Madmaheshvar

Temple and sacred site (tirtha) in the
Garhwal region of the Himalayas, about
twenty miles north of the village of
Ukhimath. The temple’s presiding deity
is the god Shiva in his manifestation as
Madmaheshvar. Madmaheshvar is one
of the Panchkedar, a network of five
sacred sites in the Garhwal region; the
other four sites are Kedarnath,
Rudranath, Tungnath, and Kalpeshvar.
This network of five sites is seen as
a symbolic representation of Shiva’s
body; Madmaheshvar is believed to
be Shiva’s navel.