Gauri Kund
Uttarakhand
Gauri Kund is a Hindu pilgrimage site and base camp for trek to Kedarnath Temple, in Uttarakhand, India. It is situated at an altitude of 6502 feet above mean sea level in the Garhwal Himalayas. Anekadhangavadeswarar is revered in the 7th century Tamil Saiva canonical work, the Tevaram, written by Tamil saint poets known as the nayanars and classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam, the 275 temples reverred in the canon.
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Where it is
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How to reach
- By train: nearest station Dehradun railway station (DDN), about 128 km by road.
- By air: Jolly Grant Airport (DED), about 120 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
- Shri Kedarnath Temple – Kedarnath, Rudraprayag district (Garhwal Himalaya), at the head of the Mandakini valley (about 12 km)
- Shri Omkareshwar Temple, Ukhimath – Ukhimath, Rudraprayag district (about 41 km from Rudraprayag) (about 21 km)
- Shri Madhyamaheshwar (Madmaheshwar) Temple – Above Gaundar village, Mansuna valley, Rudraprayag district, Garhwal Himalaya (about 23 km)
- Shri Tungnath Temple – Above Chopta, on Chandranath (Chandrashila) parbat, Rudraprayag district, Garhwal Himalaya (about 32 km)
- Shri Rudranath Temple – High meadows above Gopeshwar, inside the Kedarnath Musk Deer (Wildlife) Sanctuary, Chamoli district (about 40 km)
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