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| {{Short description|Hindu Temple in Uttarakhand}}
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| | name = Gopinath Temple
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| | image = Gopinath Mandir , Gopeshwar Chamoli.jpg
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| | map_caption = Location in [[Uttarakhand]]
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| | coordinates = {{coord|30.4138|79.3160|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
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| | country = [[India]]
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| | state = [[Uttarakhand]]
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| | district = [[Chamoli District|Chamoli]]
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| | location = [[Chamoli Gopeshwar|Chamoli]]
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| '''Gopinath Temple''' is an ancient [[Hindu temple]] dedicated to [[Lord Shiva]] in [[Chamoli Gopeshwar|Gopeshwar]], [[Chamoli District]], [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://chamoli.nic.in/gopinath.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=4 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410070354/http://chamoli.nic.in/gopinath.htm |archive-date=10 April 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is situated in Gopeshwar village now part of Gopeshwar town.
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| The temple stands out in its architectural proficiency; it is topped by a magnificent dome and the {{convert|30|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} sanctum sanctorum, which is aessible by 24 doors.
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| The remains of broken idols found around the temple testify the existence of several more temples in ancient times. There is a trident, in the courtyard of the temple, about 5 m high, made of eight different metals, which dates back to the 12th century. It boasts the inscriptions attributed to Anekmalla, the king of [[Nepal]] who reigned in the 13th century. Four short inscriptions written in [[Devanagri]], which dates back to a later period, are yet to be deciphered, barring one. Legend is that the trident got fixed in this spot, when Lord Shiva threw it at Lord [[Kama]] to kill him. The metal of the trident is not weathered by the elements and this is a wonder. The legend goes that the trident belonged to Shiva who threw it at [[Kamdeva]] (The God Of Love) to kill him and it got fixed in this spot. It is believed that while brute force can not move this Trident, the slightest touch by a true devotee can cause a tremor in it. The metal of the trident does not appear to have become weathered by the elements over the century.
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| {{Hindu temples in Uttarakhand}}
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| [[Category:Hindu temples in Uttarakhand]]
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