Rudranath

Chamoli district, India

Also known as: रुद्रनाथ मन्दिरરુદ્રનાથருத்திரநாத் கோயில்రుద్రనాథ్ರುದ್ರನಾಥരുദ്രനാഥ്

Rudranath, garhwal
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Rudranath Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva, located in the Garhwal Himalayan mountains in Uttarakhand, India. Located at 3,600 metres (11,800 ft) above sea level, this natural rock temple is situated within a dense forest of rhododendron dwarfs and Alpine pastures. The temple is the fourth temple to be visited in the Panch Kedar pilgrimage circuit, comprising five Shiva temples in the Garhwal region visited in a strict order starting with Kedarnath at an altitude of 3,583 m (11,755 ft), the Tungnath (तुंगनाथ)(3,680 m or 12,070 ft), Rudranath (रुद्रनाथ), Madhyamaheshwar (मध्यमहेश्वर) and Kalpeshwar (कल्पेश्वर).[2]

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Key facts

Presiding deityShiva[1]
LocationChamoli district, India
StatusActive

Sources

  1. Wikidata Q7377510 — Wikidata
  2. Rudranath - Wikipedia — Wikipedia