Madhyamaheshwar, Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary

Madhyamaheshwar or Madmaheshwar is a Hindu temple dedicated to the Hindu god, Shiva, located in the Gaundar village of Garhwal Himalayas in Uttarakhand, India. Situated at an elevation of 3,497 m, 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 or belly part or navel of Shiva, is worshipped at this temple, believed to be built by the Pandavas, the survivors of the Hindu epic Mahabharata. ()