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Panch Kedar (Sanskrit: पंचकेदार) refers to five Hindu temples or holy places of the Shaivite sect dedicated to god Shiva. They are located in the Garhwal Himalayan region in Uttarakhand, India. They are the subject of many legends that directly link their creation to Pandavas, the heroes of the Hindu Indian epic, the Mahabharata ...
The Panch Kedar temples are accessible by only from the nearest road heads but in different directions, lengths and scale of difficulty (ruggedness, steepness and snow cover). The trek routes located in the Garhwal region provide a dazzling and enchanting display of the high snow peaks of Nanda Devi (7,817 m or 25,646 ft), Trishul (7,120 m or ...
On 7 August 2019, IRCTC launched a payment wallet named iMudra. [21] [22] On 11 August 2021, IRCTC introduced a smart card system through which unreserved train tickets which can be bought either at railway stations or online. [23] IRCTC provides train and ticketing related information to passengers through SMS. [24] A food plaza run by IRCTC
The Panch Kedar Temples are constructed in the North-Indian Himalayan Temple architecture with the Kedarnath, Tungnath and Madhyamaheshwar temples looking similar. 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 affirmatory ...
The Annual Chota Char Dham Yatra resumed in May 2014, after being suspended during the 2013 Uttarakhand floods. The footfall has now improved due to proactive measures taken by the government of Uttarakhand. [6] In 2022, in just two months (10 June – 10 August), 2.8 million pilgrims have visited these Dhams. [7]
Rudranath Temple (Sanskrit: रुद्रनाथ) is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva, located in the Garhwal Himalayan mountains in Uttarakhand, India.Located at 3,600 metres (11,800 ft) above sea level, [1] [2] this natural rock temple is situated within a dense forest of rhododendron dwarfs and Alpine pastures. [3]
In the year 2020, Kanwar Yatra was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in India. [9] In 2021, Uttarakhand decided to suspend the yatra in light of the second wave of COVID-19 in the country india. [10] However, Uttar Pradesh decided to move ahead with the yatra and Supreme Court of India took a suo moto case on the matter. [11]
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.