http://www.tourisminrudraprayag.org Tourisminrudraprayag.org provides Tourism In Rudraprayag, Rudraprayag Tourism Guide, Rudraprayag Travel Tourism Mon, 25 Jan 2010 07:07:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 http://www.tourisminrudraprayag.org/2010/01/guptkashi-history/ http://www.tourisminrudraprayag.org/2010/01/guptkashi-history/#comments Mon, 25 Jan 2010 06:03:02 +0000 admin http://www.tourisminrudraprayag.org/?p=94 Guptakashi, Gupta Kashi or Guptkashi (Sanskrit: गुप्तकाशी) is a fairly large village located at an elevation of 1,319 metres (4,330 ft) in the Kedar-khanda (‘khanda’ means “sector”), in Garhwal Himalayas of Rudraprayag district in Uttrakhand, India. It is famous for the ancient Vishwanath Temple - dedicated to god Shiva – similar to the one in Varanasi (Kashi). The other famous temple here is dedicated to Ardhanareshvara (a half man half woman form of Shiva and Parvati). The name Guptakashi has legendary significance linked to the Pandavas, the heroes of the Hindu epic Mahabharata.

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Guptkashi is situated at an altitude of 1319 mts above the sea level.Guptkashi has a great singnifance in devootee .it is as revered as Kashi because the two streams of the Ganga and the Yamuna are believed to meet. The ancient temple of Vishwanath, Ardhnareshwar and Manikarnik Kund are the main places of attraction in Guptkashi. ]]> http://www.tourisminrudraprayag.org/2009/12/guptkashi/feed/ 0