Uttarkhand is a celestial ocean of divinity blessed with profound depth and supreme existence as land of gods which possess the pure essence of almighty at variant places in various forms and beliefs.
Uttarakhand is adorned with the gems of paradise which are scattered throughout this Dev Bhoomi and I have come up with one of the divine gem called Tungnath. Tungnath is situated quiet near to the sky with the essence of Lord Shiva. It has been believed has the highest pilgrim and is one of the Panch Kedar temples of Lord Shiva which are more than 1000 years old.
In more vivid & geographical words, it is located in the Rudraprayag district of Tehri Garhwal at 12,073 ft height which divides the Mandakini River and Alaknanda River. The other famous mark for this celestial peak is that it has a trekking path of almost 4 km from Chopta. These beautiful heights are embellished with the surroundings of gorgeous Himalayas as further enhancing the paradisiacal essence here.
On the part of divine depth of Tungnath, it has been believed that after Mahabharata, Vyas Rishi advised Pandavas to purify their soul from the taints of slaying their own people by attaining pardon by Lord Shiva. At this, Lord Shiva tried to hide away from Pandavas for them being guilty and concealed himself in underground Guptakashi in the guise of a bull but Pandavas found him and appealed for their salvation.
Further as to please the Lord, the bull’s body parts were rematerialized at five different places as bull’s hand in Tungnath, hump in Kedarnath, head at Rudranath, naval & Stomach at Madhyamaheshwar and hair at Kalpeshwar, as per the beliefs. These places have been called as “Panch Kedar” and at every place Pandavas built the temples of Lord Shiva and worshiped him for attaining his divine blessings.
Besides this divine depth, Tungnath is a place of supreme tranquility where purity prevails in the air and breathing this air is far enough to attain eternal salvation for a being.
Content - Neha Sen
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