Triyugi Narayanan Temple

 

Triyugi Narayanan Temple is located in Triyuginarayan Village in Rudraparayag district of Uttarakhand State.

It is called Akhand Dhuni Temple

This temple is dedicated to Lord Vishnu

Lord Shiva's marriage with Goddess Parvati Devi took place here

A special feature of this temple is a perpetual fire, that burns in front of the temple. The flame is believed to burn from the times of the divine marriage.

This temple resembles the Kedarnath temple

The shrine houses a silver, 2-foot image of the god Vishnu (Narayana), accompanied by consort – goddess of wealth Lakshmi

It is believed that Adi Shankara Charya built this temple

A stone called the Brahma Shila in front of the temple is regarded as the exact spot of the divine marriage.

Near the temple are four sacred ponds: Rudra Kund, Vishnu Kund, Brahma Kund, and Saraswati Kund. Brahma is for drinking, Saraswati for making libations, Vishnu for cleansing, and Rudra Kund for bathing.

According to Hindu dharma, goddess Parvati was daughter of Himavat. She was the rebirth of Sati, the first wife of Shiva – who sacrificed her life when her father insulted Shiva. Parvati initially tried to allure Shiva by her beauty, but failed. Finally, she won Shiva by practising rigorous penance at Gauri Kund, which is 5 kilometres  away from Triyuginarayan.

 

Pilgrims visiting Triyuginaryan temple also visit the Gauri Kund temple, dedicated to Parvati, which is the base camp for trek to Kedarnath Temple.Mythology states that Shiva proposed to Parvati at Guptakashi, before they got married in the small Triyuginarayan village at the confluence of Mandakini and Sone-Ganga rivers.

The exact location of the wedding is marked by a stone called Brahma Shila, in front of the temple. The greatness of this place is also recorded in a sthala-purana . According to the scripture, pilgrims who visit this temple consider the ashes from the burning fire as holy and carry it with them. It is also believed that ashes from this fire are supposed to promote conjugal bliss. Before the marriage ceremony, there were no people who witnessed the incident, the gods are believed to have taken bath in four kunds or small ponds namely, Rudra-kund, Vishnu-kund and Brahma-kund. The inflow into the three kunds is from the Saraswati-kund, which – according to legend – originated from Vishnu's navel. Hence, the water of these kunds is considered to cure infertility. The ashes from Havana-kund are supposed to promote conjugal bliss.

Every year mela takes place on the 12th day of the Hindu month of Bhadrapad, or Shukla Paksha Dwadasi (Aug/Sep).

Temple Timings

7.00 am to 7.00 pm

How to reach the Temple

27 km from Kedarnath

10 km from Sonprayag