Historical PeriodEra
Varies by tradition
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Deities
Tungnāth Mahādev — world's highest Shiva temple
Tungnāth — 2nd of the Panch Kedar, 3,680m altitude
Tungnāth — 2nd of the Panch Kedar, 3,680m altitude
Hindu / Shaiva
Tungnāth — 2nd of the Pañca Kedar — is the world's highest Shiva temple at 3,680m (12,073 ft). Mythologically, the arms of Lord Shiva appeared here after he hid from the Pandavas (the Kedarnath buffalo-form story). The 4-km trek from Chopta is one of India's most accessible high-altitude treks, open May–October. The temple is 1,000+ years old. Winter worship moves to Mukku-math.
India's sacred landscape embraces all faith-traditions — Hindu, Jain, Buddhist, Christian, Muslim, Sikh, Jewish, Zoroastrian, tribal, regional-folk — each with its own cosmology. This entry honors Hindu on its own terms.
