One journey, four traditions
Badrinath is associated with Vishnu, Dwarka with Krishna, Puri with Jagannath and Rameswaram with Shiva. The circuit therefore represents a broad Hindu pilgrimage tradition rather than only Shiva temples.
Char Dham of India
The pan-India Char Dham pilgrimage links Badrinath in the north, Dwarka in the west, Jagannath Puri in the east and Rameswaram in the south—four living traditions set in dramatically different landscapes.
Four directions
The traditional circuit symbolically spans India from the Himalaya to the southern sea and from the Arabian Sea to the Bay of Bengal.
Maps and detailed guides
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Char Dham here means the pan-India four-shrine circuit. It is distinct from Uttarakhand's Chota Char Dham: Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath.
A four-direction journeyThe circuit connects Himalayan, western coastal, eastern coastal and southern island landscapes, each rooted in a distinct living tradition.
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