Raghunathji Temple (also called Tirukantamenum Kadi Nagar) in Devprayag, a pilgrimage town in Tehri Garhwal district in Himalayas in the North Indian state of Uttarakhand, is dedicated to Vishnu.
Constructed in the Deula style, the temple is glorified in the Nalayira Divya Prabandham, the early medieval Tamil canon of the Alvar saints from the 6th–9th centuries CE.
The temple was originally believed to have been established by Adi Shankara during the 8th century, with later expansions by the Garhwal Kingdom.
Raghunathji is believed to have performed penance at this place to relieve himself of the curse committed by killing Ravana.
Raghunathji (Rama, an avatar of Vishnu) is believed to performe penance at this place to relieve himself off the curse committed by killing Ravana, a Brahmin rakshasa king.
[3] Raghunathji temple is located in Devprayag, a town in Tehri Garhwal district in the North Indian state of Uttarakhand.
[7] The temple was originally believed to have been established by Adi Shankara during the 8th century, with later expansions by the Garhwal Kingdom.
[9] The region was ruled by Raja Prithvi Pat Shah as seen from the inscriptions in the door and doorways in the temple dated to 1664.
[10] King Jai Kirthi Shah who ruled the region during 1780, ended his life in the temple as he was betrayed by his courtsmen.