Chandrabadani Devi

Chandrabadni Devi
Name
Proper name:	Chandrabadni Devi Temple
Location
Country:	India
State:	Uttarakhand
District:	Tehri Garhwal
Location:	About 10 km north of Kandi Khal, 22 km from Devprayag and 109 km from Narendra Nag
Elevation:	2,277 m (7,470 ft)
Architecture and culture
Primary deity:	Chandrabadni Devi

Chandrabadani is a mountain (2,277m above sea-level). On the border of tahsil Devaprayag and Pratapnagar is the well known temple of Chandrabadni Devi, lying at the top of the mountain about 10 km. north of Kandi Khal ( a place on the Devaprayag-Kirti Nagar metalled road).^[1]

In the Indian Mythology

The legend says that the torso of Sati fell here and her weapons got scattered all around the place. Thus, even today huge number of iron trishuls (tridents) and some old statues can be seen lying around the revered temple of Chandrabadani.

Sight seeing

The place commands a beautiful view of the Sirkanda, Kedarnath and Badrinath peaks. The temple here is very small and contains a Shri-yantra carved out on a flat stone instead of any idol. Traditionally, a cloth canopy is tied to the ceiling over this Shri-yantra once a year and the Brahmana priest doing it has to do it blind-folded.^[2]

Entrance to the mata chandrabadni temple

Access

By road, one can reach Jamnikhal which is about 22 km from Devprayag, and 109 km. from Narendra Nagar. From Jamnikhal it is a 3 km walk uphill to Chandrabadani Temple. Nearest railhead is at Rishikesh and nearest airport is Jolly Grant of Dehradun.^[3]

References

1. ^ http://hill-temples.blogspot.com/2009/06/chandrabadani-devi-temple.html
2. ^ https://sites.google.com/site/travellingandtrekkingindia/home/chandrabadani-de
3. ^ http://www.bharatonline.com/uttarakhand/tehri-garhwal/chandrabadani.html