Rudranath is a Hindu sanctuary devoted to god Shiva, situated in the Garhwal Himalayan Mountains in Uttarakhand, India. Situated at 3,600 meters (11,800 ft) above ocean level, this normal shake sanctuary is arranged inside a thick timberland of rhododendron smaller people and Alpine pastures. The sanctuary is the third sanctuary to be visited in the Panch Kedar journey circuit, involving five Shiva sanctuaries in the Garhwal district. Alternate sanctuaries in the circuit incorporates: Kedarnath and Tungnath to be visited before Rudranath and Madhyamaheshwar or Madmaheshwar and Kalpeshwar to be visited after Rudranath. The face (mukha) of god Shiva is loved as "Nilkanth Mahadeva" here. Trek begins from Sagar town which is approx 03 km from Gopeshwar. The other trek begins from Mandal which is 12 km from Gopeshwar. This trek experiences Anusuya devi sanctuary. Trek is hard with a separation of approx 24 km.
Rudranath is a Hindu sanctuary devoted to god Shiva, situated at 3,600 meters (11,800 ft) above ocean level in the Garhwal Himalayan Mountains in Uttarakhand, India.
The Rudranath sanctuary is accepted to be set up by the Pandavas, the saints of the Hindu epic Mahabharata. Legend has it that the Pandavas went to the Himalayan mountains looking for god Shiva, to recover them of the wrongdoings of executing in the epic Kurukshetra war. God Shiva did not had any desire to meet them and left in type of a bull in the ground and returned in parts in the Panch Kedar places: the protuberance bringing up in Kedarnath, the arms showing up in Tunganath, the navel and stomach surfacing in Madhyamaheswar, the face appearing at Rudranath and the hair and the head showing up in Kalpeshwar.
In winter, an emblematic picture of Shiva is conveyed to Gopeshwar for venerate. The Doli Yatra begins from Gopeshwar by means of Sagar. The Doli Yatris cross Lyuti Bugyal and Panar lastly achieve Pitradhar. The love of predecessors is done here. At that point, in the wake of intersection Dhalabni Maidan, the Doli or the emblematic picture of Shiva, achieves Rudranath.Here first the Vandevi is revered. The nearby conviction is that Vandevi secures the zone. The Kheshtra is secured by Vandevi or Vandevatas. The sanctuary praises a yearly reasonable on the full moon day in the Hindu month of Sravan (July– August) that is for the most part upon the arrival of Rakshabandhan. The reasonable is gone to for the most part by local people. The clerics at the Rudranath sanctuary are Bhatts and Tiwaris of Gopeshwar town.
At Nandikund (2,439 m or 8,002 ft), on the trekking course to Rudranath (if coming by means of Madhmaheshwar), aficionados love old notable swords distending from the stones, accepted to be of Pandavas.
You can easily reach Rudranath by air, train and by road.
By Air : - Jolly Grant Airport is 230km from Gopeshwar from Gopeshwar to Rudranath Temple is 24kms. Jolly Grant Airport is a nearest airport to Gopeshwar well connected to motor able road you can take easily taxi from outside the Airport.
By train : - Rishikesh is nearest railway station of from Gopeshwar. The distance between Rishikesh and Gopeshwar 230 km. Taxi and buses are easily available outside the railway station.
By road : - You can take private buses and Taxis from Delhi till Rishikesh or Haridwar. Gopeshwar is located on NH 07.
