Rudranath

Rudranath Temple
Rudranath Temple
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Chamoli Garhwal
Deity	Shiva
Festivals	Maha Shivaratri
Location
Location	Rudranath (village), Garhwal
State	Uttarakhand
Country	India
Location in Uttarakhand
Geographic coordinates	30°32′0″N 79°20′0″E / 30.53333°N 79.33333°E / 30.53333; 79.33333
Architecture
Type	North-indian Himalayan Architecture
Creator	Pandavas, according to legend
Completed	unknown
Elevation	2,290 m (7,513 ft)

Rudranath Temple (Sanskrit: रुद्रनाथ) is a Hindu temple dedicated to God Shiva, located in the Garhwal Himalayan mountains in Uttarakhand, India. Located at 3,600 metres (11,800 ft) above sea level,^[1][2] this natural rock temple is situated within a dense forest of rhododendron dwarfs and Alpine pastures.^[3] The temple is the fourth temple to be visited in the Panch Kedar pilgrimage circuit, comprising five Shiva temples in the Garhwal region to be visited in a strict pecking order starting with Kedarnath (Sanskrit: केदारनाथ) at an altitude of 3,583 m (11,755 ft), the Tungnath (तुंगनाथ)(3,680 m or 12,070 ft), Rudranath (रुद्रनाथ) (3,550 m or 11,500 ft), Madhyamaheshwar (मध्यमहेश्वर) (3,490 m or 11,450 ft) and Kalpeshwar (कल्पेश्वर) (2,200 m or 7,200 ft).

The face (mukha) of god Shiva is worshipped as "Neelakantha Mahadeva" here. The trek starts from Sagar Village which is approximately 3 km away from Gopeshwar. The other trek starts from Mandal which is 12 km away from Gopeshwar. This trek goes through the Anusuya Devi Temple. The trek is very hard with a distance of approximately 24 km.^[3]