About Kunjapuri Temple (Sunrise Point) Rishikesh
Kunjapuri is a Devi Temple near Rishikesh city of Uttarakhand in India is one of the most revered Hindu shrines Temple. This temple can be seen on the top of the mountain on North side from Rishikesh town. The Kunjapuri Temple is situated at a height of 1645 meters from sea level and offers a panoramic view of the Himalayan snow covered peaks (Gangori, Swarga Rohini and Chowkhamba) to the North and Rishikesh, Haridwar and the Doon valley to the South. The Distance from Rishikesh to Kunjapuri Temple is around 25 km. This place is very famous among both tourists; Indians and foreigners for Sunrise Trek and visit beautiful Sunset and one can shoot photographs and enjoy the surrounding nature beauty. Kunjapuri temple is open from 6 Am to 7 Pm.
History
As per the Hindu mythology, the father of Sati (Parvati) was not pleased when his daughter married to Lord Shiva. He did a fake Yajana (worship with grand fire) to humiliated Lord Shiva in public. On this matter Sati got angry and jump down in fire and ended her life. When Lord Shiva came to know this, he destroyed the fire and carrying Devi Sati’s body on his shoulders started roaming unconsciously through the Himalayan ranges. Lord Vishnu felt that if the final rites are not made, she couldn’t take rebirth as goddess Paarvati and with his Sudarshan Chakra cut her body into pieces. There are total 52 Shakti Peethas where body pieces of Sati fell down around Nepal and India. Kunjapuri Temple is one of them. This place attracts thousands of visitors throughout the year, especially on 'Navratras' (April and October). Grand Celebrations are organized here during the Dussehra festival..
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