Ekeshwar

Ekeshwar is a block in Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand. It is 59 km (37 mi) from district headquarter Pauri, at an altitude of 1,820 metres (5,970 ft) in a rural region and surrounded by forest. Ekeshwar falls is in Chaubattakhal. There are 283 villages in Ekeshwar.^[2]

Ekeshwar
Town/Block
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Coordinates: 29.942°N 78.8165°E / 29.942; 78.8165
Country	India
State	Uttarakhand
District	Pauri
Elevation	1,820 m (5,970 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	28,035
Languages
• Official	Garhwali Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	246131
Vehicle registration	UK-12
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Climate

The climate remains moderate even in summer, by monsoon the atmosphere becomes pleasant. By the winter, the region are bitter cold. Amid January—February, high hills receive heavy snowfall.^[3]

Education

• Govt. Degree College Chaubattakhal, was established in 1979 as a higher education centre in remote areas.^[4]

Government Degree College, Chaubattakhal^[5][6]

Type	Affiliated
Established	1979
Affiliation	NAAC
Academic affiliation	Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University
Principal	DS Negi
Location	Chaubattakhal, Pauri Garhwal , India 29.9516°N 79.3001°E / 29.9516; 79.3001
Campus	Rural, 7.64 acres (3.09 ha)

Religious shrines

Ekeshwar Mahadev

Ekeshwar Mahadev also known as "Igasar Mahadev" in local language. It is in Ekeshwar, 20 km (12 mi) from Satpuli, surrounded by pines and Oak trees.^[7][8]

It is believed that the Pandavas did penance at this place of Lord Shiva, during Mahabharata period. Although it is believed that the temple was built by Adi Shankaracharya, but the construction style of the temple is modern.^[8]

The self-styled Shivalinga is enshrined in the sanctum sanctorum of the temple.

According to mythological reference Lord Shiva went Tarkeshwar^[9] Mahadev from Ekeshwar^[9][10]