Chandrabadani Devi

Chandrabadni Devi
Chandrabadni Devi
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictTehri Garhwal
DeityChandrabadni Devi
Location
LocationAbout 10 km north of Kandi Khal, 35 km from Devprayag and 109 km from Narendra Nagar
StateUttarakhand
CountryIndia
Elevation2,277 m (7,470 ft)

Chandrabadani is a Siddhpeeth temple (2,277 m above sea level). Located on the border of Devaprayag and Pratapnagar tehsils, the temple is located at the top of the Chandrakoot mountain about 10 km north of Kandi Khal.[1]

In Indian mythology

The legend says that the torso of Sati fell here and her weapons got scattered all around the place. Thus, even today huge number of iron trishuls (tridents) and some old statues can be seen lying around the revered temple of Chandrabadani. The story of the temple is mentioned in the Skanda Purana. When Lord Shiva was carrying the burnt body of Maa Sati (who jumped in the Mahayagya of his father Daksh Prajapati to protest the disrespect of his husband Lord Shiva), the parts of her body scattered in different places and hence those places became Siddhpeeth. In this temple, her badan (body) was dropped; hence the name Chandrabadani.

Access

By road, one can reach Jamnikhal, which is about 31 km from Devprayag by road and 109 km from Narendra Nagar. From Jamnikhal it is a 7 km plus one km walk uphill to Chandrabadani Temple. The nearest railhead is at Rishikesh and the nearest airport is Jolly Grant of Dehradun.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Hill Temples: Chandrabadani Devi Temple". 5 June 2009.
  2. ^ "Chandrabadani - Chandrabadni Devi Temple Tehri Uttarakhand India".

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