Augustmuni Augustmuni is a small town that is located in the Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand state. The town is famous because of the temple of Rishi Augusta which is located here and from where the temple earned its name. At a distance of 50 km from Augustmuni is Phata on the way to Kedarnath and is only 18 km away from Guarikund.
Augustmuni is also known for its Helipad. During the yatra, Char Dham Yara Pawan Hans helicopters operate their flights to Kedarnath from Phata and Augustmuni. The total flying time is around 45 minutes which covers Augustmuni-Kedarnath-Augustmuni.
Geographical Location of Augustmuni Augustmuni is located along the shoreline line of the famous Mandakani River and is around 18 km away from Rudraprayag.
Augustmuni Shrine Augustmuni temple is known so because it was the place of worship of Saint Augusta and comprises August Kund and a Lord Shiva Temple.
Sage Agastya was a famous Sage and a temple named Agasteshwar Mahadev is dedicated to him. The temple is famous for its archaeological significance, figures, Gods, and goddesses that are carved on the stones of the temple. Also, on the occasion of Baisakhi large fair is organized and many devotees come here to offer their prayers to the Almighty.
Augustmuni Temple Saint Augusta had his asylum in Rudraprayag where he used to offer his austerities to the Lord. The temple of Augustmuni was once affected by the flood and the water suffered much damage. Augustmuni gave this dream to a local at Rudraprayag. Considering it a wish of the Sage when locales arrived at the place they found the Augusta kund and placed his shrine there and since then Sage Augustaya is worshipped by locales here and around. On the premises of the Augustmuni temple, there is a temple of Guru Mahadeva who was the teacher of the Augustmuni.
Augustmuni Legend and Mythology There are several different legends that are connected to this place. As per legends, it is believed that Saint Augusta arrived at this place he was terrified by two monsters- Aatapi and Vatapi. These monsters used to trap people and used to distract them from their lunch. Most of the saints were trapped by them and used to be deceived by them and fell trapped for their plans.
The monster used to turn himself into a dwarf when saints used to visit him and used to hide inside the food that was offered. Via food, he used to enter the person’s body and slit his body when asked by other monsters. The two monsters then used to eat the dead person. People were really horrified by these two monster brothers and asked Saint Augusta for help.
On hearing about problems of locales here, Augusta went to the place of the monster on their invite. The monsters used the same trick but during that time Saint Augusta started chanting his spell. This helped him in killing one of the monsters and the other one was killed in a battle. This is how the Sage was successful in killing two monsters and helped locales from getting rid of them.
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