What is Char Dham?

The Char Dham is a set of four pilgrimage sites in India. It is believed that visiting these sites helps achieve moksha. The four Dhams are, Badrinath, Dwarka, Puri and Rameswaram. It is believed that every Hindu should visit the Char Dhams during one's lifetime. The Char Dham as defined by Adi Shankaracharya consists of four Hindu pilgrimage sites. These main 'dhams' are the places of Lord Vishnu and Rameshwaram is of lord Shiva.All the 'dhams' are related to four epochs, Dham of Satyug- Badrinath, Uttarakhand Dham of Tretayug -Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu Dham of Dwaperyug - Dwarika, Gujarat Dham of Kaliyug - Jaganath Puri, Odisha.