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Surkanda Devi
Location in Uttarakhand
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| Proper name: | Surkanda Devi Temple |
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| Country: | India |
| State: | Uttarakhand |
| District: | Tehri Garhwal |
| Location: | About 33.9 km, 57 mins far from The Mall Rd Mussoorie and 113 km, 2 hours 10 mins far from Devaprayag, Uttarakhand, India |
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| Primary deity: | Surkhanda Devi |
Surkanda Devi is a Hindu temple situated close to the small resort hamlet of Dhanaulti in Tehri District. It is at an altitude of about 2,757 metres, or 9500 ft; lies close to nearby hill stations of Dhanaulti (8 km) and Chamba (22 km).
It is surrounded by dense forests and affords a scenic view of the surrounding region including the Himalayas to the north, and certain cities to the south (e.g., Dehradun, Rishikesh) The Ganga Dussera festival is celebrated every year between May and June and attracts a lot of people.
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According to the legend, Sati, the wife of Lord Shiva, gave up her life in the argument with her father, as Prajapati Daksha was not ready to accept Shiva as her daughter's husband. So he started defy Him openly, and thereby the defying of her dear husband made her leave her body. We all know then that how Shiva danced with the dead body of Sati, furiously and how by the Sudarshan Chakra the body was separated part by part. Shiva passed through this place on his way back to Kailash with the dead body of Sati whose head fell at the spot where the modern temple of Surkhanda Devi stands.[1]
The spot is most easily reached from the southwest via Dehradun, but is a typical day-trip for visitors to Mussoorie and Landour. It is located on a hill and one reaches there after a steep 1 km km trek, from village Kaddukhal, on the Dhanaulti - Chamba road.[2] About 33.9 km, 57 mins far from The Mall Rd Mussoorie and 113 km, 2 hours 10 mins far from Devaprayag, Uttarakhand, India
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