Uttarakhand

6 sacred sites in this region

• Uttarakhand

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  Kalpeshwar

  Kalpeshwar is the fifth and final temple of the traditional Panch Kedar circuit, and the only one of the five that remains open to pilgrims all year round — a d…

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  Kedarnath

  Kedarnath is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas — manifestations of Shiva as a pillar of light — and occupies the highest position among the five Panch Kedar shrine…

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  Madhyamaheshwar

  Madhyamaheshwar (also spelled Madmaheshwar) is the fourth stop in the traditional Panch Kedar circuit, sited at approximately 3,497 m in Gaundar village, Rudrap…

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  Panch Kedar

  The Panch Kedar ("five Kedars") are five Shiva temples scattered across the high Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand: Kedarnath, Tungnath, Rudranath, Madhyamaheshwa…

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  Rudranath

  Rudranath is the third stop in the traditional Panch Kedar circuit and, by consistent local and travel-literature consensus, its most difficult. Tradition holds…

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  Tungnath

  Tungnath is the highest of the five Panch Kedar temples and one of the highest Shiva temples in the world, standing at 3,680 m, just below the summit of Chandra…

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