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मध्यमहेश्वर
Madhyamaheshwar, Uttarakhand · 30.6370°, 79.2927°
A Shiva temple at about 3,497 m in the Garhwal Himalaya of Uttarakhand and one of the five shrines of the Panch Kedar pilgrimage. Its design resembles those at Kedarnath and Tungnath.
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 navel and stomach of the bull-form of Shiva are said to have surfaced here after the animal broke apart in Bhima's grasp.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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