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{{Short description|Hindu Temple in Uttarakhand}}<br />
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| state = [[Uttarakhand]]<br />
| district = [[Chamoli District|Chamoli]]<br />
| location = [[Chamoli Gopeshwar]]<br />
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'''Gopinath Temple''' is an ancient [[Hindu temple]] dedicated to [[Shiva]] in [[Chamoli Gopeshwar|Gopeshwar]], [[Chamoli District]], [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://chamoli.nic.in/gopinath.htm |title=Badrinath |access-date=4 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410070354/http://chamoli.nic.in/gopinath.htm |archive-date=10 April 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is situated in Gopeshwar village now part of Gopeshwar town.<br />
The temple stands out in its architectural proficiency; it is topped by a magnificent dome and the {{convert|30|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} sanctum sanctorum, which is accessible by 24 doors.<br />
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The remains of broken idols found around the temple testify the existence of several more temples in ancient times. A 5 m high trident made of eight different metals is in the courtyard of the temple, dating back to the 12th century. It has inscriptions attributed to Ashokchalla, the king of [[Nepal]] who reigned in the 13th century. Four short inscriptions written in [[Devanagri]], which dates back to a later period, are yet to be deciphered, barring one. Legend is that the trident got fixed in this spot, when Lord Shiva threw it at Lord [[Kama]] to kill him. The legend goes that the trident belonged to Shiva who threw it at [[Kamdeva]] (The God Of Love) to kill him and it got fixed in this spot. It is believed that while brute force can not move this Trident, the slightest touch by a true devotee can cause a tremor in it. The metal of the trident does not appear to have become weathered by the elements over the century.<br />
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