Madhyamaheshwar Temple

Madhyamaheshwar Temple is the third of the five Panch Kedar temples, located at an altitude of 3,497 metres in the Garhwal Himalayas of Uttarakhand. The temple is dedicated to the navel (nabhi) of Lord Shiva and is surrounded by breathtaking alpine meadows with views of peaks including Chaukhamba, Kedarnath, and Neelkanth. The trek to Madhyamaheshwar from Ransi village takes two days through dense rhododendron forests and lush bugyals (high-altitude meadows). The temple is open only from May to November and remains snow-covered for the rest of the year.