Shrikhand Mahadev

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Shrikhand Mahadev

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{{Short description|Religious mountain track in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, India}}
{{Short description|Religious mountain track in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, India}}

[[File:Toughest track in the western Himalayas.jpg|thumb|175px|Shrikhand Mahadev site in Kullu Himachal Pradesh ]]


'''Shrikhand Mahadev Kailash''', also called '''Shikhar Kailash''', is a Hindu pilgrimage site in [[Nirmand]] sub-division of [[Kullu district|Kullu]], [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[India]], considered to be an abode of [[Shiva|Lord Shiva]] and his wife [[Parvati|Goddess Parvati]]. It is considered to be one of the toughest treks in India.{{cite book | last=Chaudhry | first=M. | title=Guide to Trekking in Himachal: Over 65 Treks and 100 Destinations | publisher=Indus Publishing Company | year=2003 | isbn=978-81-7387-149-8 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-DvcK7Or0AIC&pg=PA204 | access-date=28 June 2018 | page=204 | quote=Another trek is to Shrikhand Mahadev (5155 m), considered the abode of Lord Shiva. It is difficult trek involving many days. Ani to Khanag is twenty kilometres on a very well-defined trek. Shoja, a beautiful resting place far away from the world ... | url-status=live | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628110048/https://books.google.com/books?id=-DvcK7Or0AIC&pg=PA204 | archivedate=28 June 2018 }} It is the third most important peak among the group of five separate peaks in Himalayas in separate locations collectively known as the [[Adi Kailash#Five|Panch Kailash]] or "Five Kailashas", other being [[Mount Kailash]] in first place, [[Adi Kailash]] in second, [[Kinnaur Kailash]] in fourth and [[Manimahesh Kailash Peak|Manimahesh Kailash]] in fifth place in terms of importance.[https://www.amarujala.com/uttarakhand/pithoragarh/adi-kailash-is-the-second-major-place-among-panch-kailash-2023-10-11 Adi Kailash: पंच कैलाशों में दूसरा प्रमुख धाम है "आदि कैलाश", शिव-पार्वती के इस धाम का 1990 में हुआ था सर्वे], Amarujala, 11 October 2023. The 75 feet [[Shivalingam]] at the top of the Shrikhand Mahadev mountain is at a height of 18,570 feet.
'''Shrikhand Mahadev Kailash''', also called '''Shikhar Kailash''', is a Hindu pilgrimage site in [[Nirmand]] sub-division of [[Kullu district|Kullu]], [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[India]], considered to be an abode of [[Shiva|Lord Shiva]] and his wife [[Parvati|Goddess Parvati]]. It is considered to be one of the toughest treks in India.{{cite book | last=Chaudhry | first=M. | title=Guide to Trekking in Himachal: Over 65 Treks and 100 Destinations | publisher=Indus Publishing Company | year=2003 | isbn=978-81-7387-149-8 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-DvcK7Or0AIC&pg=PA204 | access-date=28 June 2018 | page=204 | quote=Another trek is to Shrikhand Mahadev (5155 m), considered the abode of Lord Shiva. It is difficult trek involving many days. Ani to Khanag is twenty kilometres on a very well-defined trek. Shoja, a beautiful resting place far away from the world ... | url-status=live | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628110048/https://books.google.com/books?id=-DvcK7Or0AIC&pg=PA204 | archivedate=28 June 2018 }} It is the third most important peak among the group of five separate peaks in Himalayas in separate locations collectively known as the [[Adi Kailash#Five|Panch Kailash]] or "Five Kailashas", other being [[Mount Kailash]] in first place, [[Adi Kailash]] in second, [[Kinnaur Kailash]] in fourth and [[Manimahesh Kailash Peak|Manimahesh Kailash]] in fifth place in terms of importance.[https://www.amarujala.com/uttarakhand/pithoragarh/adi-kailash-is-the-second-major-place-among-panch-kailash-2023-10-11 Adi Kailash: पंच कैलाशों में दूसरा प्रमुख धाम है "आदि कैलाश", शिव-पार्वती के इस धाम का 1990 में हुआ था सर्वे], Amarujala, 11 October 2023. The 75 feet [[Shivalingam]] at the top of the Shrikhand Mahadev mountain is at a height of 18,570 feet.


[[File:Toughest track in the western Himalayas.jpg|thumb|Shrikhand Mahadev site in Kullu Himachal Pradesh ]]
[[File:Peak covered with snow.webm|thumb|175px|Toughest Shrikand Mahadev trek]]
[[File:Peak covered with snow.webm|thumb|Toughest Shrikand Mahadev trek]]
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[[File:Lord ShivaShankara.jpg|alt=Picture of a shivalingam sitting atop a mountain.|thumb|The Shivalingam at the top.]]
[[File:Lord ShivaShankara.jpg|alt=Picture of a shivalingam sitting atop a mountain.|thumb|200px|The Shivalingam at the top.]]


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