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Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand · 30.2800°, 78.9800°
A cave shrine to Shiva on the Alaknanda about 3 km from Rudraprayag town, at roughly 885 m. Mahashivratri is its main observance, and a 60-bed charitable hospital run by a Shankaracharya trust adjoins the temple.
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.
Shiva is said to have paused to meditate in this cave on his way to Kedarnath while eluding the demon Bhasmasura, whom he later destroyed.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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