Regional sacred-site guide
Sacred sites in Uttarakhand
Explore 11 sacred places in Uttarakhand, India, with a regional map and links to detailed site guides.
Traditions in Uttarakhand
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Showing 1-11 of 11 sites in this regional guide
Badrinath
Badrinath, Uttarakhand, India
Rising at 3,133 meters in the Garhwal Himalayas, Badrinath Temple stands as one of Hinduism's four Char Dham—the pilgrimage circuit that promises liberation to those who...
Bagnath Temple, Bageshwar, Uttarakhand
Bāgeshwar, Uttarakhand, India
At the confluence of the Sarayu and Gomati in the Kumaon Himalaya, Bagnath enshrines Shiva as Vyaghreshwar, the Tiger Lord, said to have appeared as a tiger to the sage...
Bedini Kund Sacred Lake, Bedini Bugyal, Uttarakhand
Tharali, Uttarakhand, India
High in the Chamoli meadows of Uttarakhand, a still glacial lake reflects the peaks of Trishul and Nanda Ghunti....
Dargah Hazrat Sabir e Pak Piran, Kaliyar Shareef, Uttarakhand
Piran Kaliyar, Uttarakhand, India
On the Upper Ganga Canal near Haridwar lies the dargah of Hazrat Alauddin Sabir Kaliyari, nephew of Baba Farid and founder of the Sabiriya branch of the Chishti order....
Gangotri Temple, Uttarakhand
Gangotri, Uttarakhand, India
Gangotri Temple stands beside the Bhagirathi river in the Garhwal Himalaya, at the place Hindu tradition holds Ganga first touched earth....
Kalpeshwar temple, Uttarakhand
Urgam, Uttarakhand, India
Kalpeshwar is the fifth and final shrine of the Panch Kedar, a small stone temple built into a cave in Uttarakhand's Urgam Valley where Shiva's jata, his matted locks, are...
Kedarnath Temple, Uttarakhand
Kedarnath, Uttarakhand, India
Kedarnath Temple stands at 3,583 metres in the Garhwal Himalayas, the highest of the twelve Jyotirlingas and one of Uttarakhand's four Char Dham sites....
Madhyamaheshwar Temple
Gaundar, Uttarakhand, India
Madhyamaheshwar enshrines the navel of a bull-formed Shiva at roughly 3,497 metres in the Garhwal Himalayas, reached by a multi-day trek through pine forest and river...
Rudranath Temple
Gopeshwar area, Uttarakhand, India
Rudranath is the fourth of the Panch Kedar temples, holding a self-manifested rock face of Shiva deep in a Garhwal Himalayan forest, reached only by a multi-day trek...
Tungnath Temple
Tungnath, Uttarakhand, India
Tungnath is the highest of the five Panch Kedar temples, a stone Shiva shrine set above the treeline in the Garhwal Himalayas, reached only on foot and closed to the world...
Yamunotri, Uttarakhand
Rajgarhi, Uttarakhand, India
Yamunotri stands at 3,293 metres in the Garhwal Himalayas as the seat of the goddess Yamuna and one of Uttarakhand's four Chota Char Dham sites....
Key questions
Uttarakhand sacred-site questions
- How many sacred sites are listed in Uttarakhand?
- This regional guide currently includes 11 sacred sites in Uttarakhand, India.
- Which traditions are represented in Uttarakhand?
- The most represented traditions in the current guide include Hinduism, Islam.
- Can I view Uttarakhand sacred sites on a map?
- Yes. Switch to map view to compare the listed places, then open a site page for coordinates and visiting context.