Chandrabadni Temple

Getting there

• By air

  Jolly Grant airport at Dehradun is the nearest airport, about 86 km from New Tehri.

• By train

  The nearest railhead is Rishikesh, 72 km from New Tehri.

• By road

  Jamnikhal is about 25 km from Devprayag by road, and New Tehri is well connected by road to Haridwar, Rishikesh and Dehradun.

On the way

• Drive by road to Jamnikhal, about 25 km from Devprayag.
• From Jamnikhal, walk 7 km and then climb one km uphill to the temple.

Why devotees come here

Chandrabadni Temple is a Siddhpeeth on Chandrakoot mountain, at 2,277 m in Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. Its name comes from a legend about Sati's body. The shrine has no idol, only a Shri-yantra carved on a flat stone, and it is reached by road and then on foot.

Chandrabadni Temple stands at 2,277 m on Chandrakoot mountain, about 32 km north of Devaprayag. It is a Siddhpeeth temple, located on the border of the Devaprayag and Pratapnagar tehsils in Tehri Garhwal. The temple is in the heart of the Garhwal Himalayas. Tehri Garhwal is a district in the hill state of Uttarakhand, and New Tehri is its administrative headquarters.

The name comes from a legend. In it, Sati's body was dropped at this spot, and the place became known as Chandrabadani. The story of the temple is also mentioned in the Skanda Purana.

Pilgrims reach the last stretch on foot from Jamnikhal. The shrine has no idol. A Shri-yantra, a sacred design carved on a flat stone, guards it instead. A big fair is held every April in the temple premises.

Festivals

• AprilAnnual fair

  A big fair is held every year in the premises of the temple.

Tips for your visit

• The temple is about equally far from Devprayag and the Tehri Dam.
• Jamnikhal is 109 km from Narendra Nagar by road, for those coming from that side.

Questions people ask