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Plate PIL · DHAMChar Dham YatraChar Dham Yatra

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Pilgrimage · 4 stations

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चार धाम यात्रा

Char Dham Yatra

Char Dham Yatra

3200 km
Attested from 800 CE

Stations not yet mapped

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.

Pilgrim circuit of 4 stations traversing 3200 km. Each station is preserved with its sequence, significance, and the temple linkage when scholar-verified.

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6 entries

  1. Period of attestation800 CE – presentverified evidence
  2. Total length3200 km · 4 stationsverified evidence
  3. Station 1Station 1 · Seat of Vishnu (Badrinarayan) in the Himalayasverified evidence
  4. Station 2Station 2 · Kingdom of Krishna on the western coastverified evidence
  5. Station 3Station 3 · Sri Jagannath Dham on the eastern coastverified evidence
  6. Station 4Station 4 · Ramanathaswamy Jyotirlinga — southernmost dhamverified evidence

IIIStations

4 in sequence
  1. 01

    Station 1

    Seat of Vishnu (Badrinarayan) in the Himalayas

  2. 02

    Station 2

    Kingdom of Krishna on the western coast

  3. 03

    Station 3

    Sri Jagannath Dham on the eastern coast

  4. 04

    Station 4

    Ramanathaswamy Jyotirlinga — southernmost dham

IVNames in other languages

  • eng · LatnChar Dham Yatra· The four sacred abodes established by Adi Shankaracharya: Badrinath in the north
  • hin · Devaचार धाम यात्रा· आदि शंकराचार्य द्वारा स्थापित चार पवित्र धाम: उत्तर में बद्रीनाथ, पश्चिम में द्व
  • tam · Tamlசார் தாம் யாத்திரை· ஆதி சங்கரராரால் நிறுவப்பட்ட நான்கு புனித தலங்கள்: வடக்கில் பத்ரிநாத், மேற்கில் த
  • tel · Teluచార్ ధామ్ యాత్ర· ఆది శంకరాచార్యునిచే స్థాపించబడిన నాలుగు పవిత్ర ధామాలు: ఉత్తరాన బదరీనాథ్, పశ్చిమా
  • kan · Kndaಚಾರ್ ಧಾಮ್ ಯಾತ್ರೆ· ಆದಿ ಶಂಕರಾಚಾರ್ಯರಿಂದ ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸಲಾದ ನಾಲ್ಕು ಪವಿತ್ರ ಧಾಮಗಳು: ಉತ್ತರದಲ್ಲಿ ಬದರೀನಾಥ್, ಪಶ್ಚಿಮದ
  • mal · Mlymചാർ ധാം യാത്ര· ആദി ശങ്കരാചാര്യർ സ്ഥാപിച്ച നാല് പവിത്ര ധാമങ്ങൾ: വടക്ക് ബദരീനാഥ്, പടിഞ്ഞാറ് ദ്വാര
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URN · urn:vamshanidhi:pilgrimage:char-dham

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