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High medieval · Hindu · India

Surkanda Devi Temple

सुरकंडा देवी

Kaddukhal, Tehri, Uttarakhand · 30.4114°, 78.2887°

Sati (Shakti)UndeterminedHimalayan stone shikhara topped by a trident
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

A Shakta pitha perched at about 2,756 m above Kaddukhal near Dhanaulti in the Garhwal Himalaya. It is counted among the seats where a part of the goddess Sati is believed to have fallen, and is reached by a steep walk from the road head.

Sthala katha — the legend

After Sati immolated herself and Shiva carried her body in grief, Vishnu dismembered it and her head is said to have fallen on this peak.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined