I visited Trijuginarayan by car during the Kedarnath-Badrinath trip in 2008. This was my first trip and after that I have visited this place many times. It is a nice place covered by beautiful snow covered Himalayan peaks & dense forest and can be reached by a 12 km drive from Sonprayag. The road is narrow surrounded by dense forest but OK and interesting to drive. The drive will take you there about 30-35 minutes. After reaching here, you will find yourself surrounded by high snow peaks of Himalaya & child loving weather.
Just after reaching there you will find several Ashram guys / Pandas who will accompany you to the temple / Ashram. A good idea might be to spend the night at Sonprayag. At Sonprayag, you will get a few relatively better options in terms of hotels to choose from. The distance from Sonprayag to Triyuginarayan by road is just 12 km (by foot, the trekking path is around 6 km)
”Triyuginarayan is the Holy Wedding Venue of Lord Shiva & Goddess Parwati” This magnificent temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu, lies in the village of Triyuginarayan, on the ancient bridle path that connects Ghuttur to Shri Kedarnath. It is similar in architectural style to the temple of Kedarnath making this village an important pilgrimage centre. According to a legend, Triyuginarayan was the capital of the legendary Himvat and is the place where Shiva wedded Parvati duing the Satyug. the fire for the divine wedding was lit in the huge four cornered Havan Kund. All the sages attended the wedding of which Vishnu himself was the master of ceremonies. Remnants of that celestial fire are believed to be burning in the Havan kund even today. Pilgrim offer wood to the fire that has seen three Yug hence the name TRIYUGINARAYAN. The ashes from this fire is supposed to promote conjugal bliss . There are three other kund in this village, Rudrakund, Vishnu kund and Brahmakund.
Many people go for adventurous tracking to Panwalikantha from here. Panwalikantha is situated at 13200 feet above see level on the south-western end of a ridge in Kedarnatth region. Panwali lies on the old pilgrim trail from Kedarnath to Gangotri. This tracking expedition of Triyuginarayan-Maggu Chatti-Panwalikantha-Kinkhola Khal–Triyuginarayan which is a famous adventurous exciting expedition of Himalaya takes 4 days.
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