• Badrinath (3300 m) → Lord Vishnu abides in Badrinath or Badarikashrama (which is a Swayam Vyakta Kshetra) as Badri Vishal.
Sapta Badris:
1. Badri Vishal (3300 m)
2. Adi Badri (3135 m)
3. Vridha Badri or Vriddha Badri (1380 m)
4. Dhyana Badri (2135 m)
5. Ardha Badri (1280 m)
6. Bhavishya Badri (2744 m)
7. Yogadhyana Badri (1920 m)
• Kedarnath (3581 m) → Lord Shiva gave boons to sages Nara and Narayana who performed penance in Kedarnath and abides there as Kedarnatha Jyotirlinga.
Pancha Kedars:
1. Kedarnath (3581 m) → The Hump of the Bull form of Lord Shiva appeared here.
2. Tungnath (3680 m) → The Arms of the Bull form of Lord Shiva appeared here.
3. Rudranath (3600 m) → The Face of the Bull form of Lord Shiva appeared here.
4. Madhyamaheshwar (3497 m) → The Navel of the Bull form of Lord Shiva appeared here.
5. Kalpeshwar (2200 m) → The Hairs of the Bull form of Lord Shiva appeared here.
• Haridwar (314 m) → Lord Shiva destroyed the Daksha Yagna at Kankhal of Maya Kshetra (Haridwar) and abides there as Daksheshwar Mahadev.
- Lord Shiva also abides there as the famous Bilvakeshwar Mahadev.
• Rishikesh (340 m) → Lord Shiva abides near the Kubjamraka Kshetra (Rishikesh) as the famous Neelkanth Mahadev.
• Uttarkashi (1158 m) → Lord Shiva abides in Uttarkashi as Lord Vishwanath. Uttarkashi is the northern Kashi and similar to Kashi Varanasi in many aspects.
Kumaon:
• Almora Jageshwar Dham (1870 m) → Lord Shiva protected merchant devotee Supriya from the atrocities of demon Daruka and abides as Nageshwara Jyotirlinga (identified with Jageshwar Dham)
• Haridwar (314 m) → Devi Sati gave up her body during the Daksha Yagna at Kankhal and hence the place came to be known as Maya Kshetra (Haridwar).
- Haridwar also has the famous Hill temples of Devi Chandi and Devi Manasa. There are also famous temples of Maya Devi and Sureshwari Devi.
• Rishikesh (340 m) → Devi abides near Rishikesh as Devi Kunjapura and Devi Surkanda (Kanatal).
• Dev Prayag → Devi abides near Dev Prayag as Devi Chandrabadni.
• Srinagar → Devi abides in Srinagar (of Uttarakhand) as Dhari Devi.
• Kalimath → Devi abides in Kalimath (close to Ukhimath) as Devi Kali.
• Gauri Kund (1982 m) → Devi Parvati performed penance at Gauri Kund and got united with Lord Shiva. Gauri Kund is the gateway to Kedarnath Temple.
• Uttarkashi (1158 m) → Devi abides in Uttarkashi as Devi Shakti near the famous Vishwanath Temple.
• Kurud → Devi abides in Kurud as Nanda Devi.
Kumaon:
• Nainital → Devi abides in Nainital as Naina Devi.
• Almora → Devi abides in Almora as Kasar Devi.
• Tanakpur → Devi abides in Tanakpur as Devi Purnagiri.
• Dwarahat → Devi abides in Dwarahat as Devi Dunagiri.
• Kashipur → Devi abides in Kashipur as Devi Bala Sundari.
• Lohaghat → Devi abides in Lohaghat as Ahil Tarini Devi.
• Gangotri (3140 m) → River Bhagirathi Ganga originates from Gaumukh near Gangotri. There is a temple of Devi Ganga at Gangotri and Ganga Aarti is performed near the temple.
• Badrinath (3300 m) → Lord Varaha stayed in Badarikashrama as a Shila after killing demon Hiranyaksha and recovering the Earth from the nether world (Varaha Shila).
• Badrinath (3300 m) → Lord Narasimha stayed in Badarikashrama as a Shila after killing demon Hiranyakasipu and after being eulogized by the Devas to assume a benign form at Badari (Narasimha Shila).
• Joshimath (1875 m) → Lord Narasimha abides in Joshimath as Narsingh Bhagavan. The hand of the image of Lord Narsingh is getting thinner day-by-day. It is believed that when the hand breaks, the mountains Nara and Narayana will join together. Then Lord Badrinath will disappear and reappear in Bhavishya Badri.
• Vyasa (Badrinath) → Sage Vyasa had his hermitage in Badarikashrama on the bank of river Saraswati in a place named Samyaprasa which is surrounded by Badari trees.
(Srimad Bhagavatam - Skanda 1 - 4 to 7)
• Nara-Narayana (Badrinath) → Sages Nara-Narayana is performing penance in Badarikashrama since long for the welfare of mankind.
(Srimad Bhagavatam - Skanda 3 - 4.22)
• Narada (Badrinath) → Sage Narada performed penance in Badarikashrama and got the darshan of Lord Vishnu.
• Markandeya (Badrinath) → Sage Markandeya performed penance in Badarikashrama.
• Bhagiratha (Gangotri) → King Bhagiratha performed penance at Gangotri to bring river Ganga on Earth.
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