Udaya
An illustration of a north Indian shikhara, standing for Jageshwar Dham

Saiva · Almora, Uttarakhand

Jageshwar Dham

Jageshwar (Nagesh) among 124 stone temples in a deodar grove

Sarpa and Kala sarpaRahu and KetuGeneral

The temple in short

Deity
Jageshwar (Nagesh) among 124 stone temples in a deodar grove
Where
Almora, Uttarakhand · 29.63N 79.85E
Usual hours
5 am – 1 pm, 4 pm – 9 pm — hours change with festivals and the season; check before travelling. Were these right when you went?
Grahas
Rahu Ketu
Visited for
A valley of lingas in the deodars, held by some to be the Nageshwar Jyotirlinga. The Sravan Mela is its season; visited for Naga dosham and for long life.
Kept for Rahu and Ketu, 2 of the nine grahas a temple can be visited for.

Where it is

Jageshwar Dham, Almora, Uttarakhand. The dot is the town, to about a kilometre — the gazetteer does not hold the gopuram's own coordinates.

Others within reach

Nearest first, by straight-line distance

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Parihaaram is traditional practice, offered for devotion and peace of mind; it is not a guaranteed cure of any condition. Temple hours change with festivals and the season, so check before travelling.