Kedarnath Temple
- Location
- Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand, India
- Deity
- Shiva
- Built
- 8th century
- Architecture
- North Indian stone
A Himalayan Jyotirlinga accessible by trek, surrounded by snow-clad peaks of the Garhwal range.
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Darshan, Seva & Bookings
Timings, online darshan/booking and donation services are handled by the temple management on their official channels.
We do not list third-party booking or donation links; always use the official source above.
History & Significance
Kēdāranātha Temple is a Hindu temple, one of the twelve jyotirlinga of Śiva. The temple is located on the Garhwal Himalayan range near the Mandākinī River, in the state of Uttarakhand, India. Due to extreme weather conditions, the temple is open to the general public only between the months of April and November. During the winters, the vigraha (deity) of the temple is carried down to Ukhimath to be worshiped for the next six months. Kēdāranātha is seen as a homogeneous form of Śiva, the 'Lord of Kēdārakhaṇḍa', the historical name of the region.
Festivals
Festival dates follow the traditional calendar and vary each year — confirm dates with the official website.
Pilgrimage Circuits
This temple is part of the following pilgrimage circuits:
Nearby Temples
Distances are straight-line approximations from sourced coordinates.
Sources
- Government / heritage portal Government / heritage portal
- Wikipedia Reference