The char Dhams are Badrinath, Dwarka, Puri & Rameswaram. It is believed that every Hindu should visit the Char Dhams during one's lifetime. The Char Dham as defined by Adi Shankaracharya consists of four #Hindu pilgrimage sites.
It is also 1 of the 108 Divya Desams dedicated to Vishnu ji who is worshipped as #Badrinath It is open for 6 months every year between the end of April & the beginning of Nov because of extreme weather conditions in the region.
It is dedicated to Bhagwaan
Shri Krishna, who is worshiped here by the name Dwarkadhish.
Dwarka got its importance in the Dvapara Yuga when shri Krishna made Dwarka His residence instead of Mathura, His birthplace.
It is dedicated to shri Jagannath ji (his Avtar for Kali Yuga)
who worshiped here along with his brother Balabhadra ji & devi Subhadra.
The image of bhagwaan is made of wood & is ceremoniously replaced every 12 or 19 years by an exact replica.
Rameswaram, got its importance in the Treta Yuga when shri Ram built a Shiva-Lingam here & worshiped it to get the blessings of Mahadev. The name Rameswaram means "God of Ram".
All the 'dhams' are related to four epochs,(1) Dham of Satyug- Badrinath, Uttarakhand (2) Dham of Tretayug -Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu (3) Dham of Dwaperyug - #Dwarika Gujarat (4) Dham of Kaliyug - Jaganath Puri, Odisha.
1. It is believed to be the abode of Mahadev where he resides with his family 🔱
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2. Kailash Parvat is located in western Tibet At an elevation of 6,656 meters above sea level.
Kailash Parvat is considered the axis of the universe, the center of the world.
3. As you can see from Google Maps, the distance from Stonehenge in the UK to Kailash is 6,666 km, which is also the distance from Kailash Range to North Pole.
The distance from Mt Kailash to the South Pole is 13,332 km, which is exactly twice the distance to the North Pole.
Some of the most Intriguing moments from the history ~Thread🧵
1. Singer Michael Jackson performs "Heal The World" during the 1993 Pasadena, California, Superbowl XXVII halftime show.
2. Swami Vivekananda attended the World’s Parliament of Religions in Chicago in 1893. His iconic speech there touched topics like universal acceptance, tolerance and religion, got him a standing ovation.
3. Franklin D. Roosevelt sent a list of countries that he should not attack and this was Hitler’s response.
It is discovered that it was covered entirely in snow for almost 400 years & It was hit with unprecedented flash floods & landslide in 2013. But still its standing tall & shining.