Kedarnath

Lord of Kedar Khand

Kedarnath is a town inside the Indian nation of Uttarakhand and has gained significance due to Kedarnath Temple. It is a Nagar panchayat in Rudraprayag district. Kedarnath is mainly known for Kedarnath Temple.

Kedarnath Temple is a Hindu temple (shrine) dedicated to Lord Shiva. Located on the Garhwal Himalayan range close to the Mandakini river, Kedarnath is located in the country of Uttarakhand, India. Due to extreme climate conditions, the temple is open to the majority simplest among the months of April (Akshaya Tritiya) and November (Kartik Purnima, the fall complete moon). During the winters, the viagra has (deities) from Kedarnath temple is carried all the way down to Ukhimath and wherein the deity is worshiped for the following six months. Kedarnath is visible as a homogenous shape of Lord Shiva, the ‘Lord of Kedar Khand’, the historic call of the location.

The temple isn’t immediately on hand with the aid of avenue and has to be reached by way of a 16 kilometers uphill trek from Gaurikund. Pony and manchan carrier is to be had to reach the structure. According to Hindu legends, the temple became to begin with constructed through Pandavas, and is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas, the holiest Hindu shrines of Shiva. It is one of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams, expounded in Tevaram. Pandavas were purported to have thrilled Shiva via doing penance in Kedarnath. The temple is one of the 4 most important sites in India’s Chota Char Dham pilgrimage of Northern Himalayas. This temple is the best of the various 12 Jyotirlingas Kedarnath became the worst affected location during the 2013 flash floods in North India. The temple complicated, surrounding areas, and Kedarnath city suffered big damage, however, the temple structure did now not go through any “predominant” harm, other than some cracks on one facet of the 4 walls which changed into resulting from the flowing debris from the higher mountains. A massive rock the various debris acted as a barrier, protecting the temple from the flood. The surrounding premises and other homes within the marketplace place were heavily broken.