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{{Infobox Hindu temple
| name = Badhangarhi Temple
| image = Badhangarhitemple.jpg
| alt =
| caption =image of the temple with steps leading to the entrance
| map_type = India Uttarakhand
| map_caption = Location in Uttarakhand
| coordinates = {{coord|30.0128|N|79.5229|E|type:landmark_region:IN_scale:100000|display=inline,title}}
| country = {{IND}}
| state = [[Uttarakhand]]
| district = [[Chamoli district|Chamoli Garhwal]]
| location = Badhangarhi
| elevation_m = 2,260
| deity =Dakshineshwar kaali([[kali]])
| festivals = Chaitra asthmi mela
| architecture = North-Indian Himalayan Architecture
| native_name = {{langx|gbm|भगवती मंदिर}}
| native_name_lang = gbm
|religious_affiliation=[[Hinduism]]}}

'''Badhangarhi temple''' (also known as '''Maa Badhangarhi Mandir''') is an ancient Hindu temple dedicated to [[Kali]], worshipped as '''Maa Dakshineshwar kaali or Bhagwati'''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Badhangarhi Goddess Durga Temple Gwaldam Chamoli Uttarakhand {{!}} Badhangarhi Temple Tourist Guide|url=https://www.euttaranchal.com/tourism/badhangarhi-temple.php|access-date=2021-07-09|website=www.euttaranchal.com}}</ref> People living in [[Tharali]], Naranbagar, Dewal block of [[Chamoli district|Chamoli]] and garur, kapkot block of [[Bageshwar district|Bageshwar]] have a great faith in Badhangarhi, a popular deity in this region. It is situated in Tharali tehsil of [[Chamoli district|Chamoli Garhwal district]] of [[Uttarakhand]]. The nearest town to Badhangarhi is [[Gwaldam]] which is 8 km from the main Badhangarhi temple.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gwaldam {{!}} Uttarakhand Tourism|url=https://uttarakhandtourism.gov.in/index.php/destination/gwaldam|access-date=2021-07-18|website=uttarakhandtourism.gov.in}}</ref> The temple is situated at the elevation of about 2260 m.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Badhangarhi Temple, Gwaldam, Sightseeing, Uttarakhand, India|url=https://allseasonsz.com/uttarakhand/gwaldam_tourism/badhangarhi-temple.asp|access-date=2021-07-09|website=allseasonsz.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Badhangarhi Temple In Gwaldam Uttarakhand Facts|url=https://www.chardhamtours.in/uttarakhand/gwaldam/badhangarhi-temple_324.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-17|website=Char Dham Yatra|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717163231/https://www.chardhamtours.in/uttarakhand/gwaldam/badhangarhi-temple_324.html |archive-date=2021-07-17 }}</ref>

== Badhangarhi Name meaning ==
BadhanGarhi name made by Two words combination one is Badhan and another one is Garhi, where Badhan Name meaning is [[Kali|Maa kali]] and Lord [[Shiva]] Temple and Garhi Mean Peak or height. A combination of these two words is BadhanGarhi.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uttrakhandhub.in/2022/10/badangarhi-temple-chamoli.html|title=Badhangarhi temple|website=Uttarakhand Hub|date=18 October 2022 }}</ref>

==History==
This temple was a part of ''Badhāngarh'' which is one of the 52 garh of [[Garhwal Kingdom|Garhwal]] situated at the left bank of [[Pindar River|Pindar river]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Rawat|first=Ajay S.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=olP_A60L-CMC&dq=Badhan+garh&pg=PA31|title=Garhwal Himalayas: A Study in Historical Perspective|date=November 2002|publisher=Indus Publishing|isbn=978-81-7387-136-8|pages=33|language=en}}</ref> According to the legends, the original temple was built by [[Katyuri kings|katyuri King]], who ruled this region from the 8th to 12th century. Badhangarhi is derived from two words: Badhan and garhi, in which Badhan refers to a [[List of parganas of Uttarakhand|pargana]] or of [[Chamoli district|Chamoli Garhwal]] and garhi refers to a fort, which is situated at the mountain top.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Rawat|first=Ajay S.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=olP_A60L-CMC&dq=Badhan&pg=PA31|title=Garhwal Himalayas: A Study in Historical Perspective|date=November 2002|publisher=Indus Publishing|isbn=978-81-7387-136-8|pages=15, 52|language=en}}</ref> This temple is very important from the point of view of history. Because this temple is in the middle of Garhwal and Kumaon, there used to be war in its nearby areas since ancient times. Similarly, in the war of 1670 Baz Bahadur Chand invaded Badhangarh in the Pindar valley and to commemorate his victory, he took away the idol of the Goddess Nanda Devi which was established in the Badhangarhi temple and enshrined that in a temple at the old fort of Almora, which G.W. Traill, then Commissioner of Kumaon, later shifted to the present site. There is a local tradition related to that incident. It is told that Traill was struck with snow-blindness on his visit to the northern part of the province when he was Assistant Commissioner of Kumaon. He was told that it was due to the curse of the Goddess which could only be cured by building a temple for her. He built the temple and was relieved from the curse of Goddess Nanda Devi.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Hāṇḍā|first=Omacanda|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7_Ct9gzvkDQC&dq=Goddess+Nanda+devi&pg=PA82|title=History of Uttaranchal|date=2002|publisher=Indus Publishing|isbn=978-81-7387-134-4|pages=82, 128|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2006-09-12|first=Vineet|last=Upadhyay|agency=TNN|title=On a journey of faith, devotees trek to high altitude lake to fetch Brahmakamal for goddess Nanda Devi {{!}} Dehradun News|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/on-a-journey-of-faith-devotees-trek-to-high-altitude-lake-to-fetch-brahmakamal-for-goddess-nanda-devi/articleshow/54281530.cms|access-date=2021-07-18|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

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==See also==
*[[Nanda Devi Raj Jat]]
*[[Gwaldam]]

==References==
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[[Category:Hindu temples in Uttarakhand]]
[[Category:Chamoli district]]
[[Category:Forms of Parvati]]

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