Madmaheshwar - The Pandavas, they sure knew how to pick locations.

#Madhyamaheshwar or #Madmaheshwar is a #HinduTemple dedicated to #GodShiva, located in the #GoundarVillage of #Garhwal #Himalayas in #Uttarakhand, India.

#Madhyamaheshwar or #Madmaheshwar is a #HinduTemple dedicated to god Shiva, located in the Goundar village of Garhwal Himalayas in Uttarakhand, India. Situated at an elevation of 3,497 m (11,473.1 ft), Ukhimath is winter seat of Madmaheswar, It is the Panch Kedar pilgrimage circuit, comprising five Shiva temples in the Garhwal region. The other temples in the circuit include: Kedarnath, Tungnath and Rudranath to be visited before Madmaheshwar and Kalpeshwar to be visited after Madmaheshwar. The middle (madhya) or belly part or navel (nabhi) of the Shiva, is worshipped at this temple, believed to be built by the Pandavas, the survivors of the Hindu epic Mahabharata.

#Madmaheshwar also called #Madhyamaheshwar trek is not like any other trek to a mountain top or to the top of a meadow. Yes, you will reach the meadows at the end of the trek. But, the specialty of this trek is that the trail to the top is taken by pilgrims to offer their prayers at Madhyamaheshwar temple, which is one of the five “Panch Kedars”.

#Rudraprayag, #Uttarakhand