{"id":1639,"date":"2012-02-27T08:00:20","date_gmt":"2012-02-27T02:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/?p=1639"},"modified":"2012-02-27T08:00:20","modified_gmt":"2012-02-27T02:30:20","slug":"yatra-chardham-sri-kedarnath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/yatra-chardham-sri-kedarnath\/","title":{"rendered":"Yatra Chardham – Sri Kedarnath"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sri Kedarnath Dham\u00a0<\/strong> is situated at a height of 3584 meters above the sea level on the head of river Mandakini<\/strong>\u00a0surrounded by snow capped mountains , it is a plateu having the most popular Hindu pilgrimage in the Chardham. The temple here is\u00a0dedicated\u00a0to Lord Shiva<\/strong> and worshiped here of his back which is conical \u00a0in shape<\/strong>. This place is\u00a0accessible from April till October , rest of the year the idol is kept and worshiped at Ukhimath near Guptkashi . Out side the main entrance there is a big stone statue of Nandi Bull<\/strong> facing the temple , upon\u00a0entering\u00a0the hall there are statues of five Pandava brothers<\/strong> , Lord Sri Krishna , Vidharba the\u00a0guard\u00a0of Lord Shiva. It is said that one who pays the visit here and bows his head is relived of Sorrows<\/strong> , it was from here onward towards the Swargarohan the Pandwa were blessed and\u00a0relived of guilt and sorrow of killing their relatives in the Mahabharata war.<\/strong>
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Sri Kedarnath Temple main entrance<\/p><\/div>
\nLegend<\/strong>
\nThis land was once ruled by the King Kedar who is also father of Vrinda<\/strong> , she had worshiped for sixty thousand years , to\u00a0honor him this region was called as Kedarkhand<\/strong>.\u00a0It is said the \u00a0Pandu the Pandva King died here while trying to \u00a0love \u00a0Madri .<\/strong>
\nWhen Bhim tried to stop the Lord Shiva<\/strong> who had\u00a0disguised as bull had a fight with mace which hit the Lord Shiva , Bhim having guilt of hurting the Lord massaged the body with Ghee , today the pilgrims follow the ritual by applying the Ghee at the triangular Jyotirlinga along with offering of Bel leaves and milk in the puja .<\/strong>
\nTheir existed a temple of\u00a0Mahabharata time\u00a0before this temple was constructed \u00a0in Eight\u00a0centenary\u00a0by the Adi Shankracharya .<\/strong>
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Adi Shankarachrya took samadhi at this place in Sri Kedarnath Dham<\/p><\/div>
\nWhen to travel<\/strong>
\nThis temple opens<\/strong> along with the other temples of Chardham on Akshya Tritiya and closes on Depawali for winters , mid June till August is monsoon period<\/strong> , there are land slides and roads blocks quite common and during this period journey is not recomended.
\nWhat to see<\/strong>
\nThe main place is the Sri Kedarnath temple , just behind it is the Adi Shankaracharya Samadhi<\/strong> , little above at a small distance on the left side of the temple is the Bhairo temple<\/strong> . Chorbari<\/strong> is a crystal clear snow water lake about a kilometer trek from Kedarnath with\u00a0floating ice in the water. Vasuki Tal<\/strong>\u00a0 is 6 km at a height of 4150 meters in the\u00a0snow caped mountains , one can have a beautiful view of Chaukhamba peaks<\/strong> from here.
\nWhere to stay<\/strong>
\nThere are many guest houses and dharamshalas here but all are with basic facilities only.
\nHow to reach here<\/strong>
\nThere are Buses and trains available up to Hardwar or Rishikesh connections from all over India , one can also reach Dehradun by air\u00a0onward journey could be performed by buses, cars and jeeps , opening of Helicopter service is a big\u00a0relief\u00a0for old age people<\/strong> , the helicopter service is available till Kedarnath from Guptkashi ( Phata) and Dehradun\u00a0<\/strong>. There is a good road till Gaurikund from here the 14 km trek can be done by walking or hiring the mules or palkis .
\nDelhi to Rishikesh \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0230 km
\nRishikesh to Guptkashi \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0201 km
\nGuptkashi to Gaurikund \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a032 km
\nGaurikund to Sri Kedarnath \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a014 km
\n\u00a0For more information and packages contact +91-9810506646 or email : promark2promarktravels.com<\/span><\/strong>
\nVisit our website www.yatrachardham.com<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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