Sunday, 7 November 2021

6 POINTS ABOUT DEV PRAYAG ON THE GREAT HIMALAYAN MOUNTAINS

 



1.        This Divya kshetram is located at a height of 1700 feet on the Himalayas at a distance of 70 kms from Rishikesh on the way to Badrinath, where the rivers Alakananda and Bhagirathi merge to form Ganga.

2.    The presiding deity is Neelamegha perumal and the goddess pundareegavali

3.     The sacred water is mangala theertham and the santum sanctorum mangala vimanam

4.   . This temple is also called Raghunathji temple, and the Lord enshrined in this temple is considered to be the same as in Mathura, salagramam, Dwaraka,  & Ayodhya.

5.     . .There are also shrines for Hanuman, Badrinath, Kaala Bhairavaa and Shiva.

6.   .  Brahma and Dasaratha  are believed to have worshipped at this shrine.

 

 

            

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Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

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