Pancham Kedar Kalpeshwar Mahadev Temple | Urgam Valley | Uttrakhand
Channel: Sunny Chandarana
Date: 2023-04-06

Kalpeshwar Mahadev is one of the five sacred temples dedicated to Lord Shiva in the Indian state of Uttrakhand, known as the Panch Kedar.  According to Mahabharata, when Pandavas were searching for Lord Shiva, he turned himself into a bull to avoid detection. However, when Bheema tried to capture the bull, it disappeared and later reappeared in body parts at five locations, presently known as Panch Kedar. The hump reappeared at Kedarnath, the arms appeared in Tungnath, the navel appeared in Madhyamaheshwar, the face showed up at Rudranath and the hair and head appearing in Kalpeshwar. The Pandavs built temples at these five places for worshiping Shiva.

Kalpeshwar Location:

The holy Kalpeshwar temple is located in the pristine Urgam valley. Kalpeshwar is only 251 km away from Rishikesh. There are two routes from Urgam Valley one ending up at Kalpeshwar and other going to Panar and Rudranath via Dumak.

How to Reach Kalpeshwar

By Air: The nearest Airport to kalpeshwar is the Jolly Grant airport located at a distance of 268kms from Kalpeshwar. The Jolly Grant airport is connected to Delhi with daily flights and Taxis are available from the Airport to Joshimath and Urgam village, from where the trek to Kalpeshwar commence.

By Rail: Rishikesh railway station is the nearest railhead located 251Kms from Joshimath. it is connected to major states of the country by an ecellent railway network. trains to Rishikesh are frequent and you can hire a taxi from Rishikesh to Joshimath or Urgam village.

By Road: The final point where the road network is connected is Urgam village, from there you will need to complete an easy grade trek of 300 m. You can get a taxi to Urgam or Joshimath from major destinations of Uttarakhand such as Rishikesh, Dehradun, Rudraprayag, and Joshimath.