14 kilometres separate Dwarahat from the Dunagiri Shaktipeeth Temple. The goddess Durga is honoured in this temple. It is believed that when Hanuman Ji was carrying the mountain with 'Sanjiwani buti' for Laxman, a piece of it fell here and since that day this place is known as 'Dunagiri' ('giri' meaning fell).
In order to spread the teachings of our Gurudeva and Founder, Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda, in India, Yogoda Satsang Society (YSS Ashram) at Dwarahat was established in 1983. The teachings of Paramahansaji are disseminated in the other nations of the world by Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF), a sister organisation of YSS.