Gaurikund
The hot spring where the walk to Kedarnath begins, and where Parvati is said to have waited.
- Where
- Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 30.6536, 79.0261
Get the Gaurikund stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Gaurikund. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Uttarakhand volume with your photos and a note.
Near Gaurikund
Triyuginarayan Temple 4.2 km
Where Shiva and Parvati were married, with a fire that is said to have burned since.
Kedarnath Temple 9.8 km
Stone at thirty five hundred metres, sixteen kilometres on foot from the road, open only half the year.
Kedarnath 16 km
A peak in the Gangotri group of the Garhwal Himalaya, south of the glacier.
Deoria Tal 18 km
A lake above Sari with Chaukhamba reflected in it on a still morning.
Tungnath 18 km
The highest Shiva temple in the world.
Madhyamaheshwar 18 km
The navel of Shiva among the five Kedars, in a meadow above Ransi.
Thalay Sagar 23 km
A dark rock summit above Kedartal, and one of the hardest walls in Garhwal.
Meru Peak 24 km
Three granite towers above the Gangotri glacier, the middle one climbed only in 2011.
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Questions
Where is Gaurikund?
Gaurikund is in Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Triyuginarayan Temple (4.2 km), Kedarnath Temple (9.8 km), Kedarnath (16 km).
How do I get the Gaurikund stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Gaurikund and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Uttarakhand volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Gaurikund before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Uttarakhand volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.