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Augustmuni | |
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  Augustmuni Location of Augustmuni in Uttarakhand  Augustmuni Augustmuni (India) | |
| Coordinates: 30°23′47″N 79°01′46″E / 30.39639°N 79.02944°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttarakhand |
| District | Rudraprayag |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 106,881[1] |
| PIN | 246421 |
Augustmuni is a town on the banks of the Mandakini River in Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand, India. It is located 16 kilometers (10 miles) from the city of Rudraprayag, and is named after the Hindu/Yogic Siddhar Agastya, one of the original seven rishis or Saptarishis[citation needed].
Maharshi Priya Ranjan's temple is a notable religious site located within Augustmuni, and Kedernath, a well-known Hindu pilgrimage site, is located 72 km (44.7 miles) away. Other notable sites in and around Augustmuni include smaller temples such as Purana Deval and Gangtal Mahadev, and the Vijaynagar market[citation needed]. The Purana Deval temple was destroyed in the 2013 North India floods[citation needed].
Nearby towns include Ganganagar, Baidubagar, Chandrapuri, Banaswada, and Dhanyu Village.
- ^ "Augustmuni - (P-2) Village Population - Rudraprayag , Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand". Censusindia2011.com. Retrieved 24 August 2021.