Location:
Devaprayag
near Rishikesh (Uttar Pradesh)
(Vada Naadu)
Vishnu: Purushottaman
Taayaar: Pundarikavalli
Theertham:The Ganges
Paasuram :Perialwar
Vimaanam:Mangala Vimanam
Travel Base:Rishikesh
Description
Devaprayag in the Himalayas at a height of 1700 feet above
sea (70 km from Rishikesh) level, where Alakananda and Bhagirathi merge
to form the Ganges, is considered to be a pilgrimage center of great significance..
It is held in reverence all over India, and is a resting point for
pilgrims bound to (and from) Badrinath and is located
at a distance of 70 km from Rishikesh enroute to Badrinath.
There is an ancient
temple established by Adi Sankaracharya here, enshrining Rama (Raghunathji);
there are also shrines to Hanuman, Badrinathji, Kaala Bhairavar, and Shiva
here. Bhrama, Dasaratha and Rama are said to have prayed here.
Periyalwar
of tshe 1st millennium CE, composed in Tamil, a decad of 10 verses praising
the glory of Tirukkandam as a shrine on the banks of the Ganges. These
verses state that Vishnu enshrined in Mathura, Salagramam, Dwaraka,
Ayodhya and Sree Vaikuntam is the same as the
one (Purushottaman) enshrined in Tirukkandam or Kadinagar. Devaprayag
is considered to be Tirukkandam or Kadinagar.
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