List of famous Shiva temples to visit in Uttarakhand. Uttarakhand, popularly known as "Land of the Gods" us one of the main pilgrimage destinations in India. The importance of Uttarakhand is due to the large number of ancient Hindu temples and pilgrimage centres found throughout the state. Below is the list of top 20 Shiva temples in Uttarakhand.
20 Famous Shiva Temples in Uttarakhand
1. Kedarnath Temple of Lord Shiva is located on the Garhwal Himalayan range near the Mandakini river.
2. Baijnath Temple Complex a cluster of 18 Hindu temples situated in the town of Baijnath.
3. Baleshwar Temple situated within city of Champawat .
4. Binsar Mahadev also known as Binsar Devta or simply Binsar a rock temple located in Chauthan, Thalisain, Pauri Garhwal.
5. Daksheswar Mahadev Temple located in the town of Kankhal about 4 km from Haridwar
6. Gopinath Mandir located in Gopeshwar, Chamoli District.
7. Vishwanath Temple Guptakashi, Gupta Kashi or Guptkashi town located in the Kedar-khanda in Garhwal Himalayas of Rudraprayag district.
8. Jageshwar Temples is a Hindu pilgrimage town near Almora in Almora district.
9. Kamanda Mahadev located at a distance of 2 km north of Satpuli in the Pauri Garhwal district
10. Bagnath Temple is situated in Bageshwar City in Bageshwar District
11. Koteshwar Temple or Koteshwar Mahadev Temple located approximately 3 kilometres from the centre of the Rudraprayag district
12. Lakhamandal Temple or Lakha Mandal Shiv Temple situated in the Jaunsar-Bawar region of Dehradun district
13. Madhyamaheshwar Temple or Madmaheshwar Temple located in Gaundar village in the Garhwal Himalayas of Uttarakhand
14. Moteshwar Mahadev Temple or Shree Moteshwar Mahadev Temple, also known as Shree Bheem Shankar Mahadev is in the Ujjanak area of Kashipur of Udham Singh Nagar district
15. Neelkanth Mahadev Temple (Rishikesh) temple is about 32 km from Rishikesh in the Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand
16. Kalpeshwar Temple or Kalpeshwar Cave Temple in the picturesque Urgam valley in the Garhwal region.
17. Rudranath Temple located in the Garhwal Himalayan mountains Chamoli Garhwal District
18. Rudreshwar Mahadev Temple in Almora district. Situated near the bank of the river Ramganga
19. Tapkeshwar Temple also known as Tapkeshwar Mahadev Temple, is a temple in Dehradun
20. Tungnath Temple located in the Rudraprayag district.
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