- Tungnath
Infobox Mountain
Name = Tungnath
Photo = Tungnath temple, Tungnath, Uttarakhand.jpg
Caption = Tungnath Shrine
Elevation = convert|3680|m|ft|0
Location = flagicon|INDUttranchal ,India
Range =Himalaya
Prominence =Tungnath is located in
Chamoli , a district ofGarhwal , inUttranchal ,India . The Tungnath Temple, situated on Tungnath at an altitude of 3,680 meters, is the highestShiva shrine among the Panch kedars. The temple is believed to be 1000 years old.Shiva is worshipped here as one of the Panch Kedars. It is believed that the temple was built by thePandava s to appease Lord Shiva, who was enraged by the massacre on the battlefield ofKurukshetra during theMahabharat war.
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