There are four Vaishnava pilgrims defined by Guru Shankaracharya and every Hindu must visit there once in life which will help them to attain peace for the soul. Out of which, Badrinath is situated in the north, Dwarka to the west, Jagannath Puri in the east and Rameswaram Dham in the south.
In Hindu mythology, Hari is called Vishnu while Har or Shiva is called Shashwat Mitra (eternal friend). It is believed that while Lord Vishnu resides, Lord Shiva also lives closer. These four Dhams are also not considered as exceptions. Therefore, the pair of
Badrinath to Kedarnath,
Rangnath Swami of Rameshwaram,
Somnath is considered as a pair of Dwarka,
Lingaraj appears as a complete pair of Puri Dham. Although there is also a thing..
The fact required to be note down is that Char Dham of India and Char Dham of Uttarakhand state are different. Char Dham of Uttarakhand is considered as Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath Dham.
Dwarka Dham @Dwarka, Gujrat
Math: Sharada Math |
Seed Mantra: Tatwamasi |
Ved: Samaveda |
Sanyasi Name: Saraswati, Tirth, Ashram |
First Mathadhish: Hastamalak (Prthvidhar) |
Direction: West |
Auxiliary Shiva Temple: Somnath Jyotirlinga |
Kumbh: Ujjain |
Present Shankaracharya: HH Swami Sadanand Saraswati
Jagannath Dham @Puri, Odisha
Math: Govardhan Math |
Seed Mantra: Prajnanam Brahma |
Ved: Rigveda |
Sanyasi Name: Arany |
First Mathadhish: Padmapadacharya |
Direction: East |
Auxiliary Shiva Temple: Lingaraj Temple |
Kumbh: Prayagraj |
Present Shankaracharya: Nischalananda Saraswati
Rameswaram Dham @Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu
Math: Vedant Gyanmath |
Seed Mantra: Aham Brahmasmi |
Ved: Yajurveda |
Sanyasi Name: Bharti, Puri |
First Mathadhish: Sri Sureshwaracharya |
Direction: South |
Auxiliary Shiva Temple: Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple |
Kumbh: Nashik |
Present Shankaracharya: Bharathi Teertha
Badrinath Dham @Uttarakhand
Math: Jyotirmath |
Seed Mantra: Ayamatma Brahma |
Ved: Atharvaveda |
Sanyasi Name: Giri, Parvat, Sagar |
First Mathadhish: Totakacharya |
Direction: North |
Auxiliary Shiva Temple: Kedarnath Jyotirlinga |
Kumbh: Haridwar |
Present Shankaracharya: Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati
In His different incarnations, Lord Vishnu takes bath in Rameswaram, meditate in Badrinath, feast in Puri and rest in Dwarka.
@Badrinath Uttarakhand
Badrinath Dham, also known as Badrinarayan, is situated on the banks of river Alaknanda in the lap of Himalayas in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand.
| ◉ One of The Four Dham Defined by Guru Shankaracharya. |
| ◉ The oldest abode of Lord Vishnu in the Himalayas, on the banks of the river Alaknanda. |
@Dwarka Gujarat
Dwarka Dham is considered to be one of the Seven Moksha Puri. There are four dhams, four Vaishnava pilgrims defined by Guru Shankaracharya.
| ◉ One of The Four Dham Defined by Guru Shankaracharya. |
| ◉ One of the Seven Moksha Puri. |
| ◉ Temple was Built By Grandson of Lord Krishna. |
@Gangotri Uttarakhand
Gangotri is located in Himalayan mountain range in Uttarkashi dist in the state of Uttarakhand.
| ◉ One of the Char Dham Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath of Uttarakhand. |
| ◉ Origin of holy river Ganges. |
@Puri Odisha
Jagannath Dham located in the east of India is considered to be one of the four Vaishnava dham. The Four Dhams of India are the four Vaishnava shrines defined by Adi Guru Shankaracharya
| ◉ One of The Four Dham Defined by Guru Shankaracharya. |
| ◉ World Famous Jagannath Rath Yatra. |
@Kedarnath Uttarakhand
Kedarnath Temple is located on the Garhwal Himalayan range in the Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand, India.
| ◉ Uttarakhand`s first Jyotirling among twelve Jyotirlingas. |
| ◉ One of the Char Dham Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath of Uttarakhand. |
@Rameswaram Tamil Nadu
Rameswaram is the four pilgrimage places of India, Char Dham, it invites followers of Bhagwan Shiva from everywhere to visit the Jyotirlinga installed in the Ramanathaswamy temple at least once in their lifetime.
| ◉ Rameshwaram is one of the most sacred Hindu Char Dham sites along with Badrinath, Puri, Dwarka. |
| ◉ The primary deity of the temple is Ramanathaswamy (Shiva) in the form of lingam. |
| ◉ Rameswaram is also one of the twelve Jyotirlinga temples. |
| ◉ Ramnathaswamy temple has great History and architecture. |
@Yamunotri Uttarakhand
Yamunotri Temple is a famous Hindu temple dedicated to Devi Yamuna. This temple is known as Temple of Mata Yamunotri.
| ◉ One of the Char Dham Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath of Uttarakhand. |
| ◉ Origin of Holy River Yamuna. |
| Mandir | Address |
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| Badrinath Uttarakhand |
| Dwarka Gujarat |
| Gangotri Uttarakhand |
| Puri Odisha |
| Kedarnath Uttarakhand |
| Rameswaram Tamil Nadu |
| Yamunotri Uttarakhand |
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