Atri Muni Ashram Gopeshwar Uttarakhand

Atri Muni Ashram is a famous holy ashram located in Gopeshwar of Chamoli district. This ashram is dedicated to a great sage AtriMuni. AtriMuni is one of the Saptrishis. AtriMuni was the husband of Goddess Sati Anusuya.

Atri Muni's ashram is situated about 1 km from the Anusuya Devi temple. This ashram is built within a cave on a rock. To go to the ashram, have to go climb the chains of iron made on the rock, And after that, has to go recumbence down through a thin cave.

It is said about this cave that, if in this cave is to be entered from the head side, it can easily be crossed, and get trapped in the cave after going from the foot side. There is a beautiful waterfall next to this ashram, which falls below a lot of height.

It is said that after travelling of the Anasuya Devi temple it is necessary to travelling of AtriMuni Ashram, otherwise, the journey is considered incomplete.

This ashram has a great religious significance. During the trip to Gopeshwar, tourists visit in this holy ashram. This Ashram is one of the main religious centres of attraction in Gopeshwar.

How To Reach:

By Air

The nearest airport of Gopeshwar is Jolly Grant Airport Dehradun, which is about 228 km from Gopeshwar.

By Train

The nearest railway station of Gopeshwar is Rishikesh, which is about 210 km from Gopeshwar.

By Road

To reach Atri Muni Ashram, there is a 6 km trek from Mandal village and Mandal village is 15 km from the road from Gopeshwar.

Best Time To Visit:

The journey of Atri Muni Ashram can be done throughout the year, but the best time to visit here is between the months of October to April. Travelling here in these months is the best and enjoyable. During the winter season, the weather of here is cold.

Due to snowfall on the surrounding hills in the winter season, the temperature of here goes down very much.

Due to heavy rains in the rainy season, it is a bit difficult to travel of here because of heavy rains threatening landslides.