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Kedarnath Temple
Kedarnath Temple
Location in Uttarakhand
Coordinates:30°44′N 79°4′E
NameProper name:Kedarnath
LocationCountry: India
State:UttarakhandLocation:Kedarnath
Temple DetailsPrimary Deity:Kedarnath, 'Lord of Kedar Khand'
(Shiva)
Kedarnath Temple Kedarnath Mandir (Kedarnath Temple) is one of the holiest Hindu temples dedicated to the god Shiva and is located on the Garhwal Himalayan range near the Mandakini river in Kedarnath, Uttarakhand in India. Due to extreme weather conditions, the temple is open only between the end of April (Akshay trutya) to Kartik Purnima (the autumn full moon, usually November) every year. During the winters, the vigrahas (deities) from Kedarnath temple are brought to Ukhimath and worshipped there for six months. Lord Shiva is worshipped as Kedarnath, the 'Lord of Kedar Khand', the historical name of the region.
The temple is not directly accessible by road and has to be reached by a 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) uphill trek from Gaurikund. Pony and manchan service is also available. The temple is believed to have been built by Pandavas and revived by Adi Sankaracharya and is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas, the holiest Hindu shrines of Shiva. Pandavas were supposed to have pleased Shiva by doing penance in Kedarnath.
The temple is also one of the four major sites in India's Chota Char Dhampilgrimage of Northern Himalayas.Kedarnath was the worst affected area during the 2013 flash floods in North India. The temple complex and surrounding areas suffered extensive damage. However, aerial photos showed that the temple itself was still standing among the surrounding debris
The temple, located at an height of 3,583 m (11,755 ft), 223 km from Rishikesh, on the shores of Mandakini river, a tributary ofGanges, is an impressive stone edifice of unknown date. The structure is believed to have been constructed about 1200 years ago. According to Hindu mythology, during the Mahabharatha war, the Pandavas killed their relatives; in order to absolve themselves of this sin, the Pandavas undertook a pilgrimage. But Lord Vishweshwara was away in Kailasa in the Himalayas. On learning this, the Pandavas left Kashi. They saw Lord Shankara from a distance. But Lord Shankara hid from them. Then Dharmaraj said: “Oh, Lord, You have hidden yourself from our sight because we have sinned. But, we will seek You out somehow. Only after we take your Darshan would our sins be washed away. This place, where You have hidden Yourself will be known as Guptkashi and become a famous shrine.”
The first hall inside the temple contains statues of the five Pandava brothers, Lord Krishna, Nandi, the vehicle of Shiva and Virabhadra, one of the guards of Shiva. Statue of Draupadi and other dieties are also installed in the main hall. A medium sized rough stone is worhispped in the Garbagruha of Kedarnath temple. An unusual feature of the temple is the head of a man carved in the triangular stone fascia of the temple.
Such a head is seen carved in another temple nearby constructed on the site where the marriage of Shiva andParvati was held. Adi Shankara was believed to have revived this temple, along with Badrinath and other temples of Uttarakhand and he is believed to have attained mahasamadhi at Kedaranath. Behind the temple is the samādhi mandir of Adi Sankara.
The Kedarnath valley, along with other parts of the state of Uttarakhand, was hit with unprecedented flash floods on 16 and 17 June 2013 almost after 80 years.Although temple withstood the severity of the floods, the temple complex and surrounding area were destroyed with the flood, resulting death of several thousands of pilgrims and local people.All the shops and hotels were destroyed and all roads were broken. Number of people took shelter inside the temple for hours together , until Indian army airlifted them to safer places. The Uttarakhand Chief Minister announced that the Kedarnath shrine would remain closed for a year for clearing the debris around the shrine.
Rock saved Kedarnath TempleAs the floods waters were carrying stones and boulders with it, one large rock that carried upto the temple and settled at the rear side of the Kedarnath Temple. This caused an obstruction to the debris and water which were coming down the mountain side, diverting the flow to the sides of the temple and effectively the main force of the flash flood was taken away from the temple, thus minimising the damage.
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