Kedarnath Is The Famous Tourist Attraction Of Uttarakhand

The Kedarnath Temple, situated on the Garhwal Himalayan Range in the Rudraprayag District of Uttarakhand, India. It is the famous temple of Hindus. This is at the height of 3,583 meters. This is one among 12 Jyotirlingas committed to Lord Shiva. It is additionally incorporated into the Chota Char Dham other than Gangotri, Yamunotri, and Kedarnath. Set in the midst of the snow-clad and grand mountains with Mandakini River streaming before it, the Kedarnath Temple is visited by lakhs travellers observes lakhs of enthusiasts consistently because of its religious hugeness and sacredness.

The present temple is accepted to be re-developed by Adi Shankaracharya. Before, it was built by the Pandavas thousand years back from gigantic stone. Kedar is another name of Lord Shiva, the defender, and the destroyer. It is one of the holiest holy place committed to the god and it is trusted that an adventure to this sacred land opens up entryways to "Moksha" or salvation. Travellers could reach Gaurikund through a trek. Kedarnath Temple is a treat for trek-darlings as well.

History

The history behind Kedarnath Temple is extremely fascinating as it is connected with legendary stories of Mahabharat. Pandavas, after the battle Kurukshetra, felt remorseful for murdering their Kaurava cousins. In this way, they needed Lord Shiva to exonerate their wrongdoings in any case. The Pandavas initially went to Kashi to meet Shiva where they not found him and came to know that he was in the Himalayas. Lord Shiva disguised himself as a buffalo and went to Guptakashi. The Pandavas achieved Guptakashi as well and detected a special looking buffalo. Bheema, one of the Pandavas, gotten its tail and the bison was deteriorated in various ways. The parts of the buffalo fell at different locations. Thus, Kedarnath came into existence. Tungnath, Rudranath, Kalpeshwar, and Madhyamaheshwar are places born of other parts of the buffalo. These four places alongside Kedarnath came to be known as the heavenly 'Panch Kedars'. Afterward, Lord Shiva excused Pandavas and chose to dwell in Kedarnath as a Jyotirlingam. 

It is likewise trusted that Nar and Narayana, who were the two renowned Lord Vishnu manifestations, gave an execution before an earthen Shiv lingam at Bharat Khand Badrikashrama. Ruler Shiva was satisfied and showed up before them. He asked for them to make a desire. Along these lines, they requested that the Lord live for all time at Kedarnath as a Jyotirlingam. The Lord consented to their desire and resided there.

Trek

Kedarnath is 16 km long trek from Gaurikund. Steeds or horses are accessible to move up this precarious way. In spite of the fact that the blaze surges of 2013 crushed Kedarnath, work is being done to resuscitate it to its previous greatness. The trekking way to Kedarnath is somewhat unique starting at now. The Nehru Institute of Mountaineering has set up sheds at each couple of kilometers where the enthusiasts can rest amid this exhausting trek.

Inside the Temple

The Kedarnath Temple which was worked around thousand years prior with gigantic stone sections remains on a raised rectangular stage. It covers a zone of roughly 3 sq. km. There is a low roofed lobby which has pictures of Parvati and the five Pandavas. The dividers are decorated with figures of different divinities from Mahabharat. Outside the sanctuary entryway, there is likewise a gigantic statue of Nandi(cow). Devotees worship the cows as well along with a funnel-shaped rock of Lord Shiva. It is trusted that  Adi Shankara rebuilt the temple later on.