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Thursday, January 10, 2019

Raghunathji Temple, Devprayag, Uttarakhand

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, ShivaSita 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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