Kalpeshwar Temple

Deity: Lord Shiva

Locality: Chamoli

State/Country: Uttarakhand

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Kalpeshwar Temple is an ancient Hindu temple dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva. Situated in Chamoli district in Dev Bhoomi, Uttarakhand it is the only Panch Kedar pilgrimage open throughout the year.

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Festivals & Rituals

Festivals & Puja

The temple celebrates Maha Shivrathri as its main festival which is witnessed by lakhs of devotees every year. On this auspicious day, many rituals are conducted throughout the day and night. Getting blessed on this day is considered to be very advantageous.

The temple priests at this temple also are the Dasnamis and Gossains, disciples of Adi Shankara. At Tungnath also the priests are Khasiya Brahmins. These priests hail from South India; the Namboodiri brahmin sect who worship at Badrinath and Kedarnath from Kerala, the Jangamas are lingayats from Mysore and the Dasnami Gossains belong to Adi Shankara’s group. The priests at the Rudranath temple are Dasnamis and Gosains.

The temple is open all days of the week from 4am to 9pm. The nearest airport is at Jolly Grant, Dehradun at a distance of 272 km (169.0 mi) and the nearest railhead, Rishikesh, is 255 km (158.4 mi). Access to Kalpeshwar by road up to Urgam is from Rishikesh, a distance of 253 km (157.2 mi) on the Rishikesh-Badrinath road. Accomodations for tourists are available in the temple dharamshalas.