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Puranam

<p>Between the 7th and 11th centuries C.E.,&nbsp;Katyuri kings&nbsp;ruled the area of varying extent from their capital at &quot;Katyur&quot; (modern day&nbsp;Baijnath) valley in Kumaon. The Katyuri dynasty was founded by Vashudev Katyuri. The ancient Basdeo temple at Joshimath is attributed to Vasu Dev.</p>

<p>Vasu Dev was of Buddhist origin, but later followed Brahminical practices and the brahminical practices of Katyuri kings in general is sometimes attributed to a vigorous campaign of&nbsp;Adi Shankara&nbsp;(788-820 CE).</p>

<p>According to&nbsp;Badri Datt Pandey&nbsp;in his book&nbsp;<em>Kumaon Ka Itihas</em>, Joshimath was the original capital of the Katyur dynasty before it moved to Kartikeyapur (modern day&nbsp;Baijnath). According to the story, king Vasudev was a devotee of&nbsp;Narsingh&nbsp;(avatar of lord Vishnu). One day he went hunting and lord Narsingh came to his home disguised. His wife offered food to the god. After eating the food the god went in the king&#39;s room for some rest. When the king returned from hunting he got angry after seeing a man sleeping in his bed. He took his sword and cut the left hand of god. Instead of blood, milk started flowing from the wound.</p>

<p>After seeing this, the king realised the disguised person was not a common man. He asked for forgiveness from the god. The god said he came because he was happy with his kingdom but after this incident he cursed the king to move to a new location (Baijnath). Because of this wound, the statue in the temple will also have a weak left hand. When the statue&#39;s hand will fall off, this will be the end of his dynasty.</p>

Varnam

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<p>This is an ancient temple of&nbsp;<strong>Lord Vishnu</strong>&nbsp;in Narsingh Avatar and main temple of Joshimath. It has an idol of Lord Narsingh, which is considered established by Shankaracharya. As per local belief, the left hand of this idol has become as thin as hair.</p>

<h3><strong>Shankaracharya Math</strong></h3>

<p>This is the math established by Adi Shankaracharya in North India. The math has temples of Badrinarayan and Rajrajeshwari Devi. It has a sacred cave where Adi Shankaracharya supposedly undertook&nbsp;tapasya.</p>

<h3><strong>Narsingh Temple</strong></h3>

<p>This is an ancient temple of Lord Vishnu in Narsingh&nbsp;Avatar&nbsp;and main temple of Joshimath. It has an idol of Lord Narsingh, which is considered established by Shankaracharya. As per local belief, the left hand of this idol has become as thin as hair.</p>

<p>On the day when it will break, the mountains Nar - Narayan (नर - नारायण)(which are situated on a way to Badrinath) shall join and become one and Lord Badrinath of Badrinath temple will disappear from the present temple and re-appear as black stone (Shaligram) at new place called Bhavishya Badri, which is situated at a distance of 10&nbsp;km from Joshimath.</p>

<p>During the period when Badrinath temple remains closed during winter every year, an idol of Lord Badri is brought to Narsingh temple and worshiped for six months.</p>

<h3><strong>Bhavishya Kedar Temple</strong></h3>

<p>As per local belief, present Kedarnath will disappear along with Badrinath and re-appear in Bhavishya Kedar temple at Joshimath. This temple has a small shivling.</p>

<h3>Tapovan</h3>

<p><strong>Tapovan</strong></p>

<p>Tapovan is situated 10&nbsp;km from Joshimath. It has natural&nbsp;hot water springs. The river Dhauliganga is visible from this spot.</p>

<h3><strong>Ropeway</strong></h3>

<p>A ropeway to&nbsp;Auli&nbsp;is popular among tourists and one of the longest ropeways in Asia. It is open only during the winter season (November to March) and costs ₹1000 for two way journey. The ropeway is the fastest means for tourists to go to Auli.</p>

<h3><strong>Gari Bhawani Temple</strong></h3>

<p>A temple is located 6&nbsp;km away from the main town of Joshimath toward Rishikesh highway.</p>

<h3><strong>Kalpeshwer</strong></h3>

<p>Kalpeshwar is situated near the village called Urgam, which is located in a valley. Urgam is off the highway NH-58 and is reached from Helang which is situated at about 18&nbsp;km from Joshimath. There are sometimes shared vans from Helang to Nyari/Urgam before noon. Public bus transportation is available everyday from Joshimath to Helang from 05:00 to 19:00.</p>

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