Dhari Devi a Hindu temple located on the banks of the Alaknanda River between Srinagar and Rudraprayag in the Garhwal Region of Uttarakhand, India.

She is considered to be the guardian deity of Uttarakhand and is revered as the protector of the Char Dham’s.

[1][2] Her shrine is one of 108 Shakti Sthals in India, as numbered by Srimad Devi Bhagwat.

Hours after the idol was moved, the region faced what would become one of the country’s worst natural disasters since the 2004 tsunami.

[4] Locals and devotees believe, Uttarakhand had to face the Goddess’ ire as she was shifted from her ‘mool sthan’ (original abode) to make way for a 330 MW hydel project that was left in ruins after the flood.