This is a consecrated Surya Temple inside the Yamunotri Temple. Yamunotri Temple is part of four Char Dham temples.
You can make offerings and go close to the Shrine. There is space to sit and meditate. You can go into meditative states here effortlessly.
How to get there:
The temple is located 5 kms trek from Janki Chatti.
Map: https://goo.gl/maps/b6xwNCn1WQAVrvYL7
About God Surya & Yamuna
Yamuna is a sacred river in Hinduism and the main tributary of the Ganges River. The river is also worshipped as a Hindu goddess called Yamuna.[1] Yamuna is known as Yami in early texts, while in later literature, she is called Kalindi. In Hindu scriptures, she is the daughter of Surya, the sun god, and Sanjna, the cloud goddess. She is also the twin sister of Yama, god of death. She is associated with the deity Krishna as one of his eight principal consorts, called the Ashtabharya.[2] Yamuna plays an important role in Krishna’s early life as a river. According to Hindu scriptures, bathing in or drinking Yamuna’s waters removes sin.
In the Puranic literature, Yamuna is described as the daughter of the sun god Surya (though some say that she was the daughter of Brahma) and his wife Saranyu (Sanjna in later literature), the goddess of the clouds, and the twin sister of Yama, the god of death. Her other brothers include Vaivasvata Manu, the first man, the twin Ashvins, or divine physicians,[4][1] and the planet Saturn (Shani). She is described as Surya’s favourite child.[5] As the daughter of Surya, she is also called as Suryatanaya, Suryaja, and Ravinandini.[1]
A tale explains her name Yamuna: Sanjna was unable to bear her husband, the sun’s heat, and its light and closed her eyes in his presence. Surya felt insulted and said that their son will be known as Yama (“restraint”), due to the restraint she showed. Thereafter, Sanjna tried her best to keep her eyes open, however she flickered them angering Surya again who proclaimed that her daughter would be Yamuna. Since Sanjna had tried to keep the eyes open, Yamuna was blessed that she would worshipped as a goddess and remembered throughout time.[6]
The name Kalindi may be derived from her association with Yama, the god of death and darkness as Kala.[4] Another source suggests that she derives the name Kalindi from her “earthly” source, the mountain Kalinda.[7] Some legends also explain Yamuna’s darkness and thus her name Kalindi. The Vamana Purana narrates the tale how the originally clear waters turned black. Distraught by the death of his wife Sati, Shiva wandered the whole universe. Ever thinking of Sati, Shiva jumped into Yamuna to overcome the sorrow and memories of Sati, turning her waters into black by his sorrow and unfulfilled desire.[3] Another legend describes that Krishna defeated and banished the serpent Kaliya in the Yamuna. While the dark serpent entered the waters, the river became dark.[5]
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