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कल्पेश्वर केदार
Urgam valley, Uttarakhand · 30.5489°, 79.4548°
A Shiva temple at about 2,200 m in the Urgam valley, the fifth of the Panch Kedar shrines and the only one open to pilgrims all year. Its priestly line was appointed by Adi Shankara.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
The matted locks of the bull-form of Shiva are said to have appeared at Kalpeshwar, where the Pandavas then raised a temple.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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Opening the line…