Historical PeriodEra
Varies by tradition
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Deities
Kalpeśvar — Shiva's hair
Kalpeśvar — 5th and only year-round Pañca Kedar
Kalpeśvar — 5th and only year-round Pañca Kedar
Hindu / Shaiva
Kalpeśvar — 5th and last of the Pañca Kedar — where Shiva's matted-hair (jaṭā) appeared. Unique: the only Pañca Kedar that remains open year-round (the other 4 close Nov–May due to snow). Located in a cave at 2,200m. The Durvāsa Muni is said to have performed tapas here. Pilgrims traditionally do all 5 Pañca Kedar in sequence — Kedarnath → Tungnāth → Rudranāth → Madhyamaheśvar → Kalpeśvar.
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.
