चार धाम chhār dhām

Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.

How to read the transliteration

This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.

Adaptations used on this site
ISO 15919On this site
cch
śśh
ṣṣh
r̥r̥i

A few reading pointers:

  • ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
  • ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
  • A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.

Hindi · g.n. · m.

Earlier definition

Definition

The four chief pilgrimage centres (of the Hindus).
(Bābā) The four pilgrimage sites at Pāṇḍav Bhavan in Madhuban: Tower of Peace, BapDada’s room, the hut and History Hall.

Usual translation

  1. the four pilgrimage places

Origin of the definition

चार chār (hindi)

Four.

धाम dhām (sanskrit)

Residence, abode.
Seat of a diety.
The four chief pilgrimage centres (of the Hindus).

Created
Saturday 23 August 2025
Updated
Saturday 23 August 2025