Gautam Rishi temple is considered a scared place where one of the Saptarishi, Gautam Rishi, a devotee of Lord Shiva is said to have resided. The lake nearby the temple is considered holy enough that dip in the water is equivalent to a dip in River Ganga.
The Gautam Rishi temple is located 8 kilometers from Tehri on the Dehradun-Saharanpur road and is a must-see. It is thought to be a haunted place where one of the Saptarishi, Gautam Rishi, a devotee of Lord Shiva, is said to have lived. The lake near the temple is considered so holy that a dip in it is equivalent to a dip in the Ganga.
Gautam Rishi's Temple is located in New Tehri. For travelers who use our international travel planner, New Tehri holidays become easier to arrange, with trips to the Gautam Rishi's Temple and other attractions mapped out and timetabled.
Gautam Rishi is among of the Saptarhṣi or Seven great sages. He was one of the Maharishis of Vedic times who discovered Mantras in Sanskrit. The Rig Veda has several 'hymns' that go with his name. Sage Gautam is one of the greatest amongst all Saptarshis (seven sages). He was the son of Rahugana.
He married to Ahalya and had two sons Vamadeva and Nodhas both themselves discoverers of Mantras. Ramayan (Treta Yuga) and Mahabharatha (Dwapara Yuga) have references to Sage Gautam as he lived during these two Yugas.
Sage Gautam's sixty-year-long penance is mentioned in the Shanti Parva of the Mahabharata. He is the progenitor of the Gautama gotra.
