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Rudranath, Uttarakhand · 30.5138°, 79.2956°
A Shiva shrine at roughly 3,600 m in the Garhwal Himalaya where the face of the god is worshipped, forming the fourth temple of the Panch Kedar circuit. It is also a site for ancestral rites.
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.
When Bhima caught the bull into which Shiva had transformed, it sank into the ground and reappeared in five parts, the face emerging at Rudranath.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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