Char Dham Yatra

Char Dham Yatra

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The four sacred abodes established by Adi Shankaracharya: Badrinath in the north, Dwarka in the west, Puri in the east, and Rameswaram in the south. Completing this circuit is considered the highest pilgrimage in Hinduism.

Names in other languages

  • चार धाम यात्राhin / Deva
  • சார் தாம் யாத்திரைtam / Taml
  • చార్ ధామ్ యాత్రtel / Telu
  • ಚಾರ್ ಧಾಮ್ ಯಾತ್ರೆkan / Knda
  • ചാർ ധാം യാത്രmal / Mlym

Stations (4)

  1. 1

    Station 1

    Seat of Vishnu (Badrinarayan) in the Himalayas

  2. 2

    Station 2

    Kingdom of Krishna on the western coast

  3. 3

    Station 3

    Sri Jagannath Dham on the eastern coast

  4. 4

    Station 4

    Ramanathaswamy Jyotirlinga — southernmost dham

URN: urn:vamshanidhi:pilgrimage:char-dham

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