Char Dham

The Char Dham (Hindi: चारधाम, romanized: Cārdhām), also rendered the Chatur Dhama (Sanskrit: चतुर्धाम, romanized: Caturdhāma) is a set of four pilgrimage sites in India. Since the establishment of the Char Dham temples, visiting these sites has become a path to achieve moksha (liberation or salvation). The four Dhams are Badrinath, Dwarka, Puri and Rameswaram.

For the religious sites in Nepal, see Char Dham, Nepal. For denomination Himalayan pilgrimage sites, see Chota Char Dham.

Char Dham
Jagannath
Rameswaram
Dwarka
Badrinath
Locations of the Char Dham

The Char Dham, as defined by Adi Shankara (686–717 CE), consists of four Hindu pilgrimage sites. These main 'dhamas' are the shrines of Vishnu and Rameshwaram is a shrine of Shiva.

All the 'dhamas' are related to four epochs.

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