Pauri Garhwal

Chandrabadni

Nearest Railway: Rishikesh, 103 Kms
Nearest Airport: Jolly Grant Airport, 120 kms
Famous For: Temple, Sightseeing
Altitude: 2277 metres above sea level
Languages: Hindi, Garhwali
Best Time to Visit: March to May and October and November

About Chandrabadni

The Chandrabadni Devi Temple is a Hindu shrine, located in a tiny hamlet called Jamnikhal in Tehri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand. Chandrabadni Temple is a one of the Shakti Peeths and holy shrine of Goddess Sati. Chandrabadni Temple is located on the place where torso of Goddess Sati fell while Lord Shiva was taking away her burned body. Her weapons were also scattered over the place.

How to reach Chandrabadni

By road: Chandrabadni Temple is lcoated at 33 km from Devprayag and 45 km from Srinagar. One can reach from both places i.e from Devprayag via Hindolakhal and from Srinagar via Lachmoli - Hisriyakhal. A small 1 km trek is to be done to reach Chandrabadni Temple from taxi stand. One can hire taxi to reach Chandrabadni Temple from Devprayag and Srinagar.
By air: Nearest airport for Chandrabadni Temple is Jolly Grant Airport, Dehradun (120 kms).
By rail: Nearest rail connectivity is available at Dehradun (145 kms) or Rishikesh railway station (103 kms).

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Chandrabadni

Chandrabadani is a mountain 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. The temple looms at a height of 2253 meters above sea level on Chandrabadni Mountain and is one of the renowned Sakti Peeth of Garhwal. This holy shrine is devoted to Goddess Sati and it is said that Sati Devi torso fell at this same place.