Historical PeriodEra
Varies by tradition
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Deities
Rudranāth — 3rd of the Pañca Kedar
Rudranāth — Shiva's face form
Rudranāth — Shiva's face form
Hindu / Shaiva
Rudranāth — 3rd of the Pañca Kedar (after Kedar and Tungnāth) — is where Shiva's face appeared. At 2,286m, it is accessed by a gruelling 14-km trek from Sagar village (Gopeshwar). The trek passes through high meadows, pine forests, and rhododendron glades. Fewer pilgrims than Kedar (~5,000 annually vs 1 crore). Winter worship moves to Gopeshwar.
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.
