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Shiva as a bull and the Panch Kedar

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The five Kedar temples are the pieces of one bull and Bhima held the tail.

After the war the Pandavas seek Shiva's forgiveness; he flees as a bull to Garhwal. Bhima grabs the tail and hind legs near Guptakashi, the bull sinks and reappears in five parts: hump at Kedarnath, arms Tungnath, face Rudranath, navel Madhyamaheshwar, hair Kalpeshwar.

Who: Pandavas, Bhima, Shiva, Krishna

Bound to

Doleshwor in Nepal: the head of the bull located-at

Bhim Pul at Mana located-at

Places: Kedarnath, Tungnath, Rudranath, Madhyamaheshwar, Kalpeshwar, Guptakashi

Where this comes from

• devotional · Wikipedia: Panch Kedar

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