Raghunathji Temple, Devprayag, Uttarakhand
Raghunathji Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord
Vishnu located at Devprayag, a pilgrimage town in Tehri Garhwal district in Himalayas in the North
Indian state of Uttarakhand. Raghunathji Temple is also called Tirukantamenum
Kadi Nagar. It is located on the Rishikesh – Badrinath highway. Devaprayag
in the Himalayas at a height of 1700 feet above sea level, where Alagananda and
Bhagirathi merge to form the Ganges, is considered to be a pilgrimage center of
great significance. It is held in reverence all over India, and is a
resting point for pilgrims bound to (and from) Badrinath.
The temple is located uphill on the confluence of
Alaknanda - Bhagirathi rivers, which becomes River
Ganga subsequently. Constructed in the Deula style, the temple is glorified in the Divya
Prabandha, the early medieval Tamil canon of the Azhwar saints from the 6th – 9th centuries
AD. It is one of the 108 Divyadesam dedicated to Vishnu, who is worshipped as
Raghunathji and his consort Lakshmi as Sita. The Temple was originally believed to
have been established by Adi
Shankara during the 8th century, with later expansions
by the Garhwal Kingdom.
Devprayag is one of the Panch Prayag (five confluences) of Alaknanda
River where Alaknanda and Bhagirathi rivers meet and take the name Ganga. Devprayag is surrounded by 3 Godly peaks, named
Giddhanchal Parvat, Dashrathanchal Parvat, and Narsinghancal Parvat.
Giddhanchal Parvat is on top of Raghunath Ji temple. Narsinghancal Parvat is in
front of Giddhanchal Parvat and Dashrathanchal Parvat is on top right side of
Sangam. The temple is maintained and administered by the Uttarakhand Tourism
Development Board of the Government of Uttarakhand.
Legends
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History
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The
Temple
Raghunathji Temple is located in
the lower Himalayas, 1,700 ft.
(520 m) above sea level. It
is located on the confluence of Alaknanda - Bhagirathi river. The temple has a single precinct and all
the shrines are enclosed in an enclosure. There are a number of smaller shrines
in the temple for Badrinath, Kaala Bhairavar, Adi
Shankara, Shiva, Sita and Hanuman around the central shrine. The central shrine
houses the image of Raghunathji, a granite image in standing posture facing
east. He is also called as Purushottaman / Neelamega Perumal. The central
shrine has a Deula, the conical roof over the sanctum. Vimanam over the
sanctum is called as Mangala Vimanam. Mother is called as Pundarikavalli. Theertham
associated with this Temple are Mangala Theertham and Ganges.
Festivals
Ram Navami, Hanuman Jayanti, Deepavali and Dushera are
the festivals celebrated here with much fanfare.
Religious
Significance
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Connectivity
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Location
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