Ekeshwar

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Ekeshwar
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Ekeshwar
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Ekeshwar
Ekeshwar (India)
Coordinates: 29°56′31″N78°48′59″E / 29.942°N 78.8165°E / 29.942; 78.8165
CountryIndia
State Uttarakhand
District Pauri
Elevation
1,820 m (5,970 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total28,035
Languages
  Official Garhwali Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
246131
Vehicle registration UK-12
[1]

Ekeshwar is a block in Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand. It is 59 km (37 mi) from district headquarter Pauri, at an altitude of 1,820 metres (5,970 ft) in a rural region and surrounded by forest. Ekeshwar falls is in Chaubattakhal. There are 283 villages in Ekeshwar. [2]

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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. [3]

Education

Government Degree College, Chaubattakhal [5] [6]
TypeAffiliated
Established1979
Affiliation NAAC
Academic affiliation
Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University
Principal DS Negi
Location,
India

29°57′06″N79°18′00″E / 29.9516°N 79.3001°E / 29.9516; 79.3001
CampusRural, 7.64 acres (3.09 ha)

Religious shrines

Ekeshwar Mahadev

Ekeshwar Mahadev also known as "Igasar Mahadev" in local language. It is in Ekeshwar, 20 km (12 mi) from Satpuli, surrounded by pines and Oak trees. [7] [8]

It is believed that the Pandavas did penance at this place of Lord Shiva, during Mahabharata period. Although it is believed that the temple was built by Adi Shankaracharya, but the construction style of the temple is modern. [8]

The self-styled Shivalinga is enshrined in the sanctum sanctorum of the temple.

According to mythological reference Lord Shiva went Tarkeshwar [9] Mahadev from Ekeshwar [9] [10]

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