Rudranath is a Hindu temple dedicated to God Shiva. This natural rock temple is situated within a dense forest of rhododendron dwarfs and Alpine pastures. The temple is one of the sites to be visited in the Panch Kedar pilgrimage circuit, comprising five Shiva temples in the Garhwal region of the state of Uttarakhand in India. The other four are Kedarnath, Tungnath, Madhyamaheshwar and Kalpeshwar.
The face ( mukha ) of God Shiva is worshipped here at the Rudranath temple. A trek to the site starts from Sagar village which is about 3 kms away from the town of Gopeshwar in the Chamoli district. Rudranath is sometimes considered to be the toughest Panch Kedar temple to reach. A motorable road is present up to the village Sagar beyond which a 20 km trek via slippery paths has to be undergone to reach Rudranath.
