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Hinduism:
Shakti Peeth Mata Dhari Devi Temple
Chandra
Dhari Devi Temple - Legend & History: As per the legend the upper part of Goddess
Kali is believed here, while lower part is in Kalimath and praised as Goddess Kali.
Locals also believed that the appearance changes with time from a girl, to a woman
and then to an old lady. There is a legend about the name behind the Dhari devi
temple. Once the temple was washed off by floods and the idol of Goddess Kali
struck against the rock. The villages of the Dharo village nearby heard the divine
voice of Goddess and then fixed the idol of Goddess Kali at this spot. After then this
temple is known as Dhari Devi temple. Legends also believed that the Dhari Devi idol
shall not be put under any roof. So there is always an open sky above idols in Dhari
Devi Temple. Taking photographs of Dhari Devi idols is strictly prohibited.
Due to the Srinagar Hydel Project, Dhari Devi Temple has to relocate from its
original site. Many believers connects 2013 Uttarakhand Floods to the Goddess ire as
Dhari Devi is the guardian of Uttarakhand and protector of Char Dhams.
Devotees visit Dhari Devi all round the year but during Navratras the number of
visitors increases by manifold.
Image: Incredible & Divine Misty View of Shakti
Peeth Mata Dhari Devi Temple.
Srinagar - Rudraprayag Highway, Uttarakhand.
On the banks of Alaknanda river, the holy
temple of Goddess Dhari Devi is located between
Srinagar and Rudraprayag on Badrinath Road.
Dhari Devi Temple diety is Maa Dhari Devi.
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