🏔️ Kedarnath Temple
India
About This Sacred Site
Kedarnath Temple is one of the most revered Hindu temples, dedicated to Lord Shiva and located at an altitude of 3,583 meters in the Garhwal Himalayas of Uttarakhand. It is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas and one of the four Char Dham pilgrimage sites. The temple is believed to have been built by the Pandavas from the Mahabharata and later restored by Adi Shankaracharya in the 8th century. Despite devastating floods in 2013 that destroyed much of the surrounding area, the ancient temple survived virtually intact.
Key Facts
- •Located at 3,583 meters altitude, accessible only by a 16 km trek from Gaurikund
- •One of the twelve sacred Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva in India
- •Believed to have been built by the Pandavas over 5,000 years ago
- •The temple miraculously survived the catastrophic 2013 Uttarakhand floods
- •Remains open only six months a year due to extreme winter conditions
Location
Coordinates: 30.7352, 79.0669
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