Kedarnath is a small town and Nagar Panchayat in the Rudraprayag district of Dev Bhoomi Uttarakhand. It is known it's the world's famous temple of Lord Shiva. Baba Kedarnath Dham is one of the pilgrimages in Panch Kedar Yatar and Chardham Yatra in Uttarakhand. According to Skanda Purana, Baba Kedarnath temple was built in the 8th century AD by Adi Sankaracharya (Hindu guru ).
According to Hindu legends, Pandavas (Mahabharata) built the Baba Kedarnath temple after Mahabharata. Pandavas want to visit lord Shiva and they reach Guptkashi where Shiva disappeared himself and became a bull so that they could not recognize him but Bheem recognized him as a bull and he wanted to catch him.
Panch Kedar: Pandavas reached Guptkashi for Shiva Darshan. He had come to see Shiva to be freed from the sin of killing his brothers. Shiva was angry with the Pandavas, Lord Shiva did not want to give darshan to the Pandavas. Because of this, Shiva took the form of a bell and merged with the animals. That's when Bhima recognized him and when he wanted to catch him, the bells of Shiva appeared at five places. There are five parts of the Bull's hump, face, arms, stomach, and Jata that appear respectively in Kedarnath, Rudranath, Tungnath, Madhyamaheshwar, and Kalpeshwar.
First of all, every traveler thinks about reaching the destination route and way of transport medium. Kedarnath is a Nagar Panchayat and a town in the Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand. Kedarnath Temple is located in Kedarnath. First, you have to reach Haridwar from Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, or any city in India. All the way to get to Haridwar is easy. The nearest Airport is in Dehradun (Jolly Grant Airport) which is about 44 km. If you are not coming by air and coming via train or bus in this case there are a lot of trains available from New Delhi Railway Station to Haridwar Railway Station.
On reaching Haridwar, your journey is Kedarnath Dham starts via Rishikesh, Srinagar, and Rudrapryag. The nearest towns before trekking starts from Gorikund are Sonpryag, Phata, Guptkashi, Sersi, etc. If you arrive in the morning, You can start the trek for Kedarnath Ji otherwise take a rest for the night stay and make your plan the next day morning because it takes you 8-12 hours it is depends upon your caliber.
The main trek starts from Gorikund and this trek is about 21 km. Many people take Palki, Poney, and Helicopter help to reach Kedarnath Temple. For Kedarnath Helicopter Service, you have to book online tickets from the Heli IRCTC website. It is an official website.
The date of the opening of Kedarnath temple is announced on the occasion of Maha Shivratri. Which happens after Yamunotri and Gangotri. Kedarnath Kapat closes on the festival of Bhai Dooj.
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