📍TUNGNATH.
District- Rudraprayag
State- Uttarakhand
Country- India
Creator-Pandavas
Elevation-3680m
ABOUT CHOPTA:
Chopta is a small region of meadows and evergreen forest which is popular as the base for trekking to Tungnath and Chandrashila. It is located at an altitude of 2,680 meters (8,790 ft) and is surrounded by forests of pine, deodar, and rhododendron. It is, in fact, popular as a tourist destination itself.
This entire region is part of Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary including rare Himalayan species of monal bird, musk deer, and Pika Mouse.
About Tungnath Temple :
Tungnath is one of the five ‘Panch Kedar’ temples dedicated to Lord Shiva; the other four being Madhyamaheshwar, Rudranath, Kalpeshwar with Kedarnath. At an altitude of 3,680 meters (12,073 ft), it is the highest of all the five temples but is also the easiest one to reach.
About Chandrashila:
Chandrashila is the summit of the Tungnath and is located 1.5 kilometers further up from the temple at a height of over 4,000 meters (13,120 ft). The literal meaning of the name is “Moon Rock” and there are several legends associated with it. According to one such legend, this is the place where Lord Rama meditated after defeating the demon-king Ravana.
Now some pictures of mine when we went to Chandrashila in 2018.
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