Surkanda Devi, Hindu temple at Tehri Garhwal district, India.

Surkanda Devi is a Hindu temple in Tehri Garhwal district, India, set on a forested summit above the village of Kaddukhal. The temple complex consists of a small stone-roofed shrine surrounded by pine and rhododendron trees, with views of the snowcapped Garhwal Himalaya ranges on clear days.

The temple is one of the Shakta pithas, sites where parts of Sati's body are said to have fallen. According to the legend, Sati, daughter of King Daksha and consort of Shiva, immolated herself at her father's yajna after he insulted Shiva; Vishnu then dismembered her body with his Sudarshana Chakra, and her head fell here. The name is traced from Sirkhanda to Sarkunda and finally Surkanda.

The name is explained locally as a contraction of sirkhanda, "head on a peak", from the legend that Sati's head fell here; the hill is also called Surkanda. The Ganga Dussehra festival is held between May and June and draws large crowds of devotees. The shrine stands among rounsli trees and is covered in fog for most of the year.

A ropeway from Kaddukhal brings visitors to the top in a few minutes, while the steep footpath takes about one to two hours and requires sturdy shoes. Fog often rolls across the summit, so bring warm clothing even when the sun shines in the valley below.

Rhododendron blooms turn the area around the temple into a sea of red and pink in spring, pushing through the thick fog. Locals sometimes gather wildflowers along the path and place them at the shrine before descending again.