bridges, homes and roads. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">We knew that rains and landslides would
change the plans at any time. But this was the case from a month and the Yatra had
come to complete halt for the past month. At this point, we felt cheated by travel agents, as they
did not inform us that we could not do the Yamunotri and Gangotri Yatra. We went
all the way up-to Barkot and came back to Haridwar. We decided not to go
through travel agents next time, but just hire the vehicle and plan by
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">These were some lessons learnt
during our Yatra. I would advice anyone to do complete planning by oneself or to
go with travel groups which are very well known and recommended by known
people. Please check the road conditions well ahead of time by yourself and at
each place, enquire about the road conditions ahead. Be prepared for last
minute changes and have alternate plans. Never book hotels well in advance
unless you are travelling in peak time and are sure of no rains happening at
that time. No hotel returns cancellation charges. Always carry a map with
yourself. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Plan for a very good experienced
driver on these mountain regions. The vehicles are not allowed to drive after
7pm (at the max 8pm) on these mountain regions. Have good rest from 8pm till
7am. If you are afraid that the hotel food might cause a tummy upset, try
to cook yourself with some electric cooker and carry some rice mixes like
puliogare kaachal, pickles or vatha kozhambu.
My mother and me had rice cooked by our selves whereas my husband and
dad tried food in hotels. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Give a call in advance to the hotel
people to find out whether the hotel is really booked in your name and what
facilities they provide. At times these hotels are quite different from what
they look and claim on the Internet. Never book for tents (which are closer to
nature), if you are going with elders and children. They do not provide any
facility as they show on Internet. They may not have electricity; hot water
facility as they claim and one is at the risk of insect bites. Always carry a torch,
warm clothes, medicines, good bed sheets, cash in hand and some food for at
least 2 days. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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enchanting experience with the Yamuna River flowing along the path until we
reached the destination.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Located in the
pristine landscape of Uttaranchal, Dehradun is one of the principal tourist
destinations in India. Dehradun serves as the capital of the state of
Uttarakhand (formerly known as Uttaranchal). Situated in Doon valley, Dehradun
is around 246 km from New Delhi, the national capital. It is bordered by the
Himalayan mountain ranges to the north, Sivalik Hills to the south, the Yamuna River
to the west, and the Ganges River to the east.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Located around 2 kms
from the main road, the ChandraBadni temple in Dehradun is a place of
great spirituality. We then visited Daat Kali Mandir. There is a women poojarini
here. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Somewhere between Dehradun and Mussoorie, we entered the hill section. From this point on, the drive to Mussoorie and from there to Barkot was extremely scenic. On the road from Dehradun to Mussoorie we first stopped at Prakasheshwar Mahadev temple.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">All over the hills, the natural beauty was stunning. Because of the ongoing (and ample) monsoon rains, the hills were full of lush greenery. There were lot of waterfalls and temporary springs as well. Many such springs often crossed the road we were travelling on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">On the way from Mussoorie to Barkot on Mussorrie-Chakrata road, one sees the Kempty falls. One has to take a cablecar / ropeway to go down to the falls. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">From here we proceeded towards Yamuna bridge, situated on Chakrata-Barkot Road. As we went towards to mountains, the scenery started getting more spectacular. Every now and then, we came across small landslides that had been cleared to enable traffic to continue moving on the road.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">Enroute to Barkot, there is a diversion from the main road to
Lakahmandal (5kms in each direction)<b>.</b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia";"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Lakhamandal - is a large village on the banks of Yamuna, on the Naugaon-Barkot Route known for its temple ruins. It is Archeology of Survey protected site. The ruins at Lakhamandal give an indication that in the past it must have been a major temple town. Meaning of it is there has been one lakh lingams (mandals) at this place. Many believe that Lakhamandal is the same Lakhshagriha described in Mahabharata. Kaurava Prince Duryodhana had built a palace made of lakh (shellac), in which he tried to burn the Pandavas alive. It however appears that the location of Lakshagrah is at Varanavat in modern day Bagpat district in Uttar Pradesh on the northern bank of River Ganga. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">There is a lofty tower that enhances the prominence of the LakhaMandal temple at Uttarakhand.</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;"> The most beautiful sight is that of the Yamuna River which flows alongside of Lakhamandal. There is a pracheen Pandava gufa at a distance of 2 kms from the Lakhamandal temple. A cow that used to drain her milk on the Shivling everyday first discovered the Temple. One-day the owner of the cow followed his cow to check & found this temple.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">The guide said, it is believed that in the ancient times when someone had just died, the dead body when brought in front of this Shiv ling in above photo, came alive for some moments before going to its peaceful death, following which the Atma would ultimately goto Lord's abode.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">It was night by the time we reached the camp. If not the rains in recent past, the camp would have been very beautiful place to stay in. The path to camp was filled with patholes and was very dangerous to drive after sunset. When we reached the camp, there were no lights and the place was completely deserted. As Yamunotri yatra had come to halt there were no piligrims staying at this place. Travel agents had not informed that we were arriving there. Then we met the hotel manager, who was a very friendly person. He arranged for very tasty food (which he himself cooked) and set up our rooms. It was a little hard to stay at this camp with two year old child. It was raining whole night and could hear the rushing water flow of Yamuna next to the camp. This place has a wealth of natural beauty, not the least of which are its spectacular sunrise, sunsets and a panoramic view of the Banderpoonch Mountains. However, because of the thick cloud cover, we could not get a view of the Banderpoonch mountains.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">Barkot is a small town
in Uttarkashi District in the state of Uttarakhand, India. Most travelers tend
to use Barkot as a base camp for their trip up to Yamunotri. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial";">Village Architecture:</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial";"> Barkot village is one place where the
traditional architecture and way of life can still be seen. The houses here
have been in existence for hundreds of years. They were first built at a time
when the Gorkhas had attacked the region and people wanted to make themselves
secure. The traditional house has just one door that, when closed, would make
it impregnable. Even today, these three or four story structures are in use: top
most by the family, the middle floor by domestic animals, goats, etc., and the
ground floor by cattle. These houses are made of stone held together by a paste
of urad dal and wood, and have withstood the ravages of time and earthquakes. The more well to do families had kotharas, small wooden
structures used to store the family’s entire rations for the year.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">Next day morning before leaving back to Haridwar, we visited Gangani kund. It was a divine experience. It is situated next to Riverside camp where we stayed. According to local legend, cleaning of the Kund
ensures rainfall. If monsoons are delayed in the region, the whole village gets
together and cleans the Kund. After that they hold a havan and prepare prasad.
It is believed that as soon as the prasad is distributed, it starts to rain. </span></span></div>
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are few sanyasis and sanyasinis staying at the Jamadagni's ashram place. Sanyasini showed us all the places with lot of interest and took us to Yamuna river for worshipping. They also provide free food for yatris who are traveling towards Yamunotri. There is a Durga idol which is worshipped and pracheen cow shed. The water in the rishi kund is crystal clear; the water in Jamadagni kund is non-different from Gaumukh Ganga jal; the
stream coming out of the kund joins the Yamuna and Saraswathi within a short distance. This is another Triveni Sangam. We collected Yamuna water and did our prayers here itself and prayed that we could visit Yamunotri and Gangotri and go to their sources to worship the goddesses next time.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">These are some more pictures of the kund from Yamunotri River side camp photo gallery.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Barkot also has a Lakshmi Narayana temple and Astabuja maata temple next to it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">The term “<b>Tīrtha-Yātrā</b></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">” means a piligrimage to holy places
that are at confluences of sacred rivers associated with the Puranas, Ithihasas
and Alwar Naalayira Divya Prabhandams. One who goes on a yatra is known as a
yatri. A tirtha possesses of three elements that make it sacred and holy - <i>Suchi</i> (pure) -- purify oneself at a tirtha
by bathing; it brings <i>Punya</i> (good merit) and
it is <i>Shubha</i> (auspicious, just by darshan of diety).</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #ead1dc; font-family: Arial;"><b>Haridwar: Har ki Pauri</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Tirtha is a place where we can gain </span><b style="font-family: Arial;"><i>Nirvana</i></b><span style="font-family: Arial;">:
enlightenment and achieve Moksha or liberation. It is to symbolize one’s
passage from the profane to the sacred world, and to bring oneself closer to
the divine. These places are sanctified or purified by great Rishis. </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">All the puranas suggests a clockwise circular
piligrimage of India.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Each Tirtha kshetra is associated
with Sthalapurana (ancient stories of a sacred place) or Mahatmya (greatness of
a shrine). They speak about tirtha, with regard to their spiritual importance and
sanctity of the place.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The Vedic religion presupposes that
Dharma is maintained by the observance of truth, prayer and ritual. If religion
were viewed as a human body, its ritualism would be the legs and its philosophy
would be the head. It means that no religion can stand without ritualism. Since
moral and spiritual discipline have a special place in the Vedic religion, rituals
like Tīrtha-Yātrā form an integral part of it. Some Tīrtha-Yātrās are
obligatory and some others are optional. It is one of the ways towards
self-realisation and bliss.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The central theme
of Tīrtha-Yātrā is to feel a profound mystical experience in which
the soul feels close to God. Various ritual acts play a role in achieving this. Some
places are particularly beneficial for removing sins, some for performing
obsequies for the dead (shraddhas), some for achieving darshana, an experience
of a deity; some, especially more regional or local sites, are famous for
fulfilling various desires.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">One should go to </span><b style="font-family: Arial;">Tīrtha-Yātrā</b><span style="font-family: Arial;"> for attaining God (Bhagavatprapthi), to increase
knowledge about God, to get rid of vasanas (subtle desires), greed, annihilate
lust from the mind and to make oneself a true brahmachari, sadachari and yogi.
It brings self-discipline and purity in thought, word and deed. </span><b style="font-family: Arial;">Tīrtha-Yātrā </b><span style="font-family: Arial;">gets our
indriyas engaged in Bhagawan’s sweet service. It helps us get in contact with Sadhu
and Sants from whom we get true knowledge and devotion.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #ead1dc;"><b>Sants meditating near Charana Paduka, Badrinath</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">The Srimad Bhagavatam (7.14.30-33) “Grihastashrama
Sadaachara” explains: “ The sacred lakes like Puskara and Places where saintly
persons live, like Kurukshetra, Gaya, Prayaga, Pulahasrama (Salagraam, Nepal),
Naimisaranya, the banks of the Phalgu River (Phalguna kshetra), Setubandha
Rameshwaram, Prabhasa, Dwaraka, Varanasi (Kashi), Mathura, Pampa Sarovara,
Bindu-sarovara, Badarikasrama, the places where the Nanda River flows
(Alakananda) –These are the punya kshetras. The places where Lord Ramachandra
and mother Sita took shelter, such as Ayodhya, Chitrakuta, SitaRamashrama
kshetras, and also the hilly tracts of the lands known as Mahendra and Malaya -
all of these are to be considered most pious and sacred.”</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ead1dc; font-family: Arial;"><b>Triyugi Narayan Mandir</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Similarly, places where Krishna
Bhagawan is worshiped must all be visited and worshiped by those who want to be
spiritually advanced. One who intends to advance in spiritual life may visit
all these places and perform ritualistic ceremonies to get results a thousands
times better than the results of the same activities performed in any other
place.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Pulastya Rishi in Mahabharata Tirtha
Yatra Parva explains about importance of Tirtha Kshetrams to Bhishma as follows
(there is a list of Tirtha kshetrams and importance of them mentioned in Tirtha
Yatra Parva. These stanza from the Mahabharata will be referred to in the explanation
about pilgrimages in our virtual tour -- http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m03/m03082.htm):</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial;">“Sojourns in tirthas which are
meritorious and which constitute one of the high mysteries of the rishis, are
even superior to sacrifices. One having gone to a tirtha should fast for three
nights, give away gold and distribute cow. Perform Agnishtoma and give gifts to
Brahmanas.”</span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial;">During the </span></b><b style="font-family: Arial;">Tīrtha-Yātrā</b><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">:</span></b></span><br />
<ol>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large; text-indent: -0.25in;">One should have whole control over one’s
hands, feet, mind, knowledge, and asceticism and act accordingly.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large; text-indent: -0.25in;">Should have ceased to accept gifts,
should be content in life and free from pride.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large; text-indent: -0.25in;">Should be sinless, eat light and
have senses under control.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large; text-indent: -0.25in;">Should be free from anger; adhere to
truth and should be firm in vows.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large; text-indent: -0.25in;">Regard all creatures, as one’s own
self.</span></li>
</ol>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Ritualistic codes
during <span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Tīrtha-Yātrā:</span></span></b></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large; text-indent: -0.25in;">Holy dip in Tirtha with bhakti, and
subdued soul.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large; text-indent: -0.25in;">Visit the temples and worship the
kshetra deity, think constantly about God.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large; text-indent: -0.25in;">Control over senses</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large; text-indent: -0.25in;">Have Yama and Niyama</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large; text-indent: -0.25in;">Satvic in diet: preferably
vegetables, roots and fruits</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large; text-indent: -0.25in;">Clockwise circular of piligrimage</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large; text-indent: -0.25in;">Atleast one night stay at the
kshetram</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large; text-indent: -0.25in;">Give oblation of water to gods and
pitrus in Tirtha and do pinda daanam</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large; text-indent: -0.25in;">Lead Brahmacharya mode of life
during Yatra</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large; text-indent: -0.25in;">Do
satpaatra daanams</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large; text-indent: -0.25in;">Puja
vrata</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large; text-indent: -0.25in;">Katha
/ Purana recital, Recital of Slokas and Mangalaasanas of alwars at Divya desams in glory of God.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large; text-indent: -0.25in;">Tell
the greatness about Tīrtha-Yātrā to others.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">According to the Brahma
Purana, number of Tirtha Kshetrams is so large that they cannot be enumerated. Puranic
verses entirely devoted to the subject of tirthas is about 1,200 in Matsya
Purana, 3,182 in Varaha Purana, 4000 in Padma Purana and 6,700 in Brahma
Purana. A statement in Skanda Purana claims as many as half crore tirthas exist
in the country.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 28px;">वलीपलीतदेहो वा यौवनेनान्वितो</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 28px;">ऽ</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 28px;">पि वा | </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 28px;">ज्ञात्वा मृत्युमनिस्तीर्ये हरिं शर</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 28px;">ण</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 28px;">माव्रजे</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 28px;">त्</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 28px;"> ||</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; line-height: 28px;">तत्कीर्तने तत्श्रवणे वन्दने तस्य पूजने | </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; line-height: 28px;">मतिरेव प्रकर्तव्या नान्यत्र वनितादिषु ||</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; line-height: 28px;">सर्वं नश्वरमालोक्य क्षणस्थायि सुदुःखदम् |</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> जन्म</span><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 1.8;">मृत्युजरातीतं भक्थिवल्लभमच्युत</span><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 1.8;">म्</span><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 1.8;"> ||</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large; line-height: 1.8;">सा हरि</span><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 1.8;">र्ज्ञा</span><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 1.8;">यते साधुसंगमा</span><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 1.8;">त्</span><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 1.8;"> पापवर्जिता</span><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 1.8;">त्</span><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 1.8;"> | </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large; line-height: 1.8;">येषां कृपातः पुरुषा भवन्त्यसुखवर्जिता</span><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 1.8;">ः ||</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 1.8;">ते साधव</span><span style="line-height: 1.8;">ः शान्तरागा</span><span style="line-height: 1.8;">ः कामलोभविवर्जिता</span><span style="line-height: 1.8;">ः | </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 1.8;">ब्रुवन्ति यन्महाराज तत् संसारनिवर्तक</span><span style="line-height: 1.8;">म् ||</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 1.8;">तीर्थेषु लभ्यते साधू रामचन्द्रपरायणः |</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 1.8;"> यद्दर्शनं नृणां पापराशिदाहाशुशु</span><span style="line-height: 1.8;">क्ष</span><span style="line-height: 1.8;">िणः ||</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 1.8;">तस्मा</span><span style="line-height: 1.8;">त्</span><span style="line-height: 1.8;"> </span><span style="line-height: 1.8;"> </span><span style="line-height: 1.8;">तीर्थेषु गन्तव्यं नरैः संसारभीरुभि</span><span style="line-height: 1.8;">ः |</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 1.8;"> पुन्योदकेषु सततं साधुश्रे</span><span style="line-height: 1.8;">िणविराजिषु ||</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; line-height: 1.8;"><b>(पद्मपुराण, पातलखण्ड १९ । १० - १२; १४ - १७)</b></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: normal;"><b><span style="color: yellow; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">The major sacred pilgrimages of Tirthas of India are:</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: normal;"><span style="color: #ead1dc; font-family: inherit;"><b>Badrinath temple</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: inherit;">Saptapuris:</b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> seven sacred cities - Mathura,
Ayodhya, Mayapuri (Haridwar), Kashi (Varanasi), Kanchi (Kanchipuram),
Avantipuri (Ujjain) and Dwarka;</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: inherit;">Four places of Kumbha Mela</b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> - Prayag, Haridwar, Ujjain and
Nasik;</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: inherit;">Seven most sacred rivers are</b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> - Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari,
Saraswati, Narmada, Sindhu and Kaveri;</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: inherit;">Eight self-manifested holy places</b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> (Swayam Vyakta Khshetras) are - Sri
Rangam, Trirumala, Sri Mushnam and Thotadri in South India; and Shalagram,
Pushkara, Naimisharanya and Badrinath in North India;</span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">108 Divya Kshetrams</span></b></div>
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places where Sriman Narayana is worshipped. Alwars have sung Mangalasasanam
(song in praise of the lord) for God. Divyadesam, literally means Holy Shrine
spots. There are 108 Divya desams, 106 of them are on this earth and other 2
are TiruPaaRkadal and Paramapadham which one can go after attaining Moksha or
Liberation from birth and rebirths. They are abode of Sri Maha Vishnu. (Refer
to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divya_Desams)</span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid #F79646 2.25pt; border: solid #F79646 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-themecolor: accent6; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.7pt;" valign="top" width="111"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Nepal<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid #F79646 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #F79646 1.0pt; border-top: solid #F79646 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-left-alt: solid #F79646 1.0pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent6; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.7pt;" valign="top" width="111"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">North
India<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Malai
Nadu (Kerala)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid #F79646 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #F79646 1.0pt; border-top: solid #F79646 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-left-alt: solid #F79646 1.0pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent6; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.7pt;" valign="top" width="111"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Madurai<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<td style="background: #FDE4D0; border-top: none; border: solid #F79646 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 63; mso-border-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-top-alt: solid #F79646 1.0pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent6; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.7pt;" valign="top" width="111"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">Muktinath (Saligramam, Nepal)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<td style="background: #FDE4D0; border-bottom: solid #F79646 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #F79646 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 63; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-left-alt: solid #F79646 1.0pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-top-alt: solid #F79646 1.0pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent6; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.7pt;" valign="top" width="111"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">Andhra Pradesh<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">Ahobilam <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">Uttar Pradesh<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">Naimisharanya <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">Mathura<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">Gokul (Thiru Aaipadi)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">Ayodhya<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">Uttarakhand<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">Devaprayag (ThirukkaNdam
Kadinagar)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">Joshimutt (Thiruppirithi)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">Badrinath<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">Gujarat<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">Dwaraka<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FDE4D0; border-bottom: solid #F79646 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #F79646 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 63; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-left-alt: solid #F79646 1.0pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-top-alt: solid #F79646 1.0pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent6; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.7pt;" valign="top" width="111"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">Thiruvananthapuram<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">Thirukatkarai<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">Moozhikkalam<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">Thiruvalla<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">Thirukadithanam<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">Sengunroor<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">Thiruppuliyoor<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">Thiruvaaranvilai<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">Thiruvanvandoor<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">Thiru naavaay<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">Viththuvakkodu<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FDE4D0; border-bottom: solid #F79646 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #F79646 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 63; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-left-alt: solid #F79646 1.0pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-top-alt: solid #F79646 1.0pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent6; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.7pt;" valign="top" width="111"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">Thirumeyyam<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">Thirukoshtiyur<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">Koodal Azhagar temple<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">Azhagar kovil<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">Thirumogoor<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">Srivilliputhur<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">Thiruththangal<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #660000;">Thiruppullani</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-top: none; border: solid #F79646 1.0pt; mso-border-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-top-alt: solid #F79646 1.0pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent6; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.7pt;" valign="top" width="111"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Kanchipuram<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #F79646 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #F79646 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-left-alt: solid #F79646 1.0pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-top-alt: solid #F79646 1.0pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent6; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.7pt;" valign="top" width="111"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Chennai<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #F79646 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #F79646 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-left-alt: solid #F79646 1.0pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-top-alt: solid #F79646 1.0pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent6; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.7pt;" valign="top" width="111"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Mayiladuthurai and Sirkazhi<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #F79646 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #F79646 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-left-alt: solid #F79646 1.0pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-top-alt: solid #F79646 1.0pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent6; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.7pt;" valign="top" width="111"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-yfti-cnfc: 128; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Thanjavur<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #FDE4D0; border-top: none; border: solid #F79646 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 63; mso-border-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-top-alt: solid #F79646 1.0pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent6; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.7pt;" valign="top" width="111"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Thiru vEngadam (Sapthagiri, Tirumala, Tirumalai,
Thirupathi)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Thirukkacchi<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Ashtabujakaram<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Thiruvekkaa<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Thiruththanka<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Thiruvelukkai<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Thirukalvanoor (inside Kamakshi amman temple)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Thiru oorakam<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Thiru neeragam<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Thiru kaaragam<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Thirukaarvaanam<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Thiru parameshwara vinnagaram<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Thiru pavala vannam<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Thiru paadagam<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Thiru nillaththingalthundam (Inside
Ekambareshwarar temple)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Thiruputkuzhi<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Thiruvallikeni<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Thiruneermalai<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Thiruvidandai<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Thirukadalmallai<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Thiruninravur<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Thiruvallur<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Thirukkadigai<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: #FDE4D0; border-bottom: solid #F79646 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #F79646 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 63; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-left-alt: solid #F79646 1.0pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-top-alt: solid #F79646 1.0pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent6; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.7pt;" valign="top" width="111"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Thiruvazhunthoor<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Thiruindaloor<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Kazheesirama Vinnagaram<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Thirukkavalampadi<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Thiruchsemponsey<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Thiruarimeya Vinnagaram<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">ThiruVanpurushothamam<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Thiruvaikunda vinnagaram<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Thirumanimadam<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Thiruthevanartthogai<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Thiruthetriyambalam<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Thirumanikkoodam<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Thiruvellakkulam<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Thiruppaarththanpalli<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Thalai Sanga Nanmathiyam<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Thiruchsirupuliyoor<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Thiruvali-Thirunagari<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: #FDE4D0; border-bottom: solid #F79646 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #F79646 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 63; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-left-alt: solid #F79646 1.0pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-top-alt: solid #F79646 1.0pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent6; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.7pt;" valign="top" width="111"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Thiruccithra kootam<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Thirukkannangudi<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Thirunagai<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Thiru Thanjai<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Tirukkoilur<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Thirukkoodaloor<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Thiru Kavith Thalam<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">ThiruAdhanoor<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Thirupullabhoothangudi<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Thirukkudandhai<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Thiruccherai or Thirucherai<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Thirunandipura Vinnagaram<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">ThiruNaraiyoor<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Thiruvinnagar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Thiruvelliyangudi<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Thirukkanamangai<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Thirukkannapuram<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #783f04;">Thirukkandiyur</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Trichy<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid #F79646 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #F79646 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-left-alt: solid #F79646 1.0pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-top-alt: solid #F79646 1.0pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent6; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.7pt;" valign="top" width="111"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Tirunelveli<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid #F79646 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #F79646 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-left-alt: solid #F79646 1.0pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-top-alt: solid #F79646 1.0pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent6; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.7pt;" valign="top" width="111"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Kanyakumari<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid #F79646 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #F79646 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-left-alt: solid #F79646 1.0pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-top-alt: solid #F79646 1.0pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent6; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.7pt;" valign="top" width="111"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Vinnulagam (Outside the Earthly realm)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">Sri Rangam<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">Thirukkozhi<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">Thirukkarambanoor<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">Thiruvellarai<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">Thiru Anbil<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">Thirupper Nagar<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Places of worship of Lord Shiva.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">सौराष्ट्रे सोमनाथं च श्रीशैले मल्लिकार्जुनम्।</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> उज्जयिन्यां महाकालमोङ्कारममलेश्वरम्॥<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">परल्यां वैद्यनाथं च डाकिन्यां भीमशङ्करम्।</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> सेतुबन्धे तु रामेशं नागेशं दारुकावने॥<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">वाराणस्यां तु विश्वेशं त्र्यम्बकं गौतमीतटे।</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> हिमालये तु केदारं घुश्मेशं च शिवालये॥<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">एतानि ज्योतिर्लिङ्गानि सायं प्रातः पठेन्नरः।</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> सप्तजन्मकृतं पापं स्मरणेन विनश्यति॥<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">एतेशां दर्शनादेव पातकं नैव तिष्ठति।</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #ead1dc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Kedarnath</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Jyotirlinga<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">State<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Location<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Description<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: maroon; font-size: large;">Somnath<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-size: large;">Gujarat<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-size: large;">Prabhas
Patan, Saurashtra<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-size: large;">Somnath is the first amongst the
holy shrines and traditionally, the Dwadash Jyotirlinga pilgrimage begins
with the Somnath Temple. It is the prime abode of Lord Shiva and is
considered to be holiest of all the Jyotirlingas. The temple was destroyed
and re-built sixteen times, is held in reverence throughout India and is rich
in legend, tradition, and history. It is located at Prabhas Patan (Somnath -
Veraval) in Saurashtra in Gujarat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Mallikarjuna<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Andhra Pradesh<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Srisailam<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mallikārjuna,
also called Śrīśaila, is located on a mountain on the river Krishna.
Srisailam, in Kurnool District in Andhra Pradesh enshrines Mallikarjuna in an
ancient temple that is architecturally and sculpturally rich. It is one place
where Shakti peeta and Jyotirlingam are together. Adi Shankara composed his
Sivananda Lahiri here.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: maroon; font-size: large;">Mahakaleshwar<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-size: large;">Madhya
Pradesh<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-size: large;">Ujjain<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-size: large;">Mahakal, Ujjain (or Avanti) in
Madhya Pradesh is home to the Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga temple. The Lingam at
Mahakal is believed to be Swayambhu, the only one of the 12 Jyotirlingams to
be so. It is also the only one facing south and also the temple to have a
Shree Yantra perched upside down at the ceiling of the Garbhagriha (where the
Shiv Lingam sits). It is one place where Shakti peetha and Jyotirlingam are
together<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Omkareshwar<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Madhya Pradesh<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Island in the Narmada River, Omkareshwar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Omkareshwar
in Madhya Pradesh on an island in the Narmada River is home to a Jyotirlinga
shrine and the Mamaleshwar temple.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: maroon; font-size: large;">Kedarnath<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-size: large;">Uttarakhand<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-size: large;">Kedarnath<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-size: large;">Kedarnath in Uttarakhand is the
northernmost of the Jyotirlingas. Kedarnath, nestled in the snow-clad
Himalayas, is an ancient shrine, rich in legend and tradition. It is
accessible only by foot, and only for six months a year.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Bhimashankar<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Maharashtra<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Bhimashankar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Bhimashankar
is very much debated. There is a Bhimashankara temple near Pune (pictured) in
Maharastra, which was referred to as Daakini country, but Kashipur in
Uttarakhand was also referred to as Daakini country in ancient days and a
Bhimashkar Temple known as Shree Moteshwar Mahadev is present there. Another
Bhimashankar is in the Sahyadri range of Maharashtra. The Bhimashankar temple
near Guwahati, Assam is the jyotirlinga according to Sivapuran.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">According
to "LINGA PURAN", Bhimasankar temple in Bhimpur near Gunupur of
Rayagada district in South Orissa is also believed as Bhimasankar
Jyotirlinga, which is situated at the western part of the holy Mahendragiri
mountains and at the river bank of Mahendratanaya(which is also believed as
the Daakini area by many historian), was excavated in the year 1974, having
quadrangular Shakti around the Linga and decorated by a Upavita as per the
puran.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: maroon; font-size: large;">Kashi
Vishwanath<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-size: large;">Uttara
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<span style="color: maroon; font-size: large;">Kashi Vishwanath Temple in
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh is home to the Vishwanath Jyotirlinga shrine, which
is perhaps the most sacred of Hindu shrines.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Triyambakeshwar<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Maharashtra<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Triyambakeshwar
near Nashik<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Trimbakeshwar
Temple, near Nasik in Maharashtra, is a Jyotirlinga shrine associated with
the origin of the Godavari river.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: maroon; font-size: large;">Vaidyanath<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-size: large;">Jharkhand<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-size: large;">Vaidyanath jyotirlinga, Deogarh.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-size: large;">Deoghar Vaijyanath Dham also
associated with Ravana.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Nageshvara Jyotirlinga<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Gujarat<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Near
Dwaraka<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: maroon; font-size: large;">Rameshwar<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-size: large;">Tamil
Nadu<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-size: large;">Rameshwaram<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-size: large;">Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu is home
to the vast Ramalingeswarar Jyotirlinga temple and is revered as the
southernmost of the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines of India. It enshrines the
Rameśvara ("Lord of Rama") pillar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Grishneshwar<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Maharashtra<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Near
Ellora, Aurangabad district<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Grishneshwar
Jyotirlinga shrine, in Aurangabad district, Maharashtra, is located near the
rock-cut temples of Ellora. This shrine is also known as Ghushmeshwar.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Fifty-eight ‘Shakti-Peethas’</b>: Places of worship
consecrated to the goddess Shakti or sati. They are sprinkled throughout the
Indian subcontinent. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">(Refer to</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakti_Peethas#The_51_Shakti_Pithas)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>4 Adi Shakti peethas:</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Place<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Body
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<b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Shakthi<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: maroon; font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">1<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: maroon;">Kanchipuram</span></b><span style="color: maroon;">, Kamakshi temple, Kamakoti Peetam mentioned in Lalita
Sahasram, Trishati, Astothram etc.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Ornament (Covering stomach)</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: #FDE4D0; border-bottom: solid #F79646 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #F79646 2.25pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 63; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-left-alt: solid #F79646 2.25pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-top-alt: solid #F79646 2.25pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent6; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.7pt;" valign="top" width="111"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: maroon; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Kamakshi</span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid #F79646 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #F79646 2.25pt; border-top: none; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-left-alt: solid #F79646 2.25pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-top-alt: solid #F79646 2.25pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent6; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.7pt;" valign="top" width="111"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Nainativu</b> (Manipallavam), Northern Province, Sri Lanka. Located
36 km from the ancient capital of the Jaffna kingdom, Nallur. The murti of
the Goddess is believed to have been consecrated and worshipped by Lord
Indra. The protagonist, Lord Rama and antagonist, Ravana of the Sanskrit epic
Ramayana have offered obeisances to the Goddess. Nāga and Garuda of the
Sanskrit epic Mahabharata; resolved their longstanding feuds after
worshipping this Goddess.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Silambu (Anklets) </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid #F79646 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #F79646 2.25pt; border-top: none; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-left-alt: solid #F79646 2.25pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-top-alt: solid #F79646 2.25pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent6; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.7pt;" valign="top" width="111"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Indrakshi (Nagabooshani / Bhuvaneshwari)</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: maroon; font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">3<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<td style="background: #FDE4D0; border-bottom: solid #F79646 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #F79646 2.25pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 63; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-left-alt: solid #F79646 2.25pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-top-alt: solid #F79646 2.25pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent6; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.7pt;" valign="top" width="111"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: maroon;">Shivaharkaray</span></b><span style="color: maroon;">, a little distance from Sukkur Station from Karachi,
Pakistan<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: maroon; font-family: Helvetica;">Eyes</span><span style="color: maroon;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<td style="background: #FDE4D0; border-bottom: solid #F79646 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #F79646 2.25pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 63; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-left-alt: solid #F79646 2.25pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-top-alt: solid #F79646 2.25pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent6; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.7pt;" valign="top" width="111"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: maroon; font-family: Helvetica;">Mahishmardini</span><span style="color: maroon;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">4<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sugandha</b>, situated in Shikarpur, Gournadi, about 20 km from
Barisal town, Bangladesh, on the banks of Sonda river.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Nose<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Sugandha<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: maroon; font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">5<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: maroon;">Amarnath</span></b><span style="color: maroon;"> in Kashmir, India from Srinagar through Pahalgam 94 km by Bus,
Chandanwari 16 km by walk<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Throat<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Mahamaya<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">6<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Jwalaji</b>, Kangra, India from Pathankot alight at Jwalamukhi Road
Station from there 20 km<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Tongue<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Siddhida (Ambika)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: maroon; font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">7<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: maroon;">Ambaji, </span></b><span style="color: maroon;">at Anart, Gujarat, India<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Heart<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Ambaji<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">8<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Nepal, </b>near Pashupatinath Temple at Guhyeshwari Temple<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Both knees<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Mahashira<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: maroon; font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">9<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: maroon;">Manas, </span></b><span style="color: maroon;">under
Tibet at the foot of Mount Kailash in Lake Mansarovar, a piece of Stone<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Right hand<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Dakshayani<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">10<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Bardhaman </b>in West Bengal, India<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Navel<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Mata Sarbamangala Devi<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: maroon; font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">11<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: maroon;">Gandaki </span></b><span style="color: maroon;">in Pokhara, Nepal about 125 km on the banks of Gandaki river where
Muktinath temple is situated<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Temple<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Gandaki
Chandi<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">12 <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Bahula, </b>on the banks of Ajay river at Ketugram, 8 km from Katwa,
Burdwan, West Bengal, India<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Left arm<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Goddess Bahula<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: maroon; font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">13<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: maroon;">Ujaani, </span></b><span style="color: maroon;">16 km from Guskara station under Burdwan district of West Bengal,
India<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Right
wrist<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Mangal
Chandika<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">14<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Udaipur, </b>Tripura, at the top of the hills known as Tripura
Sundari temple near Radhakishorepur village, a little distance away from
Udaipur town of Tripura, India<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Right leg<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Tripura Sundari<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: maroon; font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">15<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-size: large;">On <b>Chandranath</b> hill near Sitakunda
station of Chittagong District, Bangladesh. The famous Chandranath Temple on
the top of the hill is the Bhairav temple of this Shakti Peetha, not the
Shakti Peeth itself.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Right arm<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Bhawani<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">16<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Locally known as <b>Bhramari Devi</b>. Behind a rice mill,
near Jalpesh Temple in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, India.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Left leg<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Bhraamari<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: maroon; font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">17<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: maroon;">Kamgiri, Kamakhya</span></b><span style="color: maroon;">, in the Neelachal hills near Guwahati, capital of
Assam, India<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Genitals<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Kamakhya<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">18<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>yoga adya at Khirgram </b>under Burdwan district, West Bengal, India<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Big Toe (Right)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Jugaadya<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: maroon; font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">19<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: maroon;">Kalipeeth, </span></b><span style="color: maroon;">(Kalighat, Kolkata), India<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Right Toes<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Kalika<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">20<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Prayag near Sangam </b>at Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Finger<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Alopi Devi Mandir or
Madhaveswari<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: maroon; font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">21<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: maroon;">Jayanti </span></b><span style="color: maroon;">at Nartiang village in the Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya state,
India. This Shakti Peetha is locally known as the Nartiang Durga Temple.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Left thigh<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Jayanti<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">22<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Kireet </b>at Kireetkona village, 3 km from Lalbag Court Road station
under district Murshidabad, West Bengal, India<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Crown<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Vimla<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: maroon; font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">23<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: maroon;">Varanasi at Manikarnika Ghat </span></b><span style="color: maroon;">on banks of the Ganges at Kashi, Uttar Pradesh, India<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Earring<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Vishalakshi
& Manikarni<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">24<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Kanyashram, Kanyakumari </b>the Bhadrakali temple within the
precincts of Kumari temple, Tamil Nadu, India (also thought to be situated in
Chittagong, Bangladesh)<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Back<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Sarvani<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: maroon; font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">25<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: maroon;">Present day Kurukshetra </span></b><span style="color: maroon;">town or Thanesar ancient Sthaneshwar, at Haryana, India<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Ankle bone<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Savitri/BhadraKali<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">26<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Manibandh, </b>at Gayatri hills near Pushkar 11 km north-west of
Ajmer, Rajasthan, India<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Two Bracelets<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Gayatri<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: maroon; font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">27<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: maroon;">Shri Shail, </span></b><span style="color: maroon;">at Joinpur village, Dakshin Surma, near Gotatikar, 3 km
north-east of Sylhet town, Bangladesh<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Neck<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Mahalaxmi<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">28<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Kankalitala, </b>on the banks of Kopai River 10 km north-east of
Bolpur station in Birbhum district, Devi locally known as Kankaleshwari West
Bengal, India<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Bone<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Devgarbha<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: maroon; font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">29<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<td style="background: #FDE4D0; border-bottom: solid #F79646 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #F79646 2.25pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 63; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-left-alt: solid #F79646 2.25pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-top-alt: solid #F79646 2.25pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent6; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.7pt;" valign="top" width="111"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: maroon;">Kalmadhav </span></b><span style="color: maroon;">on the banks of Shon river in a cave over hills near to
Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh, India<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<td style="background: #FDE4D0; border-bottom: solid #F79646 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #F79646 2.25pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 63; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-left-alt: solid #F79646 2.25pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-top-alt: solid #F79646 2.25pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent6; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.7pt;" valign="top" width="111"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: maroon; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Left
buttock<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: #FDE4D0; border-bottom: solid #F79646 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #F79646 2.25pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 63; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-left-alt: solid #F79646 2.25pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-top-alt: solid #F79646 2.25pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent6; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.7pt;" valign="top" width="111"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: maroon; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Kali<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">30<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid #F79646 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #F79646 2.25pt; border-top: none; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-left-alt: solid #F79646 2.25pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-top-alt: solid #F79646 2.25pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent6; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.7pt;" valign="top" width="111"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Shondesh, </b>at the source point of Narmada River in Amarkantak,
Madhya Pradesh, India<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Right buttock<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid #F79646 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #F79646 2.25pt; border-top: none; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-left-alt: solid #F79646 2.25pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-top-alt: solid #F79646 2.25pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent6; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.7pt;" valign="top" width="111"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Narmada<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: maroon; font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">31<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<td style="background: #FDE4D0; border-bottom: solid #F79646 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #F79646 2.25pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 63; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-left-alt: solid #F79646 2.25pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-top-alt: solid #F79646 2.25pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent6; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.7pt;" valign="top" width="111"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: maroon;">Ramgiri, </span></b><span style="color: maroon;">at Chitrakuta on the Jhansi Manikpur railway line in
Uttar Pradesh, India<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<td style="background: #FDE4D0; border-bottom: solid #F79646 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #F79646 2.25pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 63; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-left-alt: solid #F79646 2.25pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-top-alt: solid #F79646 2.25pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent6; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.7pt;" valign="top" width="111"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: maroon; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Right
breast<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: #FDE4D0; border-bottom: solid #F79646 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #F79646 2.25pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 63; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-left-alt: solid #F79646 2.25pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-top-alt: solid #F79646 2.25pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent6; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.7pt;" valign="top" width="111"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: maroon; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Shivani<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">32<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid #F79646 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #F79646 2.25pt; border-top: none; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-left-alt: solid #F79646 2.25pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-top-alt: solid #F79646 2.25pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent6; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.7pt;" valign="top" width="111"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Vrindavan, </b>near new bus stand on Bhuteshwar road within
Bhuteshwar Mahadev Temple, Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, India<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid #F79646 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #F79646 2.25pt; border-top: none; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-left-alt: solid #F79646 2.25pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-top-alt: solid #F79646 2.25pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent6; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.7pt;" valign="top" width="111"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Ringlets of hair<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid #F79646 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #F79646 2.25pt; border-top: none; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-left-alt: solid #F79646 2.25pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-top-alt: solid #F79646 2.25pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent6; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.7pt;" valign="top" width="111"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Uma<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: maroon; font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">33<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<td style="background: #FDE4D0; border-bottom: solid #F79646 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #F79646 2.25pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 63; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-left-alt: solid #F79646 2.25pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-top-alt: solid #F79646 2.25pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent6; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.7pt;" valign="top" width="111"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: maroon;">Shuchi, </span></b><span style="color: maroon;">in a Shiva temple at Suchindrum 11 km on Kanyakumari Trivandrum road,
Tamil Nadu, India<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<td style="background: #FDE4D0; border-bottom: solid #F79646 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #F79646 2.25pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 63; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-left-alt: solid #F79646 2.25pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-top-alt: solid #F79646 2.25pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent6; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.7pt;" valign="top" width="111"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: maroon; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Upper
teeth<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FDE4D0; border-bottom: solid #F79646 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #F79646 2.25pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 63; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-left-alt: solid #F79646 2.25pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-top-alt: solid #F79646 2.25pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent6; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.7pt;" valign="top" width="111"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: maroon; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Narayani<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">34<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid #F79646 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #F79646 2.25pt; border-top: none; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-left-alt: solid #F79646 2.25pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-top-alt: solid #F79646 2.25pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent6; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.7pt;" valign="top" width="111"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Panchsagar </b>exact location not known (thought to be near Haridwar)<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Bottom teeth<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid #F79646 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #F79646 2.25pt; border-top: none; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-left-alt: solid #F79646 2.25pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-top-alt: solid #F79646 2.25pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent6; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.7pt;" valign="top" width="111"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Varahi<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: maroon; font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">35<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<td style="background: #FDE4D0; border-bottom: solid #F79646 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #F79646 2.25pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 63; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-left-alt: solid #F79646 2.25pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-top-alt: solid #F79646 2.25pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent6; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.7pt;" valign="top" width="111"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: maroon;">Bhavanipur </span></b><span style="color: maroon;">union, at Karatoyatat, 28 km distance from interior
Sherpur upazila, Bogra District, Bangladesh<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<td style="background: #FDE4D0; border-bottom: solid #F79646 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #F79646 2.25pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 63; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-left-alt: solid #F79646 2.25pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-top-alt: solid #F79646 2.25pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent6; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.7pt;" valign="top" width="111"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: maroon; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Left
anklet (ornament)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: #FDE4D0; border-bottom: solid #F79646 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #F79646 2.25pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 63; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-left-alt: solid #F79646 2.25pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-top-alt: solid #F79646 2.25pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent6; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.7pt;" valign="top" width="111"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: maroon; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Arpana<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">36<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Shri Parvat, </b>near Ladak, Kashmir, India. Another belief: at
Srisailam in Shriparvat hills under Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, India<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Right anklet (ornament)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Shrisundari<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: maroon; font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">37<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: maroon;">Vibhash, </span></b><span style="color: maroon;">at Tamluk under district Purba Medinipur, West Bengal,
India<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Left ankle<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Kapalini
(Bhimarupa)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">38<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Prabhas, </b>4 km from Veraval station near Somnath temple in
Junagadh district of Gujarat, India<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Stomach<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Chandrabhaga<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: maroon; font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">39<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: maroon;">Bhairavparvat</span></b><span style="color: maroon;">, at Bhairav hills on the banks of Shipra river a little
distance from Ujjaini town, Madhya Pradesh, India<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Upper lips<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Avanti<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">40<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Goddess <b>Saptashrungi </b>(Goddess with 18 arms)]], at Vani in Nasik,
Maharashtra, India<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Chin (2 parts)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Bhramari<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: maroon; font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">41<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: maroon;">Sarvashail</span></b><span style="color: maroon;"> or <b>Godavaritir</b>,
at Kotilingeswar temple on the banks of Godavari river near Rajamundry,
Andhra Pradesh, India<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Cheeks<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Rakini or
Vishweshwari<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">42<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Virat, </b>near Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Left toes<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Ambika<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: maroon; font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">43<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-size: large;">Locally
known as <b>Anandamayee</b> Temple.
Ratnavali, on the banks of Ratnakar river at Khanakul-Krishnanagar, district
Hooghly, West Bengal, India<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Right
Shoulder<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Kumari<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">44<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mithila</b>, near Janakpur railway station on the border of India and
Nepal<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Left shoulder<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Uma<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: maroon; font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">45<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: maroon;">Nalhati, </span></b><span style="color: maroon;">known as "Nalateshwari Temple" near Nalhati
station of Birbhum district, West Bengal, India<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Vocal
chord with part of the tracheae<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Kalika
Devi<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">46<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Karnat, </b>Kangra, himachalpradesh<b>.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Both ears<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Jayadurga<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: maroon; font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">47<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: maroon;">Bakreshwar, </span></b><span style="color: maroon;">on the banks of Paaphara river, 24 km distance from
Siuri Town, district Birbhum, 7 km from Dubrajpur Rly. Station West Bengal,
India<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Portion
between the eyebrows<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Mahishmardini<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">48<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Jessoreswari, </b>situated at Ishwaripur, Shyamnagar, district
Satkhira, Bangladesh. The temple complex was built by Maharaja Pratapaditya,
whose capital was Ishwaripur.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Palms of hands and
soles of the feet<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Jashoreshwari<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: maroon; font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">49<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: maroon;">Attahas </span></b><span style="color: maroon;">village of Dakshindihi in the district of Bardhaman, near the Katwa
railway station, in West Bengal, India<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Lips<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Phullara<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">50<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sainthia, </b>locally Known as "Nandikeshwari" temple. Only
1.5 km from the railway station under a banyan tree within a boundary wall,
Birbhum district, West Bengal, India<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Necklace<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Nandini<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: maroon; font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">51<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: maroon;">Hinglaj (Or Hingula), </span></b><span style="color: maroon;">southern Baluchistan a few hours North-east of Gawadar
and about 125 km towards North-west from Karachi, Pakistan<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Bramharandhra
(Part of the head)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Kottari<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">52<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Danestwari </b>(Kuldevi Of Bastar state), Dantewada 80 km from
Jagdalpur Tehsil, Chhattisgarh<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Daant (teeth)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Danteshwari<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: maroon; font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">53<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: maroon;">Vajreshwari, </span></b><span style="color: maroon;">Kangra 18 km from Dharamshala Tehsil, Kangra<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">left
Breast<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: #FDE4D0; border-bottom: solid #F79646 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #F79646 2.25pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 63; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-left-alt: solid #F79646 2.25pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-top-alt: solid #F79646 2.25pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent6; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.7pt;" valign="top" width="111"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: maroon; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Vajreshwari<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">54<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>[Padmavati Devi] (</b>Padmavatipuri Dham), Panns 80 km from Satna
Madhya Pradesh<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Padm<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Padmavati Devi<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: maroon; font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">55<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: maroon;">Tarapith, </span></b><span style="color: maroon;">on the banks of Dwarka river, about 6 km from Rampurhat
sub-division, Birbhum district, West Bengal, India<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<td style="background: #FDE4D0; border-bottom: solid #F79646 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #F79646 2.25pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 63; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-left-alt: solid #F79646 2.25pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent6; mso-border-top-alt: solid #F79646 2.25pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent6; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.7pt;" valign="top" width="111"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: maroon;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_eye"><span style="color: maroon; font-family: Helvetica; text-decoration: none;">Third eye</span></a></span><span style="color: maroon; font-family: Helvetica;"> or
spiritual eye (Tara)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Tara<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">56<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Chandika Sthan </b>or chandisthan, at Munger temple on the banks of
Ganges near Ganga Darshan, Bihar, India<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Left eye</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Chandika or Chandi devi<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: maroon; font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">57<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: maroon;">Patan Devi, </span></b><span style="color: maroon;">at PATNA, BIHAR, India<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">left
shoulder with cloths<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: maroon; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Badi Patan
Devi/chhoti Patan Devi<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">58<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Arbuda Devi</b>, at Mount Abu, Rajasthan, India<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Adhar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">Arbuda Devi or Adhar
Devi</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial";">Delhi to Haridwar</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial";"> is 230 km (takes about 6 hrs). We left Delhi at 7am and reached Haridwar at 2pm. We stopped for cup of coffee in between. There are lot of food courts in between Delhi and Haridwar. There are plenty of very good hotels and dharmashalas at Haridwar. We stayed at Hotel Godwin. The room was very clean and comfortable. I would highly recommend this hotel.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">We started our Uttarakhand Badrinath
and Kedarnath Yatra at the most venerated town Haridwar. Haridwar is an important
piligrimage place at foothills of Himalayas in Uttarakhand, India. The River
Ganges from its source Gaumukh at the edge of Gangotri Glacier enters the
Indo-Gangetic plains in India for first time at Haridwar. Its ancient name is <b>Gangadwára.</b> This place is surrounded by
Shivalik mountains “HARIDWAR” is Hari ka Dwar or Har Ka Dwar. It is the dwar to
Bhakthi and Mukthi. Haridwar is one of the main temple towns of India.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Haridwar is regarded by Hindus as one of the seven
holiest places. </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">The following 7 cities are the source for Salvation. Ayodhya, Mathura, Maya (Haridwar), Kasi (Benares), Kanchipuram, Avantika (Ujjain), Dwarka. Staying even overnight at these places is of great punya. </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Garuda purana states:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 1.8;">(पद्मपुराण आदिखण्ड </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 1.8;">२८ | २७-३०; महाभारत वानपर्व, तीर्थयात्रापर्व </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 1.8;">८४ | २७-३०)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">"Haridwar is equivalent to <b>Swargadwara</b></span><b style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;">. </b><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">There is no doubt about it. One who does snan with intent attention in kotiteerth, will get Pundarika-yagna phalam. He also improves the spiritual status of his vamsha. By staying in Haridwar for one night, one gets phalam of donating a thousand cows. Gangadwara is a sacred spot on earth. The spot where Ganga rusheth past, cleaving the foremost of mountains which is frequented by Gandharvas, Yakshas, Rakshasas, Apsaras, and inhabited by hunters, and Kinnaras is called Gangadwara. </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Lord Vishnu is said to have left his footprint on the stone that is set in the upper wall of Har-ki-Pauri, where the Holy Ganges touches it at all times. This spot is visited by Brahmarshis, as also the Tirtha Kanakhala, is very sacred</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">. One who gives vidhipoorvak devarshi-pitrutarpan at Sapthaganga, Triganga and Shakravart will reside in punya loka later. Then after having bath at Kanakhal and fasting for three nights one will get ashwamedha yagna phalam and abide in swargaloka."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">In the scriptures Haridwar is
mentioned as Kapilasthan (sage Kapila is said to have an ashram here),
Gangadwar and Mayapuri</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">. Agasthya
Rishi also did his penance here, with his wife Lopamudhra (Tirtha-Yatra parva
of Mahabharatha). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Haridwar has the ‘Panch Teerth’
mentioned in the Puranas located within the district mainly known as Gangadwara
(Har-ki-Pauri), Kushaavart Ghat, Kankhal, Bilwa Teerth (Mansa Devi) and Neel
Parvat (Chandi Devi). Brahma Kund, the spot where the Amrit fell, is located
at Har ki Pauri (“footsteps of the lord”) and is considered to be the most
sacred ghats in Haridwar.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">स्नात्वा कनखले तीर्थे पुनर्जन्म न विद्यते ||</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">During Samudra manthanam, Amrit
(elixir of immortality) fell at four sites: Haridwar, Ujjain, Nasik and
Allahabad. This is manifested in the Kumbha mela being celebrated every 3 years
in one of the 4 places, and thus every 12 years in Haridwar. The astrological date for Kumbha mela falls when Venus (Sukran) and Jupiter (Guru) coincides with Aquarius (Kumbh) and the Sun and Moon are on the Aries and Sagittarius respectively. Pilgrims
congregate in Haridwar to perform ritualistic bathing on the banks of rives
Ganges to wash away their sins to attain Moksha.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Pandas of the Haridwar have been
known to keep genealogy records of most of the Hindu population. Known as
vahis, these records are updated on each visit to the city, and are a
repository of the vast family trees of families in India.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">In Varaha purana: "Narrating about the Mahatyam of Mayapuri, lord Varaha told to Prithvi (Goddess Earth)- "There lived a brahmin named Somsharma at Mayapuri. He was a great devotee of me and had an impossible desire of witnessing my divine powers by his mortal eyes. I tried to make him understand about the futility of his desire but to no avail. Finally I was left with no option but to fulfil his wish. I asked him to goto Rishikesh and have holy dip in Ganges. By doing so he will get darshan of my Maya.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Somsharma went to take holy dip in the Ganges of Rishikesh. Hardly had he taken a dip then he found himself experiencing the pangs of birth in the womb of a nishad woman. Evidently, Lord Sri Hari had began giving a glimpse of his divine powers to Somsharma. It was a terrible experience for him and he vowed to lead a chaste life as soon as he came out of the womb. Unfortunately, he forgot everything about his vow once he took rebirth as a girl. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">In course of time, the girl grew up and married a young nishad. She had many children from him and did lot of wrong deeds. One day, the nishad girl who in reality was Somsharma, went to take a bath in the holy Ganges. As soon as she entered into the river, she got transformed into a hermit. She was filled with extreme bewilderment but this was not the end, as there were more surprises to come. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">The hermit came out of the river and looked all around in amazement. He then sat down to meditate and very soon he was engrossed in his meditation. In the evening, some sages arrived and said- 'Rishi! How come you are sitting here? You had gone to take a bath. We became anxious and started searching for you when you did not return till evening'. The hermit was amazed by the turn of events as he was aware of every incident that had occurred. He was also well aware that he had spent fifty years as nishad-woman but according to the statements of hermits he had been absent only for few hours. The hermit was totally confused about his real identity. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">I (lord Varaha) felt pity on his miserable condition and decided to lift my magic spell. I asked him whether his wish of witnessing my divine powers had been fulfilled or not. The hermit eulogized me and agreed that it was impossible for any mortal to understand the ways of Almighty. I then blessed him and transformed him into Somsharma once again. He did his pranatyaga at Mayapuri and reached Swethadweepa. Such is the grandeur of Mayapuri and no one can understand the secret of my Maya - the sacrosanct place where lord Sri Hari has manifested his divine powers. A devotee who goes on a pilgrimage to Mayapuri never gets entangled in the worldly illusions. This is a devine story of Maya-Chakra"</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large; text-align: justify;">The moment one reaches
Haridwar, the thought about the material world gets dissolved and we start thinking
about Atma, Bhagavan and his glorious past times. And after a holy bath in the
Ganges, the spirit in us gets charged with bhakti-ras; all the sins get wiped
off. We try to understand Lords creation and start accepting that in the fast
moving world one can find solace when we visit these Holy places. There are innumerable
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<span class="Heading3Char"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16.0pt;">Har-Ki-Pauri</span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">King Vikramaditya
constructed this sacred ghat in the 1<sup>st</sup> Century BC. The most sacred place in Har-ki-Pauri is Brahma Kundam. This is the place where Lord Vishnu’s footsteps
are found. Due to the severe penance of
Bhagirathan, Ganges was brought down to earth and as the earth could not
withstand the pressure, Lord Shiva caught hold of her in his matted lock and
allowed it to split into several tributaries, namely, Alakananda, Bhagirathi, Nandakini,
Garuda Ganga, Bhyur Ganga, Mandakini etc. All these tributaries traverse
through the Himalayas in different routes merge with Alakananda at different places,
which are known as “PRAYAGS” and finally join at Devprayag. From here on, she is known as Ganga and Haridwar is the point at which Ganga enters the plains. We started our journey with Ganga snan at Har-ki-Pauri. </span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">BRAHMA KUNDAM:</span></span></b><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">This is the place where Brahma welcomed Ganges to earth and
had his first holy dip in Ganges. It is believed that a dip in this Brahmakund
brings salvation from all sins and a freedom from the bondages of the world.
Therefore, pious people from all over the world come here to have bath in this
sacred place. It is believed that any “dhaanam” (sacrifice) done here fetches
multifold benefits, especially, pooja and dhaanam done to cows (Gomatha). Raja Swetha had done great penance at this place. Pleased with his penance Brahma gave boon to raja as to this place will be called hence forth with his name as "Brahma kundam" and Brahma, Vishnu and Maheshwar and all the tirthas always reside at this place. By having holy dip here one becomes adhikari to go to paramapada (Vishnu lok).</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">There is a pracheen Ganga Devi temple and Lakshmi Narayana temple located here. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Chandi Devi Temple,
Haridwar</span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Next we proceeded to Chandi Devi temple. It started raining heavily by the time we reached the temple. One can buy combined tickets to travel in Udan-khatola to both Chandi devi and Mansa devi temples for Rs.138. There was a huge rush at this temple as it was Sunday. We had to wait for close to one and a half hour in queue. They do not start the udan-khatola until the waiting room is completely filled.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">The temple is dedicated to Goddess
Chandi and is situated atop the Neel Parvat on the eastern summit of the Shivalik
Hills, the southernmost mountain chain of the Himalayas. The temple, also known
as: Neel Parvat Teerth, is one of the panch tirth</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;"> (Five Pilgrimages)
located within Haridwar. Chandi Devi Temple is highly revered by devotees as a Siddh Peetha,</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;"> which is a place of worship where desires get fulfilled. It is one
of three such Peethas located in Haridwar, the other two being Mansa Devi
Temple and Maya Devi Temple. It is believed that the Adi Shankaracharya
established the main statue in 8th century A.D. The temple is a 3 km trek
from Chandi ghat and can also be reached through a ropeway.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="Heading3Char"><span style="font-family: "arial";"><b>Legend:</b></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial";"> Goddess Chandi also known, as
Chandika is the presiding deity of the temple. The story of the origin of
Chandika is as follows: Long time ago, the demon kings Shumbha and Nishumbha
had captured the kingdom of the god-king of heaven - Indra and thrown the gods
from Swarga (heaven). After intense prayers by the gods, Parvati assumed the
form of Chandi, an exceptionally beautiful woman and amazed by her beauty,
Shumbha desired to marry her. On being refused, Shumbha sent his demon chiefs
Chanda and Munda to kill her. Goddess Chamunda who originated out of Chandika’s
anger killed them. Shumbha and Nishumbha then collectively tried to kill
Chandika but were instead slain by the goddess. Thereafter, Chandika is said to
have rested for a short while at the top of Neel Parvat and later a temple was
built here to testify the legend. Also, the two peaks located in the mountain
range are called Shumbha and Nishumbha.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the way to Chandi Devi Temple</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="Heading3Char"><span style="font-family: "arial";"><b>How to reach:</b></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial";"> The Temple is located at a distance
of 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from Har ki Pauri. To reach the temple one has to
either follow the three kilometer trekking route from Chandi ghat and reach the
shrine by climbing a number of steps or climb the recently introduced rope-way
(cable car) service. The ropeway service known as Chandi Devi Udankhatola was
introduced for the benefit of the pilgrims and it caters to the pilgrims also
to the nearby-located Mansa Devi shrine. The rope-way carries the pilgrims from
the lower station located near Gauri Shankar Temple on the Nazibabad Road
directly to the Chandi Devi Temple.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">One has to climb few stairs on top. Beware of monkeys. Do not carry any foods or plastic covers while climbing stairs. One can get pooja samagris, mata-ki-chunri, puffed rice etc at the top close to temple</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Devotees tie a red small cloth on bells or on side gates of temple asking for desires. Once it is fulfilled, one has to go back and untie the same or one of the other similar cloths (it is hard to locate exact one if visiting after a long time). Goddess is beautifully adorned in red sari and smeared in turmeric paste. Devotees offer mata-ki-churi (red in color), sindoor items and pooja samagris to goddess. After darshan one meets "sher (lion)", vehicle of chandi devi. Devotees offer puffed rice here also and whisper their desires in its ears. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">On the way back, devotees also build their parivar, out of rocks available there in the form of Durga and pray for well-being of the entire family. The temple is open between 6.00am to 8.00pm. Morning aarti begins at 5:30am. </span></div>
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<span class="Heading3Char"><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Important detail</b></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>:</b> Neeleshwar Temple is also situated
at the foot of the Neel Parvat. It is said<sup> </sup>that Mansa and Chandi,
the two forms of goddess Parvati always reside close to each other. The temple
of Mansa is exactly on the other side of the hilltop on the Bilwa Parvat on the
opposite bank of River Ganges. This belief can also be found true in other cases since near the Mata Mansa Devi Mandir in Panchkula, Haryana, there is a Chandi
Mandir located nearby in Chandigarh.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Very near (about 1km) to the Chandi devi temple, the temple of Anjana, mother of Hanuman is located and devotees visiting chandi temple also visit this temple. Path is kachacha and gets slippery when it rains. This is the tapostal of Anjana and also there is a Hanuman temple next to it.</span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Manasa Devi Temple, Haridwar</span></b></h3>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This Goddess, form of Shakti fulfills the desires of the true and sacred souls. This temple, which is one km away from Haridwar, is situated on top of Bilwa parvat on the Shivalik hills. Usually, pilgrims pray to this Goddess for completing their Yatra successfully. It took approximately 3 hrs to complete the darshan. There was a very big queue. The rush here is more compared to Chandi Devi as the base point for this temple is located in center of bazaar. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ropeway to Manasa Devi temple.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">One should take holy dip in <b>Bilwa Tirth</b>. Mansa Devi, literally meaning the goddess who fulfills desires (Mansa). </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The temple, is holy abode of Manasa, a form of Shakti and is said to have emerged from the mind of sage Kashyapa. Manasa is regarded as the sister of serpent Vasuki.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Devotees who want their wishes to be fulfilled by Mansa tie threads to the branches of a tree located in the temple. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Once their wishes are fulfilled, people come back again to the temple to untie the thread from the tree. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Devotees also offer mata-ki-chunari, sindoor items, and pooja samagris to goddess. Devotees put sindoor on walls as offering to goddess to get their desires fulfilled. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Temple offers views of the River Ganges and the plains of Haridwar. The temple is open between 8am and 5pm except for lunch closings of 12pm to 2pm.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Trekking this hill would take about half an hour. There is also a ropeway to this temple. The main temple houses two idols of the Goddess, one with three mouths and five arms, while the other one has eight arms. The temple also known as Bilwa Tirth is one of the Panch Tirth within Haridwar.</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">The ropeway service known as "Mansa Devi Udankhatola" is there for the benefit of the pilgrims</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Bilkeshwar Mahadev temple, Haridwar.</span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We then visited Bilkeshwar Mahadev temple. Devotees offer Bilwa leaves to Mahadev and do abhishekam from Ganges water.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bilwakeshwar Mahadeva temple katha</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Evening aarti at Har-ki-Pauri, Haridwar.</span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We then went to most enchanting evening aarti at Har-ki-Pauri. The evening prayer
(Aarti) at dusk offered to Goddess Ganga at Har-Ki-Pauri is an enchanting
experience for any pilgrim. We first did deepa daanam and floated diyas in Ganga. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A spectacle of sound and color is seen when, after
the ceremony, pilgrims float diyas (floral floats with lamps) and incense on
the river, commemorating their ancestors. It is very auspicious to do Ganga Aarti
at this place. During Ganga Aarti in evening, murthi of Ganga Maa is brought to
Ganges with sound of shankh and ghanthi. Close to one lakh devotees assemble at Har-Ki-Pauri.
Pilgrims wait until Ganga Maa is decorated. And with Ganga Aarti song (Om Jai
Gange maata), the Aarti begins. The crowds start gathering by 5:30pm. Steps are occupied completely very fast. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large; line-height: normal;">Sri Vamana avatara one of the avatara of Lord Vishnu. This avatara took place during Tretha </span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">yoga. Lord Maha Vishnu took this </span></span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">avatar in order to suppress the arrogance and pride of Emperor Bali Chakravarti and to restore the glory, power and authority of Lord Indra over the Heaven. He had lost his power and kingdom of Swarga to King Bali.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Lord Vamana went to King Bali and asked for three steps of land measured by his foot as charity. Initially Bali hesitated to donate but later he agreed to give such a charity in spite of his guru Shukracharya warning him not to do the daanam. When Maha Bali completed the ritual process of donating the land, Lord Vamana assumed his cosmic form (Trivikrama), measured the entire earth including the nether worlds by his first step. With his second step he measured the entire upper worlds. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">When his foot reached the zenith it reached the Satya loka where Lord Brahma resided. The sacred water emanated from the lotus foot of the Supreme Lord Sri Maha Vishnu, and Lord Brahma washed the Lord's foot with that water and collected it in his Kamandalu. The water that emerged out of Lord Sriman Narayana's foot came to be revered as Goddess Ganga (Vishnu Paadodbhavi) who henceforth started living in the Heaven as Swarga Ganga assuming the form of a river. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Goddess Ganga took the form of a river to absolve the sins of King Bhagiratha's predecessors, following his severe penance of several centuries. “Lord Krishna said in Bhagavat Gita that amongst rivers he is Ganga”. River Ganga is most worshipped and sacred river. Bathing in her waters brings deliverance from sins committed in the present and past births.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">According to a legend in Ramayana, King Sagara, after slaying the demons on earth decided to stage an Ashwamedha Yajna as a proclamation of his supremacy. The horse, which was to be taken on an uninterrupted journey around the earth, was to be accompanied by the King's 60,000 sons born to Queen Sumati and one son Asamanja born of the second queen Kesani. Indra, supreme ruler of the gods feared that he might be deprived of his celestial throne if the Yajna (worship with fire) succeeded and then took away the horse and tied it to the ashram of Sage Kapila, who was then in deep meditation. The sons of the King Sagara searched for the horse and finally found it tied near the meditating sage. Sixty thousand angry sons of King Sagara stormed the ashram of sage Kapila. When he opened his eyes, the 60,000 sons had all perished, by the curse of sage Kapil. Bhagiratha, the grandson of King Sagar, is believed to have meditated to please the Goddess Ganga enough to cleanse the ashes of his ancestors, and liberate their souls, granting them salvation or Moksha. Bhagiratha brought river Ganga to earth.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Kankhal, Haridwar</span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">After ganga aarti, we went to Kankhal, 4km from Haridwar. It was shayana aarti time by the time we reached the temple. We did achamana at the river and worshipped the river Ganga. </span><span style="font-family: "arial";">Sati Kund is the place
where Sati immolated herself. Daksheswara
Mahadeva temple and Peepal tree in the temple are of importance.</span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial";">Legend:</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial";"> mythological story as mentioned in the Mahabharata and all the puranas, details the episode
when King Daksha Prajapathi, the father of Sati, Lord Shiva's first wife,
performed Yagna at this place, he did not invite his son-in-law Lord Shiva,
thus Sati felt insulted. Nevertheless she arrived, when she found her husband
being spurned by her father, she burnt herself in the Yagna kunda itself. Shiva
burned with anger, sent the terrible demi-god Virabhadra, Bhadrakali and also
his ganas.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">On the direction of
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like a storm wind and waged a fierce war on the gods and mortals present
culminating in the beheading of Daksha (who was later bestowed the head of a
goat, at the behest of Brahma and other gods). Much of the details of the famous
Ashwamedha Yagna of Daksha are available in Vayu Purana, Vishnu purana, Ramayana, Srimad Bhagavatham. Adi Varaha purana states:</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daksheshwar Mohave</td></tr>
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existence, one who bathes here will attain Brahmalok.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Kushwart ghat, Haridwar</span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Lord Dattatrya had done his penance here for 10000 years standing on one foot. He had kept his kush, cheer, kamandalu and dand on this ghat. When he was doing his tapas, ganga tried to wash away all this. But due to tapa prabhav, they did not get washed away, instead that current of Ganga got circulating as whirlpool there itself. When he finished his penance and saw all his items are circulating in this whirlpool, he intended to reduce Ganga to ashes. At that moment Brahma and other devatas appeared and performed His stutis. Then, Lord Dattatreya was appeased and told the assembled devatas to continue residing at this very place.</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;"> Since Ganga took Kusha and other items, and made them move in the form of whirlpool (aavarta) this place is called Kushawarta. Giving pindadaana to pitrus at this place will ensure that their rebirth never happens. On Mesha Sankranthi, there are huge crowds which come to offer pinda daanam at this place. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large;">Maya Devi Temple, Haridwar</span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">Our day at Haridwar concluded with visit to Maya devi temple. This temple is dedicated
to Goddess Maya. Goddess Maya is the </span><span style="font-size: large;">Adhisthari deity</span><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;"> of Haridwar / Mayapuri. She is
three-headed and four-armed deity who is believed to be an incarnation of
Shakti with Kali on the left, Kamakhya on the right. The temple is a Siddha Peetha,
which are the places of worship where desires get fulfilled. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">There is a jhoola with Durga, Krishna and Ganesha in it.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 28px;">Other places of importance in Haridwar are Gowghat -- (people bathe here to get rid of committed sin to Gowmaata), Ram ghat, Vishnu ghat, Ganesha ghat, Narayani Shila, Neela dhara, Pracheen MahaKali mandir, Bhim goda, Chowbees avatara mandir, Gayatri Devi mandir (Shanti kunj), Saptharishi ashram, Pasupathi Nath temple.</span></span></span></div>
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