Kartik swami (murgan), Kartik swami is referred to lord kartikey, son of lord Shiva. Kartikey ji is the well known as the God of bravery, The temple of kartik swami is situated at an height of 3050mtr above sea level, one can enjoy the beautiful path towards the holi temple. The path is full of lush green forests. One has to pass a ridge of himalayas to reach the beautiful kartik swami temple. 360° view from kartik swami Kartik Swami offered a splendid 360° view of the Himalayan ranges like bandar poonch in the West, kedar dome, meru, sumeru, chaukhamba peak, Neelkanth, dronagiri, nanda ghunti, trishul and nanda devi group of peaks. Festivals in kartik swami Kartik purnima in the month of November and 11 days kalash yatra during june. Best time to visit October to june One can enjoy the beautiful bird watching at kartik swami, more than 150 species of birds can be found at Kartik swami including eagle, black eagle, the bearded vulture, Himalayan snowcock, himalayan monal and many more. To reach kartik swami one has to do trekk of 3km from kanakchauri( last station of motor), kanakchauri is situated at a distance of 30kms from Rudraprayag. And Rudraprayag is situated at distance of 141kms from rishikesh on NH58, the total distance of kartik swami from rishikesh is 171km+3km trekk.  For more information about temple and homestay at kartik swami contact [email protected] www.pahaditours.com +917895922515 +918006699446 #rudraprayag #himalayas #kartikswami #kartikswamitemple #kartikswamiji #garhwal #himalayas (at Rudraprayag Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India)