Dhari Devi's Wrath: The Cause of Kedarnath Destruction; Archival Photographs of Kedarnatha and Gangotri from 1882

Dhari Devi's Wrath: The Cause of Kedarnath Destruction On June 15th, 2013, the ancient deity of Dhari Devi was removed from her temple to be shifted to another location to facilitate the construction of a dam, which locals were opposing ever since the conception of the project with the belief that the moving of the Dhari Devi would somehow agitate Kali. Exactly on the next day a massive cloudburst and flash flood started in Uttarakhand, which devastated Kedarnath, washing the city completely away. This may sound like a story from a comic book, but it is... Read Article Archival Photographs of Kedarnatha and Gangotri from 1882 The following collection of photographs were taken between 1882 and 1883 and are in the archives of the Geological Survey of India. They provide a view of the ancient Kedarnath temple before it became a tourist attraction, when it was a lone, remote temple, only visited by a few sadhus. Read Article This newsletter is sent to 258,573 subscribers. To subscribe, please visit: http://www.indiadivine.com/newsletter/index.php?action=subscribe To unsubscribe, please visit: http://www.indiadivine.com/newsletter/index.php?action=unsubscribe