Kedarnath- Tungnath
About
Standing magnificently at an altitude of 3,580 metre and enveloped in the mighty Garhwal Himalayas, the Kedarnath Temple is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva. Kedarnath forms one of the four sites of the Chota Char Dham Pilgrimage and one among the Panch Kedar.
Reconstructed by Adi Shankracharya in 8th century, The temple is said to be covered in snow for more than 400 years during the period of little ice age of 1300-1900AD.
Chopta is a small region of meadows and evergreen forest area ( altitude 2700 metre), a part of Kedarnath wildlife sanctuary in Uttarakhand, India and a base for trekking to Tungnath.
Tungnath is the Highest Shiva Temple in world at an altitude of 3680 metres (12073 feet). It is a third temple of Panch Kedar. 3.5km short yet steep; uphill trek takes you to this temple. Further 1.5 km steep climb and trek from the temple leads to the Chandrashila, which is a summit peak at an altitude of 4000 metres (13000 feet). The trek is surrounded by forests of pine, deodar and rhododendron and is rich in flora and fauna include rare species of birds and musk deer.
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6Days - 5Nights
Easy
13000 feet
Summer,Monsoon
Himalayan, India
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