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Access to the Triyuginarayan village where the temple is located is about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from Sonprayag on motorable road till the temple. There exist a few trek routes too, like a short trek of 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) via Sonprayag on the Ghuttur –Kedarnath bridle path that passes through thick forest area is involved to reach the ...
The internationally known Kedarnath Temple is at the north, Madmaheshwar at east, Nagrasu at southern east and Srinagar at extreme south. The Mandakini River is the main river of the district. As of 2011 it is the least populous district of Uttarakhand (out of 13 ).
The temple lies about 2 km (1.2 mi) below the Chandrashila Peak (3,680 m (12,073 ft)). The road to Chopta is just below this ridge and hence provides the shortest bridle approach path for trekking to the temple from Chopta, over a short distance of about 5 km (3.1 mi).
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Source:- Aitihasik Sthanavali (A book written by Vijayendra Kumar Mathur and published by Rajasthan Hindi Granth Akadami, Jaipur). Confluence of the rivers Vasuki Ganga and Mandakini is known as Sonprayag/Vasukiprayag is situated at 14 kilometer distance from famous Triyuginarayan temple (site where Lord Shiva and Parvati got married together.).
Chamunda Devi Temple: the temple is also situated at the confluence of the holy rivers (Alaknanda & Mandakini). Chamunda, the wife of Rudra, is worshiped here. Koteshwar:a temple of Shiva made by natural caves. Tungeshwar Mahadev Ji, Phalasi: this temple has been here for centuries. Folklore has it that the Pandavas came here for penance.
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Gangotri is one of the four sites in the Chota Char Dham pilgrimage circuit. It is also the origin of the Ganges river and, per Hinduism, the seat of the goddess Ganga. The source of the Ganges river is the Bhagirathi River, originating from the Gangotri Glacier. [1]