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Tungnath, Uttarakhand · 30.4883°, 79.2167°
At about 3,680 m this is one of the highest Shiva temples in the world and the third shrine of the Panch Kedar circuit in Uttarakhand. Adi Shankara is credited with setting its priestly traditions in the 8th century.
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.
Fleeing the Pandavas after the Kurukshetra war, Shiva took the form of a bull that broke apart when Bhima seized it, and his arms surfaced at Tungnath.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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