The Four "Dhams" In India | Badrinath, Dwarka, Jagannath Puri, & Rameshwaram

What are the "Char Dhams" in India India?

By Intimate Viewpoint 

India is a place of pilgrimage. Indian pilgrimages are famous all over the world. There is at least one pilgrimage site that can be found in almost all the states of India, which are well known.

The Char Dhams are prominent of these:

*Badrinath in Uttarakhand 

* Dwarka in Gujarat 

* Jagannath Puri in Orissa 

*  Rameswaram in Tamilnadu

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In India, it is believed that every person should visit these four Dhams at least once in his life. Because visiting the four Dhams, all the sins are washed away and every wish of life is fulfilled.

* Badrinath, is a town in Chamoli district in Uttarakhand. It is situated on the bank of river Alaknanda. The Badrinath Temple is dedicated to Lord Vishnu. He is worshiped in the form of Badrinarayan. One meter-tall idol of Badrinarayan made of Shaligram has been installed inside this Temple. It is said that the idol was installed by Lord Shankaracharya in the 8th century.

* Dwarka, Dwarka city is located in Gujarat. It is the place where Dwarkadhish temple was built in 15th-16th century. This is not the original temple of Dwarkadhish. The original temple was built in 200BCE by the grandson of Dwarkadhish ( Lord Krishna), Vajranabha. 

The Dwarkadhish temple is dedicated to Lord Krishna,a form of Vishnu or Dwarkadhish which means the king of Dwarka.

* Jagannath Puri, it is located in Puri a city in Orissa. Jagannath Puri means the "Land of Jagannath", a form of Krishna or Vishnu. It is one of the prominent temple of Hindus and one of the four Dhams. It is not an ordinary Temple. There are many beliefs are spread on its Glory. There are many stories are hidden in every corner of this temple which surprises people.

* Rameshwaram, the word Rameswaram means "Lord of Rama"means Mahadev aur Lord Shiv. The Rameswaram temple is dedicated to Lord Shiv.

The town and the temple is located on Pamban island of Tamilnadu. It is said that this is where Shri Ram built the "Ram Setu" the holy Bridge, from India to Lanka, today 'Sri Lanka' to reach his wife Sita. Who was Kidnapped by the demon King Ravana.