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Interesting Facts About Kedarnath

• By Akhilesh Aswal

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Kedarnath is a town in the Indian state of
Uttarakhand and has gained importance because of
Kedarnath Temple. It is a nagar panchayat in
Rudraprayag district. The most remote of the four
Chota Char Dham sites, Kedarnath is located in
the Himalayas, about 3,583 m (11,755 ft) above
sea level near Chorabari Glacier, the head of
river Mandakini, and is flanked by snow-capped
peaks, most prominently Kedarnath mountain. The
nearest road head is at Gaurikund.
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History

• Kedarnath has been a pilgrimage centre since the
  ancient times, although it is not certain who
  constructed the original Kedarnath temple and
  when. A mythological account ascribes the
  temple's construction to the legendary
  Pandavabrothers mentioned in the Mahabharata.
  However, the Mahabharata does not mention any
  place called Kedarnath. One of the earliest
  references to Kedarnath occurs in the Skanda
  Purana (c. 7th-8th century), which names Kedara
  (Kedarnath) as the place where Shiva released the
  holy water from his matted hair, resulting in the
  formation of the Ganges river.

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Climate
During winter due to heavy snowfall, the Temple
is closed and no one stays in Kedarnath. For six
months (November to April) the Palki with the
utsava murti of Lord Kedarnath is transferred to
a place near Guptakashi called Ukhimath. People
shift their settlement too from Kedarnath to
nearby villages. Around 360 families of Tirtha
Purohit of 55 villages and other nearby villages
are dependent on Kedarnath for livelihood.
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Photos of Kedarnath Temple