Tungnath News

Check out the latest travel news and updates from Tungnath in chronological order. Read the recent news headlines about Tungnath.

06 Sep 2024
Record broken in Tungnath Dham, till now more than 94 thousand devotees have visited this year
05 Jul 2024
Record breaking pilgrims reached Tungnath in 2024 since opening of Tungnath Temple

The number of pilgrims has set a new record in Tungnath Dham. This time in a period of 56 days in the third Kedar Tungnath, a total of 67,851 devotees have prayed and performed Jalabhishek and this figure is expected to cross two lakh in the entire season.

In just 56 days, 39296 men, 21073 women, 7018 children and 449 sadhus and sanyasis along with 15 foreign tourists reached Tungnath Dham and attained virtue.

24 May 2024
More than 18 thousand devotees reached Tungnath Temple in 13 days

More than 18 thousand devotees have visited here since the opening of Kedarnath Temple. 1200 to 1500 devotees are reaching here every day.

Apart from the devotees reaching the temple from Chopta, there are many tourists who continued the trek till Chandrashila Summit. About 10 thousand tourists have done trekking on the Chandrashila track till 23 May 2024.

10 May 2024
Tungnath Temple is opened for pilgrims on 10 May 2024

The portals of Lord Tungnath Temple, the highest temple dedicated to Lord Shiva in India and revered as the third Kedar among the Panchkedars, opened today amidst the chanting of Vedic hymns and traditional rituals.

07 Mar 2024
Roadblock due to Heavy Snowfall in Chopta

Due to heavy snowfall in Chopta, the road route is closed now. There have been 3 to 6 feet snow on the road to Chopta & Tungnath.

20 Feb 2024
Uttarakhand Snowfall Update 20 Feb 2024

Snowfall was reported on Monday in regions such as Kedarnath Dham, including Madmaheshwar, Tungnath, Chandrashila, etc. Additionally, light snowfall was observed in tourist spots like Chopta, Dugalbitta and in Deoriatal. 

The phenomenon extended to Gangotri and Yamunotri Dham, Harshil Valley, and other high-altitude areas of Uttarkashi. Despite the snowfall, road movements remained unaffected at present.

27 Oct 2023
Badrinath, Kedarnath temples will close at 4 pm on October 28 due to lunar eclipse

All temples governed by the Shri Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee, including the Badrinath and Kedarnath shrines, will observe closure at 4 pm on Saturday due to the lunar eclipse.

The Badrinath and Kedarnath temples are scheduled to reopen during the brahma muhurta after the morning purification puja on Sunday.

Other affiliated shrines affected by the closure include the Shri Narasingh Temple in Joshimath, Second Kedar Madmaheshwar, Third Kedar Tungnath, Shri Omkareshwar Temple in Ukhimath, and Yoga Badri.

09 May 2023
Bollywood Actress Sara Ali Khan visits Kedarnath, Chopta and Tungnath

Actress Sara Ali Khan is spending beautiful moments in the valleys of Uttarakhand on Kedarnath, Chopta and Tungnath trek. Along with visiting Kedarnath Dham, Sara Ali Khan has also gone on Chopta and Tungnath trek.

Tungnath Tour Packages
Chopta Tungnath Trek with Deoriatal from Sari Village
3 Days / 2 Nights
₹ 4,500    ₹3,500
Chopta Fixed Departure Camping Trekking Dates
3 Days / 2 Nights
₹ 7,500    ₹6,500
Chopta 2 Nights Trekking Tour with Tungnath Chandrashila
3 Days / 2 Nights
₹ 4,500    ₹4,000
Chopta 2 Nights Budget Package with Devariyatal
3 Days / 2 Nights
₹ 4,500    ₹4,000