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The Tapkeshwar Temple is believed to be 6,000 years old. [3] It has a natural shivalinga in the cave, which became a place of reverence for the local people.. It is also believed that this was used as a residence by Dronacharya, the teacher of the Pandavas and Kauravas in the Hindu epic Mahabharata; the cave is called Drona Cave after him.
A very old Shiva temple known as Tapkeshwar Mahadev Temple along with Drona Guha (Guru Dronacharya's cave) is present in this location, providing a good mythological scenario and an essence of historical importance to the place. People visit and worship here.
Tapkeshwari Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to goddess Tapkeshwari situated in a valley surrounded by the hills. The Tapkeshwari hill range is situated south to the city of Bhuj , Kutch district (Kachchh), Gujarat , India.
Distance between Srinagar-Dhari Devi and Dhari Devi-Rudraprayag is 16 km and 20 km, respectively. Chamunda Devi Temple: the temple is also situated at the confluence of the holy rivers (Alaknanda & Mandakini). Chamunda, the wife of Rudra, is worshiped here. Koteshwar: a temple of Shiva made by natural caves.
Dehradun (/ ˌ d ɛr ə ˈ d uː n /, ISO: Dēharādūna), also known as Dehra Doon, is the winter capital [13] and the most populous city of the Indian state of Uttarakhand.It is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and is governed by the Dehradun Municipal Corporation, with the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly holding its winter sessions in the city as its winter capital ...
The Char Dham Railway, the Indian Railways's under construction twin railway lines under Char Dham Pariyojana project by connecting the holiest places of Hinduism called Chota Char Dham, from the existing Doiwala railway station near Dehradun to Gangotri and Yamunotri via a fork at Uttarkashi and another set of twin rail links from the upcoming railway station at Karnaprayag to Kedarnath and ...
Surkanda Devi is a Hindu temple near Kanatal, Uttarakhand, India.It is at an altitude of about 2756 metres lies close to nearby hill stations of Dhanaulti (8 kilometres [5.0 mi]) and Chamba (22 kilometres [14 mi]) walking distance of approx 3 kilometres [1.9 mi] from Kaddukhal, the place where vehicles are parked.
Located partly in the Gangetic plain and partly in the Lower Himalayas, Pauri Garhwal district encompasses an area of 5,230 square kilometres (2,020 sq mi) and is situated between 29° 45' to 30°15' North Latitude and 78° 24' to 79° 23' East Longitude.