There are four Vaishnava pilgrims defined by Guru Shankaracharya and every Hindu must visit there once in life which will help them to attain peace for the soul. Out of which, Badrinath is situated in the north, Dwarka to the west, Jagannath Puri in the east and Rameswaram Dham in the south. In Hindu mythology, Hari is called Vishnu while Har or Shiva is called Shashwat Mitra (eternal friend). It is believed that while Lord Vishnu resides, Lord Shiva also lives closer. These four Dhams are also not considered as exceptions. Therefore, the pair of Badrinath to Kedarnath, Rangnath Swami of Rameshwaram, Somnath is considered as a pair of Dwarka, Lingaraj appears as a complete pair although there is also a thing.

 

The fact required to be note down is that Char Dham of India and Char Dham of Uttarakhand state are different. Char Dham of Uttarakhand is considered as Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath Dham.

 

Dwarka Dham @Dwarka, Gujrat
Math: Sharada Math | Seed Mantra: Tatwamasi | Ved: Samaveda | Sanyasi Name: Saraswati, Tirth, Ashram | First Mathadhish: Hastamalak (Prthvidhar) | Direction: West | Auxiliary Shiva Temple: Somnath Jyotirlinga | Kumbh: Ujjain

 

Jagannath Dham @Puri, Odisha
Math: Govardhan Math | Seed Mantra: Prajnanam Brahma | Ved: Rigveda | Sanyasi Name: Arany | First Mathadhish: Padmapad | Direction: East | Auxiliary Shiva Temple: Lingaraj Temple | Kumbh: Prayagraj

 

Rameswaram Dham @Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu
Math: Vedant Gyanmath | Seed Mantra: Aham Brahmasmi | Ved: Yajurveda | Sanyasi Name: Bharti, Puri | First Mathadhish: Acharya Sureshwarji | Direction: South | Auxiliary Shiva Temple: Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple | Kumbh: Nashik

 

Badrinath Dham @Uttarakhand
Math: Jyotirmath | Seed Mantra: Ayamatma Brahma | Ved: Atharvaveda | Sanyasi Name: Giri, Parvat, Sagar | First Mathadhish: Acharya Totak | Direction: North | Auxiliary Shiva Temple: Kedarnath Jyotirlinga | Kumbh: Haridwar

In His different incarnations, Lord Vishnu takes bath in Rameswaram, meditate in Badrinath, feast in Puri and rest in Dwarka.