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Rudranath Temple

Chamoli, Uttarakhand, India

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Overview

The hardest-won Panch Kedar — Shiva's face in a natural rock cave shrine amid rhododendron meadows at 11,800 ft, trekked via Sagar village.

Why visit: The remotest face of Shiva, through some of Garhwal's loveliest bugyals.

Things to do

›Panar Bugyal camps
›Rock-face darshan
›Vaitarani kund

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Travel Information

Best time

May–Jun, Sep–Oct

Entry fee

Free

Est. budget

₹3,000–6,000

Duration

3–4 days

Nearby attractions

Within

9.8 km

📍 Trek

4.8

Chandrashila Summit

Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand

The 'moon rock' summit (13,123 ft) above Tungnath — a sunrise throne facing Nanda Devi, Trishul, Chaukhamba and Kedarnath at once.

Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov (snow trek Dec–Mar)1 day (from Chopta)Explore

9.9 km

💎 Hidden Gem📍 Temple

4.4

Kalpeshwar Temple

Chamoli, Uttarakhand

The only Panch Kedar open year-round — Shiva's matted hair worshipped in a cave shrine above the idyllic Urgam valley's apple terraces.

Year-round (best Apr–Nov)1 dayExplore

10.4 km

📍 Temple

4.8

Tungnath Temple

Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand

The world's highest Shiva temple (12,073 ft), a thousand-year-old stone shrine on the Chandrashila slope where Shiva's arms emerged.

Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov1 day (from Chopta)Explore

13 km

📍 Meadow

4.7

Chopta

Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand

The 'Mini Switzerland of Uttarakhand' — velvet meadows at 8,700 ft ringed by deodar and rhododendron, base for Tungnath–Chandrashila.

Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov (snow Dec–Feb)2 daysExplore

16.3 km

💎 Hidden Gem📍 Temple

4.6

Madhyamaheshwar Temple

Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand

The second Panch Kedar, where Shiva's navel is worshipped in a lonely meadow shrine below Chaukhamba, reached by a 16-km forest trek.

May–Jun, Sep–Oct2–3 daysExplore

18.4 km

🏞️ Lake

4.6

Deoria Tal

Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand

An emerald tarn at 8,000 ft where Chaukhamba's four towers mirror perfectly at dawn — a gentle 2.5-km climb from Sari village.

Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov1 day / overnightExplore

23.8 km

📍 Ski Resort

4.7

Auli

Joshimath, Uttarakhand

India's premier ski bowl at 9,500–10,500 ft, its meadows staring point-blank at Nanda Devi — reached by Asia's longest ropeway from Joshimath.

Jan–Mar (ski), Apr–Jun & Sep–Nov (meadows)2–3 daysExplore

23.9 km

📍 Pilgrimage

4.3

Joshimath

Joshimath, Uttarakhand

Adi Shankaracharya's winter seat of Badrinath — the Jyotirmath of the north, with the sage's cave, the Kalpavriksha mulberry and Narsingh temple.

Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov1 dayExplore