Buda Kedar Temple is situated at the confluence of the Bal Ganga and Dharam Ganga rivers, about 59 km from
New Tehri, in
Uttaranchal. The presiding deity here is
Lord Shiva enshrined in the form of a
Shivling. The Shivling here is believed to the biggest in North India.
It is believed that, Duryodhana offered ‘Tarpan’ here. Legend is that, when Pandavas were on the lookout for Shiva after the Kurukshetra battle, they encountered Rishi Balkhily at
Bhrigu Parvat, who directed them to the site of the confluence to meet an old man meditating there. When Pandavas reached the place, the old man vanished and instead a Shivling appeared there. Rishi Balkhily asked Pandavas to embrace the Shivling in order to free themselves from their sins. Their impressions are stamped on this Shivling.
