The various temples with the Devies or goddesses dotting the Uttaranchal hills, stand for the abiding faith of the men and women in the area have in them, the reverence with which they appear as much as them, as well as the obeisance they spend within the temples made in their names.
You'll find temples of representing “divine knowledge”, Durga, the (fire) type of lord Shiva, goddess par excellence, Chandika, representing kali in her most terrible types has nine temples in Garhwal and two in Kumaon, Sitala, the goddess of small pox has temples dedicated to her in Almora, Srinagar, Jageshwer as well as other locations.
Among the female forms bearing local names Hariyali Devi, Chandrabadni, Surkanda, Kunjapuri and Syahi Devi are most outstanding. The types of Shaktis from the deity are recognized collectively as Matris have a temple dedicated to them at Badrinath.
Neither right here nor in some other portion of upper India will be the separate worship with the Vashnavi Shakti in common follow. Lakshmi has a separate temple at Badrinath, but as a rule, is worshipped with Vishnu. There are temples devoted to Sita Bhagwati, Gauri and Syahi Devi among other people.
