Surkanda Devi
Tehri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand
Surkanda Devi Temple is a Hindu shrine located near Dhanaulti in the Tehri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand, India. Situated at an altitude of approximately 2,756 metres, the temple offers panoramic views of the Himalayan ranges. It is one of the Shakta pithas, associated with the mythological event where the head of the Hindu goddess Sati is believed to have fallen and marked the place as a sacred center of divine consciousness.
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Where it is
Tehri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand. Open in Google Maps
How to reach
- By train: nearest station Dehradun railway station (DDN), about 33 km by road.
- By air: Jolly Grant Airport (DED), about 33 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
- Neelkanth Mahadev Temple – Near Rishikesh, in the forested hills of Pauri Garhwal district (about 46 km)
- Mansa Devi Temple, Haridwar – Bilwa Parvat (Bilwa hill), Shivalik range, above Har Ki Pauri, Haridwar (about 65 km)
- Yamunotri Temple (Shri Yamuna Mata Mandir) – Yamunotri, Uttarkashi district, below the Bandarpunch massif, approx. 6 km above Janki Chatti (about 86 km)
- Shri Omkareshwar Temple, Ukhimath – Ukhimath, Rudraprayag district (about 41 km from Rudraprayag) (about 98 km)
- Shri Kedarnath Temple – Kedarnath, Rudraprayag district (Garhwal Himalaya), at the head of the Mandakini valley (about 103 km)
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