Madmaheshwar is a Hindu temple dedicated to the Hindu god, Shiva, located in the Goundar village of Garhwal Himalayas in Uttarakhand, India. Situated at an elevation of 3,497 m (11,473.1 ft), It is one of the Panch Kedar pilgrimage circuit, comprising five Shiva temples in the Garhwal region. The other temples in the circuit include: Kedarnath, Tungnath and Rudranath to be visited before Madhyamaheshwar and Kalpeshwar to be visited after Madhyamaheshwar. The middle (madhya) or belly part or navel (nabhi) of Shiva, is worshipped at this temple, believed to be built by the Pandavas, the survivors of the Hindu epic Mahabharata.

Madmaheshwar can be reached by trekking 16 kms from Ransi Village. The trek is very easy to complete up to Bantoli, but from Bantoli to Madhmaheshwar there is a steep ascent. Bantoli is the point of confluence of Madhyamaheshwar Ganga and Martyenda Ganga.

There are two other smaller shrines, one for Shiva’s consort Parvati and the other dedicated to Ardhanarishwara, a half-Shiva half-Parvati image. Bhima, the second Pandava brother is believed to have built this temple and worshipped Shiva here. To the right of the main temple there is a small temple where the image of Saraswati, the Hindu goddess of learning, made of marble is installed in the sanctum.

The temple is in a green valley surrounded by snow peaks of Chaukhamba, Neel Kanth and Kedarnath in high Himalayan hill ranges. The region has rich flora and fauna, particularly the endangered species of Himalayan monal pheasant and Himalayan musk deer (locally called Kasturi deer) in the Kedarnath Wild Life Sanctuary.

Trek Price- INR 5000 Per Person