Kedarnath
temple is located in the district of Rudraprayag in Uttarakhand state of India.
Kedarnath temple is the seat of Lord Shiva and known as one of the Char Dhams
of Uttarakhand, others being Yamunotri, Gangotri and Badrinath. The temple is
located at an altitude of 3583 mtr. above sea level, surrounded by tall snow
capped mountains. The devotees come here in a land totally different from
outside world. It is said that after coming here the unholy becomes holy and
the holy becomes holier.
The
temple is a magnificent example of architecture and wonder of its time of
construction. It is assumed that the temple was constructed one thousand years
back when the architecture was at its peak. It can only be imagined that how difficult
it must have been to built this temple at that time. There is no proper historical
record of its origin and construction. The temple is built of large grey
stones. There are two sections : Mandapam and Garbh griha.
The
Garbh griha is in the centre of the temple consisting of a conical shaped rock,
which is worshipped as Lord Shiva. The Garbh griha is encircled by a narrow
pradakshina path.
Mandapam
is right in front of the Shiva where Nandi, the divine bull, is located. There are many other idols and the subordinate
temples on the outer part of the temple. This temple is considered as one of
the twelve Jyotirlings of Lord Shiva.
Some
of the stones of the temples bear inscriptions in either Pali or Brahmi script.
According to some vague references King bhoj constructed the temple. But a serious
effort has not been put to decipher the script and the real historical data can
only be revealed after proper investigation.
The
Kedarnath temple is associated with Kedar valley. Kedar valley is famous for
Panch Kedar. The other four kedar temples are Madmaheshwar, Tungnath, Rudranath
and Kalpeshwar.
The temples are open from May to November and closed during winters.
The
distance of Kedarnath from Rishikesh : 204 km motor and 22 km trek.
The distance of Delhi to Rishieksh: 225 km.
One can also use the helicopter
services from different places (near Guptakashi).
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