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'''Gauri Kund''' is a [[Hindu]] pilgrimage site and base camp for trek to [[Kedarnath Temple]], in [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]].<ref name=base>{{cite news|title=Army restores road link to Gauri Kund|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-29/allahabad/40270767_1_army-camp-army-helicopter-army-medical-team|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029210924/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-29/allahabad/40270767_1_army-camp-army-helicopter-army-medical-team|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 October 2013|access-date=1 July 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=29 June 2013}}</ref><ref>Page 224, Hill Resorts of U.P. Himalaya: A Geographical Study, By Nutan Tyagi, Published 1991 by Indus Publishing, {{ISBN|81-85182-62-0}}</ref> It is situated at an altitude of 6502 feet above mean sea level in the [[Garhwal Division|Garhwal]] [[Himalaya]]s. Anekadhangavadeswarar is revered in the 7th century Tamil Saiva canonical work, the ''Tevaram'', written by Tamil saint poets known as the nayanars and classified as ''[[Paadal Petra Sthalam]]'', the 275 temples reverred in the canon.

==Legend==
''Gauri Kund'' is connected with Shiva's wife [[Parvati]], also known as Gauri. In [[Hindu]] folklore, Gauri committed to penance involving many ascetic and yogic practices to win over [[Shiva]]'s affections. Local tradition claims that ''Gauri Kund'' is the spot where Gauri lived while carrying out these practices and it was here that Shiva finally admitted His love for Her. They were married at [[Triyuginarayan|Triyugi Narayan]], which is located nearby. There are hot springs in Gaurikund and they are converted to bathing places.<ref name=R>{{cite book|title=An introduction to religion and Philosophy - Tévarám and Tivviyappirapantam|url=https://archive.org/details/dli.jZY9lup2kZl6TuXGlZQdjZY2lZpy.TVA_BOK_0006115|last=R.|first=Dr. Vijayalakshmy|publisher=International Institute of Tamil Studies| location=Chennai|year=2001|edition=1st|ref=R.|pages=110–11}}</ref>

This place is also associated with the legend of how [[Ganesha]] acquired his elephant head. While bathing in the ''kund'', Goddess [[Parvati]] fashioned [[Ganesha]] from the soap suds on Her body, breathed life into Him and placed Him at the entrance as Her guard. Lord [[Shiva]] happened to arrive at the spot and He was stopped by Ganesha. Indignant at this affront, [[Shiva]] cut off [[Ganesha]]'s head and [[Parvati]] was inconsolable. She insisted that the boy be brought back to life and Shiva took the head of a wandering elephant and placed it on Ganesha's body. Parvati had Her son back and Ganesha acquired the persona by which He is known all over the [[Hindu]] world since then.<ref name=R/>

==History==
There are several inscriptions in the temple from historical times. One of the inscriptions states that the son of a [[Devadasi]] vowed to kill himself if the temple could not be completed.<ref name=R/>

==Saints and literary mention==
[[Campantar|Tirugnana Sambandar]], a 7th-century Tamil ''Saivite'' poet, venerated the deity in one verses in ''[[Tevaram]]'', compiled as the ''[[Tirumurai|First Tirumurai]]''. He is believed to have rendered the verse while he visited the [[Kalahast temple]]. As the temple is revered in ''Tevaram'', it is classified as ''[[Paadal Petra Sthalam]]'', one of the 276 temples that find mention in the Saiva canon. There is a temple in [[Kanchipuram]], the [[Anekadhangavadeswarar temple]] carrying the same name.<ref name=R/>

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