Tungnath Temple
- Location
- Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand, India
- Deity
- Shiva
- Built
- 8th century
- Architecture
- North Indian stone
The highest Shiva temple in the world at 3,680 m, one of the Panch Kedar shrines in the Himalayas.
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Darshan, Seva & Bookings
Timings, online darshan/booking and donation services are handled by the temple management on their official channels.
We do not list third-party booking or donation links; always use the official source above.
History & Significance
Tungnath Temple (IAST:tuņgnāth) is one of the highest Shiva temples in the world and is the highest of the five Panch Kedar temples located in the Rudraprayag district, in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. The Tungnath mountains form the Mandakini and Alaknanda river valleys. It is located at an altitude of 3,680 m (12,073 ft), and just below the peak of Chandrashila. It has a rich legend linked to the Pandavas, heroes of the Mahabharata epic.
Pilgrimage Circuits
This temple is part of the following pilgrimage circuit:
Nearby Temples
Distances are straight-line approximations from sourced coordinates.
Sources
- Wikipedia Reference