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The presiding image of Kedarnath in the form of lingam is more triangular in shape with a pedestal 3.6 m (12 ft) in circumference and 3.6 m (12 ft) in height. [17] There is a small pillared hall in front of the temple, that has images of Parvati and of the five Pandava princes.
Kedarnath is a town and Nagar Panchayat in Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand, India, known primarily for the Kedarnath Temple. It is approximately 86.5 kilometres from Rudraprayag , the district headquarters.
Kedarnath: The temple of Kedarnath is dedicated to Shiva, one of the main deities in Hinduism. The temple is one of the 12 Jyotirlingas or “pillars of light.” It is believed to have been built by the Pandavas. [citation needed] This is also the foremost of the Panch Kedar Temples in Uttarakhand.
Gauri Kund is a Hindu pilgrimage site and base camp for trek to Kedarnath Temple, in Uttarakhand, India. [1] [2] It is situated at an altitude of 6502 feet above mean sea level in the Garhwal Himalayas.
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A view of Pashupatinath Temple Bindhyabasini Temple, Pokhara, Nepal Ambikeshwari Temple is a Shaktipeetha which is supposed to have emerged due to the falling of right ear of Satidevi according to the Swasthani Purana. Barahachhetra; Janakpurdham; Muktinath; Pashupatinath Temple; Changu Narayan Temple; Buddhanilkantha; Krishna Temple of Patan ...
The Panch Kedar Temples are constructed in the North-Indian Himalayan Temple architecture with the Kedarnath, Tungnath and Madhyamaheshwar temples constructed in a similar manner. After completing the pilgrimage of Shiva's darshan at the Panch Kedar Temples, it is an unwritten religious rite to visit Vishnu at the Badrinath Temple , as a final ...
Kedarnath temple gives its name to the sanctuary as it is located amidst the temple precincts. The sanctuary has a large number of Hindu temples located within its precincts. Kedarnath temple is the most historic of these and is visited by a very large number of pilgrims. [8] This temple dates to the 8th century.