Tungnath Mahadev is known as the highest shiva temple of the world. Tungnath is located in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. The yatra usually begins around 20th of May and the gates of tungnath close around 5-6 November. Tungnath temple is located between the mesmerizing Himalayas and is a famous attraction for the devotees and tourists. This temple is very important for the travelers doing chardham yatra 2024.
Many stories are related to this temple. This temple is believed to be built almost thousand years ago. Here one of the five kedar’s dedicated to lord shiva is worshiped. This temple is made up of granite stones and every year a large number of tourists come to visit this temple. It is believed that, here the heart and long hair of lord shiva are worshiped.
This temple is very much above from the sea level and this is the reason why, almost whole year the mountains in front of this temple are covered with snow. This place is also known as “chandrashila” because lord ram once did “tapsya” here. During the months of January and February, this place is covered with snow. During the months of July and august, the real beauty of this place can be witnessed. During these months, you can see the grasslands here, which are spread for miles and also different kinds of beautiful flowers can be seen here. This view adds to the beauty of Tungnath temple.
While traveling towards Tungnath, there are beautiful views enroute. The devotees who visit Tungnath, also call it Switzerland of India. Apart from the temple of lord shiva, other temples of Goddess Parvati, lord ganesha and bhairavnath can be seen here. For six months, the idol of lord shiva is worshiped at tungnath and other six months it is taken to lower place, due to heavy snowfall here. A lot of adventurous people also go to visit tungnath nowadays, because it has a very difficult and beautiful trek. After tungnath some people also go to explore Chopta and enroute there are many ancient temples of lord shiva present. Devotees of lord shiva come here every year, crossing all the difficulties enroute.
