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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.
View of kedarnath Temple during snowfall. Kedarnath is located at a distance of 223 km from Rishikesh in Uttarakhand and close to the source of the Mandakini River at the height of 3,583 m (11,755 ft) above sea level. [12]
The road distance from Rishikesh to Rudraprayag is 141 km (88 mi) ... Kedarnath Temple: one of the twelve Jyotirlingas of Shiva, is situated in the Himalayan. It is ...
The road from Rishikesh leads to the Gaurikhund on the Rudraprayag–Kedarnath road from where the trekking would start to Kedarnath temple. The trek to Kedarnath is of 18 km (11 mi), each way. After Kedarnath, road travel to Guptakashi and further to Jagasu covers a distance of 30 km (19 mi). From Jagasu, the trek to Madhaymaheshwar temple via ...
The Rishikesh Municipal Corporation has administered the city's 40 wards since the 2018 incorporation of the urban local body. [27] Each ward had between 2,300-3,000 residents during the 2018 assessment. [28] Rishikesh belongs to the Haridwar Lok Sabha constituency. [29] The first and the current mayor of the corporation is Anita Mamgain. [30]
The temple is reached from Rishikesh, located 298 km (185 mi) away via Devprayag, Rudraprayag, Karnaprayag, Nandaprayag, Jyotirmath, Vishnuprayag and Devadarshini. From Kedarnath Temple, visitors can follow the 243 km (151 mi)-long Rudraprayag route or the 230 km (140 mi)-long Ukhimath and Gopeshwar route. [6]
Rishikesh; Dharasu, NH 94, 144 km from Rishikesh; Gangotri, NH 108, 124 km from Dharasu. Road transport goes up to Gangotri, but the actual source of Ganga is at Gomukh glacier which is another 18+ km trail and requires a minimum of two days. [7] Rishikesh–Kedarnath. Rishikesh; Rudraprayag, NH 58, 140 km from Rishikesh
There exist a few trek routes too, like a short trek of 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) via Sonprayag on the Ghuttur –Kedarnath bridle path that passes through thick forest area is involved to reach the temple precincts. From Kedarnath, which is to the north of this temple the total trekking distance is about 25 kilometres (16 mi).