One of the world’s highest Shiva temples, Tungnath is also the highest of the five Panch Kedar temples in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand, has now been declared as a national monument.

• The third of the Panch Kedar temples, it was declared as a monument of national importance by the Central Government in a notification dated March 27 according to Devraj Singh Rautela of Archaeological Survey of India.
• The official revealed that ASI had been trying for a long time to declare Tungnath as a national heritage and for this it had sought objections and views from the public.