Rama Shrine

Best Time to View It

Grandview Point is accessible year-round; Cape Royal access depends on North Rim seasonal status if you're viewing from that side instead.

Good to Know

• Like Vishnu and Shiva Temple nearby, Rama Shrine got its name from geologist Clarence Dutton, who in the 1880s began naming eastern canyon formations after Hindu deities — this one for Rama, honored in Hindu tradition for chivalry and virtue.
• Look for Krishna Shrine on the opposite side of the same massif to spot both formations together.
• Compare the view from both Grandview Point and Cape Royal for two different angles on the same formation.

Where to See Rama Shrine

Visible from Grandview Point on the South Rim, alongside Krishna Shrine, Vishnu Temple, and Shiva Temple, with a sliver of the Colorado River visible far below. Also viewable from overlooks near Cape Royal on the North Rim's Walhalla Plateau, about 3 miles to the southeast.

What You're Looking At: Rama Shrine

Rama Shrine isn't a place you hike to — it's a rock formation you look at, a flat-topped summit rising about 4,000 feet above the Colorado River in the eastern canyon's Walhalla Plateau area. At roughly 6,406 feet in elevation, it sits about a mile southeast of Vishnu Temple, attached to the same massif, with its twin, Krishna Shrine, occupying the opposite side. The flat top is capped by hard Esplanade Sandstone, with reddish Hermit Shale debris scattered across the surface.