The most Important pilgrimage sites in Hinduism

4 Dhams Temples in India

Badrinath Temple

Regarded as the most important temple of lord Vishnu, the Badrinath temple is established by Adi Shankaracharya.

Located in the Chamoli district in Uttarakhand at the height of 3133 meters, it is one of the holiest shrines of Char dham pilgrimage in India.

Jagannath temple

Shri Jagannath temple is situated in the Indian state Odhisa. Lord Jagannath, Devi Subhadra and elder brother Balabhadra are worshipped here.


 The Rath Yatra festival of Puri is very famous. It takes place every year on the second day of the Shukla Paksha in June/July when the deities are taken out of the temple for ceremonial procession. 

Kedarnath Temple

Kedarnath is located in Uttarakhand in Northern India on the bank of Mandakini river at an altitude of 3584 meter above sea level.


Dedicated to Lord Shiva, it is built of large, heavy stones. It evokes wonder as to how these heavy slabs were moved in the earlier centuries. It is considered the most important Jyotirlingam.

Rameshwaram 

Sri Ramanathswamy temple is the most popular temple of Rameshwaram, which is a small island in Tamilnadu connected to the mainland via Pamban Bridge.

The temple is dedicated to lord Shiva. It is one of the 12 Jyotirlingas. The walls and pillars of temple shows rich tradition of Indian religious sculpture.

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