Hinduism - Where Is The Tungnath Tirtha?

 


Temple and holy location (tirtha) in the Garhwal area of the Himalayas, fourteen miles by trail north of the settlement of Ukhimath, in the valley between the Mandakini and the Alakananda Rivers.

The god Shiva in his form as the "Lofty Lord" is the temple's presiding deity.

Tungnath is part of the Panchkedar, a network of five sacred sites in the Garhwal region.

The other four are Kedarnath, Kalpeshvar, Rudranath, and Madmaheshvar.

Because Shiva is said to reside in the Himalayas, this network of five sites is viewed as a symbolic representation of Shiva's body.

Of these five, Tungnath is considered to be Shiva’s arm.

~Kiran Atma


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