Kyunkaleshwar Temple, Pauri

At some heights but worth visiting .
HISTORY : 8th century Shiva temple established by Sankaracharya during his visit to Pauri with the view of, revival of Hinduism. The temple is well renowned in Pauri and nearby areas, people has a very strong belief in the temple with main Deities- Lord Shiva, Parvati, Ganesha, Kartikeya. Other Deities in the temple just behind the main temple are of Lord Rama, Lakshmana & Goddess Sita. One can have a spellbound sight of the magnificent Himalayan ranges along with Alaknanda Valley and town itself from here

Kyunkaleshwar Mahadev Temple located in Pauri Garhwal is an ancient 8th-century temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. It is nestled in the lap of Alaknanda Valley and offers soul-rejuvenating views of the snow-clad Himalayan ranges.

Kyunkaleshwar Mahadev Temple is an 8th century old temple and dedicated to Lord Shiva. It is believed that the temple was set up by Adi Shankaracharya on his visit to this place (Pauri Garhwal). The temple enshrines a Shiva Lingam and a statue of Nandi along with an ancient drum. The temple also has idols of goddess Parvati, Lord Ganesha, Lord Karthikeya, Lord Ram, Lord Lakshman and goddess Sita. The view of the Himalayas and the Alakananda valley is visible from the Kyunkaleshwar Mahadev temple.

As per the Mythology, The Lord Yamraj (God of Death) worshipped Lord Shiva at this place. Lord Shiva blessed Lord Yama and said that in the Kali Yuga, I will appear in secret and my name will be kyunkaleshwar, Kankaleshwar, Mukteshwar etc. I will provide devotion and liberation to the devotees in Kali Yuga. The temple bears extreme resemblance to the temple structure at Kedarnath. The view of snow clad mountains is quite superior from the temple.

There is the highest stadium of the region more than 2000 mtrs from the sea level, it is another one of its sightseeing Zones, which now have become a full fledged stadium for Cricket, Track & Field sports and also football, drive or trek further on the same road will take you to an ancient eighth century temple of Lord Shiva, famously known as Kyunkaleshwar Mahadev.

The temple is away from the market & road connectivity is good for 2 wheelers as well as for 4 wheelers too. Beautiful locations all around, Har Har mahadev 🙏🙏🙏, the distance is approximately 15 minutes from the pauri market by market. Thank you

जय हो देव भूमि उत्तराखंड दुआओं में याद रखना

So looking very nice

This place is very calm, all the tension venised from mind after visiting here.
Perfect place for austerity.
After meeting and talking with Mahant Ji, I feel like he is the actually shivji, and I am so blessed to talkig with them.

Har Har Mahadev.

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Kyunkaleshwar Mahadev is also called as kankaleshwar or Kilkaleshwar Mahadev but the Vedic name is Mukteshwar Mahadev. The temple is situated on top of the Pauri and at a distance of 1.5 km from Kandoliya Dev Temple. A beautiful view of Himalayas can be seen from here with surroundings of dense forest.

The temple is away from the market and road connectivity is good for 2 wheeler as well as for 4 wheelers too. Beautiful location all around, Har har Mahadev 🙏🏻🙏🏻 the distance is approximately 15 minutes from the pauri market by vehicle .thank you