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Deities
Madhyamaheśvar — Shiva's belly/navel
Madhyamaheśvar — 4th of the Pañca Kedar
Madhyamaheśvar — 4th of the Pañca Kedar
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Hindu / Shaiva
Madhyamaheśvar — 4th of the Pañca Kedar — is where Shiva's navel/belly appeared. At 3,497m, accessed by 16-km trek from Uniana village. The temple is cone-shaped, 9th-c. style. The trek passes through the "Garh of the Moon" valley. Winter worship moves to Ukhimath.
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.
