Uttarakhand a state in northern part of India, where 1.21+ billion people are living. Many companies from several industries are located in uttarakhand. People in uttarakhand speaks Garhwali, Kumaoni, Hindi, Urdu languages. It is very near to Nepal regions. Haridwar a place for kumbmela is located in uttarakhand state. It is economically declared as fastest growing state in India. It has equally diversified with flora and fauna. There are many travel destinations available and they are Badrinath, kedharnath, gangotri, yamunotri, tungnath etc. We just want to step ahead with Tungnath - lord shiva temple located in uttarakhand, India.
Thungnath temple is the highest siva temple in the world. It is located in the Rudhraprayag district in uttarakhand state. It is one among the panch kedar temples ( Panch Kedar - Five holy temples of lord shiva includes Kedharnath, Tungnath, Rudhranath, Madhyamaheshwar, Kalpeshwar). It has an elevation of 12073 ft and was built by pandavas. It looks similar architecture for another temple called guptakashi. In the sanctum, which was made using 8 metals like gold, silver, copper, zinc, lead, tin, iron and mercury (ashtadhatu) holds the idols of vyasa maharishi and kalabiravar. It would be a pleasure to view the downfall region in the Thungnath Peak. It is not only a pilgrimage of holy destination, it is also act as a Trekking region.It is a 4 km trek starts from chopta. We can even enjoy the beauty of Himalayas here. he best time to visit this place would be from April - November. There is 1 more summit near Tungnath temple is chandrasaila summit.
How to reach Tungnath:
By Train: Nearest Station is Haridwar. from there you need to take bus
By Air: nearest airport is Jolly Grant, Bhaniawala, Dehradun from there you need to reach Haridwar and then take a bus.
By Road: Haridwar.
People who are planning to visit Haridwar, please plan to visit this highest shiva temple also. Happy Journey.
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