Ekeshwar is a block in Pauri Garhwal district of

Uttarakhand Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; the official name until 2007), is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Devbhumi" (literally 'Land of the Gods') due to its religious significance and ...

. It is from district headquarter

Pauri Pauri is a town and a municipal board in Pauri Garhwal district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Pauri is the seat of the Divisional Commissioner of the Garhwal Division. Geography Pauri is located at . It is located 1,765 meters above sea ...

, at an altitude of in a rural region and surrounded by forest. Ekeshwar falls is in

Chaubattakhal Chaubattakhal is a tehsil in the Pauri Garhwal district of the Garhwal division of Uttarakhand Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; the official name until 2007), is a state in the northern part of India. It is often ...

. There are 283 villages in Ekeshwar.

Climate

The climate remains moderate even in summer, by monsoon the atmosphere becomes pleasant. By the winter, the region are bitter cold. Amid January—February, high hills receive heavy snowfall.

Education

* Govt. Degree College Chaubattakhal, was established in 1979 as a higher education centre in remote areas.

Religious shrines

Ekeshwar Mahadev Ekeshwar Mahadev also known as "Igasar Mahadev" in local language. It is in Ekeshwar, from

Satpuli Satpuli is a town on the Meerut-Pauri highway, located approximately 50 kilometers from Kotdwar and 50 kilometers from Pauri, in Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand. Location Satpuli is located on the southern banks of the Nayar (East) river, ...

, surrounded by pines and Oak trees. It is believed that the

Pandava The Pandavas (Sanskrit: पाण्डव, IAST: Pāṇḍava) refers to the five legendary brothers— Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva—who are the central characters of the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata''. They are acknowledg ...

s did penance at this place of Lord

Shiva Shiva (; sa, शिव, lit=The Auspicious One, Śiva ), also known as Mahadeva (; ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐ, or Hara, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hindu ...

, during

Mahabharata The ''Mahābhārata'' ( ; sa, महाभारतम्, ', ) is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India in Hinduism, the other being the ''Rāmāyaṇa''. It narrates the struggle between two groups of cousins in the Kuruk ...

period. Although it is believed that the temple was built by

Adi Shankara Adi Shankara ("first Shankara," to distinguish him from other Shankaras)(8th cent. CE), also called Adi Shankaracharya ( sa, आदि शङ्कर, आदि शङ्कराचार्य, Ādi Śaṅkarācāryaḥ, lit=First Shanka ...

charya, but the construction style of the temple is modern. The self-styled Shivalinga is enshrined in the sanctum sanctorum of the temple. According to mythological reference

Lord Shiva Shiva (; sa, शिव, lit=The Auspicious One, Śiva ), also known as Mahadeva (; ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐ, or Hara, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hindu ...

went Tarkeshwar Mahadev from Ekeshwar

References

External links

* Cities and towns in Pauri Garhwal district {{Uttarakhand-geo-stub