Hindu temple in Uttarakhand, India
| Gauri Kund | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| Location | |
| Location | Uttarakhand, India |
| State | Uttarakhand |
| Country | India |
| Geographic coordinates | 30°38′N 79°1′E / 30.633°N 79.017°E / 30.633; 79.017 |
Gauri Kund is a Hindu pilgrimage site and base camp for trek to Kedarnath Temple, in Uttarakhand, India.[1][2] It is situated at an altitude of 6502 feet above mean sea level in the Garhwal Himalayas. Anekadhangavadeswarar is revered in the 7th century Tamil Saiva canonical work, the Tevaram, written by Tamil saint poets known as the nayanars and classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam, the 275 temples reverred in the canon.
- ^ "Army restores road link to Gauri Kund". The Times of India. 29 June 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ Page 224, Hill Resorts of U.P. Himalaya: A Geographical Study, By Nutan Tyagi, Published 1991 by Indus Publishing, ISBN 81-85182-62-0