Jageshwar temple is located 36 km northeast of Almora, in Kumaon region of Uttarakhand. Jageshwar is located at an altitude of 1870 mts, in the Jataganga river valley in midst of a dense Deodar forest. Jageshwar is believed to be the site of first of the twelve Jyotirlingas, Nageshvara Jyotirlinga. The temple city comprises a cluster of 124 large and small stone temples, dating 9th to 13th century AD. The Mahamrityunjay temple is the largest and oldest temple in the Jageshwar temple complex. Jageshwar Mahadev is one of the principal temples situated in the temple premises. The temple has two dwarapalas (door guardians) in the form of the armed Nandi and Skandi. This is a west facing temple of Lord Shiva. Here, Shiva is worshipped in the form of Nagesh/Jageshwar. In the sanctum sanctorum of the temple, the Shivlinga is divided into two parts. The larger one depicts Shiva and smaller one his consort Parvati. A must visit archaeological site.
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