Triyuginarayan Temple, Hindu temple in Rudraprayag district, India

Triyuginarayan is a Hindu temple in the Rudraprayag district of India, located at 1980 meters in the Garhwal mountains. The complex includes a main shrine to Vishnu and four sacred water pools that surround the sanctuary.

The shrine is attributed to Adi Shankaracharya, who is credited with building many temples in Uttarakhand. It is also called Akhand Dhuni temple after the perpetual fire, which legend says burned self-igniting since the Satya Yuga wedding of Shiva and Parvati. In the current Kali Yuga the Jamloki Brahmins of Kedarghati keep it burning continuously in a four-cornered havana-kund in front of the temple.

The temple is also called Akhand Dhuni, from akhand (perpetual) and dhuni (flame). Newlyweds come for the blessing of Shiva and Parvati, and some couples have married here, among them Kavita Kaushik and Ronit Biswas in 2017 and Nikita Sharma and Rohandeep Singh in 2021. Devotees offer samidha, wood, to the fire and take the ashes as a blessing.

The approach follows the road from Sonprayag, with the nearest train stations in Dehradun and Rishikesh farther away. Travelers should bring appropriate clothing and sturdy footwear for the mountain setting.

Newlyweds gather ash from the sacred flame and carry it home as a blessing for their marriage. This custom draws wedding couples from many regions throughout the year.