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Climate is generally cool throughout the year. Summers are pleasant with average temperature hovering around 16 degrees Celsius during the day time. Winters are very chilly and temperature drops below the freezing point very frequently. The best time to visit the temple is from April to September.
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of Garhwal region of the Himalayas (The arms in Tungnath, the hump in Kedarnath, the face in Rudranath, the navel in Madhyamaheshwar, and the hair in Kalpeshwar). After building the Panch Kedar Temples, the Pandavas meditated at Kedarnath for salvation, performed
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A variant of the tale credits Bhima of not only catching the bull, but also stopping it from disappearing. Consequently, the bull was torn asunder into five parts and appeared at five locations in the
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coppices and also agricultural fields. The rhododendrons, when they are in full bloom during March, display dazzling colours ranging from crimson to pink. A high-altitude botanical station of the
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is just below this ridge and hence provides the shortest bridle approach path for trekking to the temple from Chopta, over a short distance of about 5 km (3.1 mi). From the top of the
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Ravana shila is located above the Tungnath temple, there is a small temple which is known as Chandra Shila. Ravana Shila or Speaking mountain has its own historical importance related to the
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on one side, and the Garhwal valley on the opposite side could be witnessed. The valley between Chopta and Tunganath temple has wooded hills with rich alpine meadows with
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is located here. Nearing the top of the temple, there is a forest resthouse at Dugalibitta, just opposite to the Kedarnath range of hills. The
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Of all the Panch Kedar trek routes, the route to Tungnath is the shortest: only 5 km (3.1 mi) from Chopta (on the
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come to the area during the winter avoiding the pilgrims. The steep climb to Chandarshila is for 2 km (1.2 mi).
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and requested Shiva to release him from the sin of killing a Brahmin (Ravana). During his penance, he built the
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river valleys. It is located at an altitude of 3,680 m (12,073 ft), and just below the peak of
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Due to heavy snowfall, the Tungnath Temple remains closed for around six months during winter.
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from Makkumath village, unlike the other Kedar temples where the priests are from
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As per the Hindu mythology, not finding Shiva in Varanasi, the Pandavas went to
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was charged with the sin of Brahmahatya. He then started austerities for
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performed penance to Shiva, the lord of the peaks, when he resided here.
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peak, picturesque views of the Himalayan range comprising snow peaks of
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and the creation of the Panch Kedar temples are narrated in Hindu epic
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peak which is close to Tungnath, in India. It is also said that
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and to seek his blessings. First, they went to the holy city of
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Tungnath is at the top of the ridge dividing the waters of the
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temples in the world and is the highest of the five
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Index

A view of the temples in Tungnath
Affiliation
Hinduism
Rudraprayag
Deity
Shiva
Maha Shivaratri
Uttarakhand
India
tungnath temple
Geographic coordinates
30°29′22″N 79°12′55″E / 30.48944°N 79.21528°E / 30.48944; 79.21528
https://uttarakhandtourism.gov.in/destination/chopta
IAST
Shiva
Panch Kedar
Rudraprayag district
Indian
state
Uttarakhand
Mandakini
Alaknanda
Chandrashila
Pandavas
Mahabharata
epic
Hindu mythology
Parvati
Mount Kailash
Shailaputri

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