Places of Tourist Interest near Muzaffarnagar

Shukratal,25 kms away from Muzaffarnagar, is a place of  great religious and historical importance. According to mythology, about 5000 years ago, Sage Shukdev, had recited the Shrimadbhagwat Katha for seven days to King Partikshit, the grandson of Arjun. The banyan tree under which the sage recited this is known as the Akshayavat which means the Undying Tree. The uniqueness of this tree as it's name suggests is that it does not shed leaves.

Places of Interest :

Akshayavat (The Undying Tree) :
On a hillock stands the big Akshayavat (banyan tree) under which, according to belief, sage Shukdev had narrated the Shrimadbhagwat Katha to King Parikshit. The uniqueness of this tree is that it does not shed leaves.

Shukdev Temple :
This majestic temple has beauifully carved idols of Sage Shukdev and King Parikshit.

Lord Hanuman Temple :
In close proximity to Shukdev temple, stands the beautiful Hanuman Temple. This Temple has an idol of Lord Hanuman carrying a mountain, containing the 'Sanjivani' herb as depitced in the epic Ramayana.

Lord Shankar Temple :
On the north-west of Shukdev Temple, on a small hillock, stands Lord Shankar temple. The idols in the temple are of  Lord Shiva and other gods.

Swami Charandasji Temple :
Under the immortal Akshayavat stands this 'initiation' temple of Swami Charandasji. There is an idol of sage Sukhdev in the temple depicting him narrating the Shrimadbhagwat.

Lord Ram Temple :
Inspired by Swami kalyan Devji maharaj, a majestic temple dedictaed to Lord Rama, Sita, Lakshman and Hanuman was constructed behind Lord Shankar Temple.

Goddess Shakambhari Temple :
To the west of Lord Shankar Temple, on  raised platform stands a beautiful, spherical temple dedicated toGoddess Shakambhri. Inspired by Ma Anandmayi, this temple was xconstructed by shri Goojarmal Modi, an industrialist.

Neelkanth Mahadev Temple :
As per belief, after consuming the posion which emerged during thr churning of the ocen, Lord shiva, while returning to his abode, Mount Kailash, rested at Shuktal. To mark this place, Adi Shankaracharya constructedt his temple here.

Ganga Temple :
A stone tablet at the entrance of this temple states, in Sanskrit and Arabic, that the temple was erected in the year 1401. Inside the temple one can see the idols of Goddess Ganga, sage Shukdev, Lord Shiva, Goddess Parvati, Lord Kartik and Lakshman. The walls andt he roof of the temple are covered with centuries old, intricate paintings of Lord Krishna's Ras-Leela.

Other attractions are Laxminarayn temple, Parvati Temple, Shiv Dham, Ganesh Dam, Hanumat Dham, Geet Bhawan and Yagyashala.