Shiva's highest shrine is called Tungnath, which means "lord of the peaks." Legend has it that at Tugnath, Lord Rama and Ravana both performed penance for Shiva.
Lord Shiva resides in Madhyamaheshwar. The navel-shaped lingam of a disguised Shiva is worshipped at this fourth temple on the Panch Kedar pilgrimage circuit.
According to tradition, Shiva revealed the knowledge of eternal life to Parvati in the Amarnath cave. Few people had been able to complete this yatra, and for many sadhus, it was the final one-way journey they had ever wanted to take in life.
This temple is located where the Ganges River begins. According to the majority of Hindus, the Ganga, the Goddess of Wisdom, and the Ganga's sacred essence reside there. According to a well-known Hindu myth, Lord Shiva released the powerful river from his hair here, and the Goddess Ganga descended.
Named for the river goddess Yamuna, the temple at Yamunotri is situated on the left bank of the Yamuna. An old tradition states that the saint Asit Muni spent his entire life in the Ganges and Yamuna.
This temple is situated in the Himalayan region that is covered in snow. In the Mahabharata, this ancient temple was also mentioned at the scene where the Pandavas were attempting to appease Shiva by being austere in order to make up for their transgressions.
The Badrinath Temple is situated in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, between the "Nar" and "Narayan" Twin Mountains. This temple is only open for six months of the year due to the bitterly cold Himalayan climate.