About
10 kms. from Guptakashi, on the left bank of Kali Ganga is situated, the
famous Siddha Peeth of Kalimath. The Peeth comprises of temple made of
wood and iron surrounded by several smaller ones made of stone, dedicated
to different deities Mahalaxmi, Mahasaraswatil, Gauri-Shankar Mahadev and
Bhairav. The Goddess, who vanquished evil, is depicted beautifully along
with the four-handed Shankar while Ganesha and Kariteya are placed at the
feet of Gauri
Accessibility
Rail : Nearest railhead is
Rishikesh,198 kms.
Road : The temple is 198
kms. from Rishikesh, 11 kms. from Guptashi, 55 kms. from Rudraprayag,
18 kms. from Kund & 89 kms. from Srinagar.
Gaura
Mai Temple – Gaurikund
5 kms. from Sonprayag and 222 kms.
from Rishikesh is the ancient temple of Goddess Gauri adorned with metal
idols of Gauri and Mahadev. Beside the shrine are two water tanks. Half a
kilmetre away is the temple of Sirkata (beheaded) Ganesha, built after the
famous legend of Parvati who before going to bath ordered Ganesh not to
allow anybody inside. Mahadev (Lord Shiva ) on being stopped from going
in, got annoyed and beheaded Ganesha, not realizing that Ganesha was his
own son. Parvati implored Mahadev to restore Ganesh’s head and bring him
back to life and consequently, his head was replaced with that of a white
elephant’s and Ganesh returned to life with the new head and a new name
–Ganapti. Near Gaurikund is a huge rock, Uma Shanker Shila in which
spirits of 12 sages who followed Mahadev after being banished from Lanka,
reside.
Accessibility
Rail :Nearest railhead is
Rishikesh, 222 kms.
Road : Gauri kund is
situated on Rishikes-Kedarnath road and is the last bus terminus for
Kedarnath. It is 222 kms. from Rishikesh, 78 kms. from Rudraprayag and
41 kms. from Kund. There are buses playing round the year upto Gauri
Kund.
Perched atop a 20 mt. high rock, the
temple of Dhari Devi is
situated on the banks of the Alaknada. One has to travel a distance of 15
kms. from Srinagar on Srinagar-Badrinath motorable road upto Kaliya Saur
then down trek another half a kilometer towards Alaknanda river. According
to a local legened, the temple was once washed off by floods, while
floating the idol struck against a rock, the villagers heard the cries of
the idol. On reaching the site they heard a divine voice instructing them
to install the idol as it was, on the spot it was found. Since then the
fierce looking idol remains where it was, known as Dhari Devi, under the
open sky, and thousands of devotees on the way to Badrinath pay their
obeisance to it.
Accessibility
Rail : Nearest railhead is
Rishikesh, 124 kms.
Road : The temple is 15 kms.
from Srinagar, 124 kms. from Rishikesh, 19 kms. Short of Rudraprayag,
44 kms. from Pauri & 165 kms. from Dehradun.
Hariyali
Devi
At an altitude of 1400 mts. on the
way to
Rudraprayag-Karnprayag, a route diverting from Neagrasu, leads to the
Siddh Peeth of Hariyali Devi, 22 kms away. It is 37 kms. from the main
town of Rudraprayag. Surronded by high peaks and thick forests, place is
situated at an altitude of 1400 mts. The temple of Hariyali Devi has an
ornate idol of the Goddess on a lion’s back She is also popular by the
name of Sitala Mata in Almora, Jageshwar and Srinagar. She is depicted as
a woman dressed in yellow with a child. It becomes a home to festivity a
home Janmashtami and Deep a wali. During Deepwali, the idol of the Goddess
is carred in a palanquin to Hariyali Kantha, the main "Siddha Peeth"
of Hariyali Devi.
Accessibility
Road : Nearest railhead is
Rishikesh, 180 kms.
Road : Hariyali Devi temple
is situated on Rishikesh-Badrinath road. Rishikesh to Harriyali Devi
is 180 kms. Rudraprayag to Hariyali Devi 37 kms. and Karnprayag to
Hariyali Devi is 38 kms.
Accommodation
Dharamshalas and a Tourist Rest
House are available in Karnprayag & Rudraprayag.
About
10 kms. from Guptakashi, on the left bank of Kali Ganga is situated, the
famous Siddha Peeth of Kalimath. The Peeth comprises of temple made of
wood and iron surrounded by several smaller ones made of stone, dedicated
to different deities Mahalaxmi, Mahasaraswatil, Gauri-Shankar Mahadev and
Bhairav. The Goddess, who vanquished evil, is depicted beautifully along
with the four-handed Shankar while Ganesha and Kariteya are placed at the
feet of Gauri
situated on the banks of the Alaknada. One has to travel a distance of 15
kms. from Srinagar on Srinagar-Badrinath motorable road upto Kaliya Saur
then down trek another half a kilometer towards Alaknanda river. According
to a local legened, the temple was once washed off by floods, while
floating the idol struck against a rock, the villagers heard the cries of
the idol. On reaching the site they heard a divine voice instructing them
to install the idol as it was, on the spot it was found. Since then the
fierce looking idol remains where it was, known as Dhari Devi, under the
open sky, and thousands of devotees on the way to Badrinath pay their
obeisance to it.
Rudraprayag-Karnprayag, a route diverting from Neagrasu, leads to the
Siddh Peeth of Hariyali Devi, 22 kms away. It is 37 kms. from the main
town of Rudraprayag. Surronded by high peaks and thick forests, place is
situated at an altitude of 1400 mts. The temple of Hariyali Devi has an
ornate idol of the Goddess on a lion’s back She is also popular by the
name of Sitala Mata in Almora, Jageshwar and Srinagar. She is depicted as
a woman dressed in yellow with a child. It becomes a home to festivity a
home Janmashtami and Deep a wali. During Deepwali, the idol of the Goddess
is carred in a palanquin to Hariyali Kantha, the main "Siddha Peeth"
of Hariyali Devi.
