Kedarnath Yatra

The Kedarnath Temple is loyal to Lord Shiva and is deem to have been developed by Adi Sankaracharya. Kedarnath temple is one of the holy pilgrimage centre in Northern India, is situated at a distance of 223 km from Rishikesh in Uttarakhand and close to the basis of Mandakini River at a height of 3,583 m (11,755 ft) above sea level. The past name of this region is "Kedar Khand". Kedarnath temple is a piece of Char Dhams and Panch Kedar in Uttarakhand and one of the 12 Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva in India. The temple opens on Akshaya Tritiya (April end or first week of May) and closes on Bhai Duj (October end or 1st week of November) due to grave snowfall and great cold weather all the way through winter.

Triyuginarayan Temple: - Triyuginarayan Temple is a Hindu temple situated in the Triyuginarayan village in Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand. The temple is built in the honour of Lord Vishnu. It is supposed that the marriage of Lord Shiva and Parvati take place here at the Brahma Shila in Satyug. A particular feature of this temple is a continuous fire that burns in front of the temple. The flame is supposed to burn from the times of the divine marriage.

Vishwanath Temple Guptkashi :- Guptkashi is positioned 47kms before the holiest shrine of Lord Shiva, Kedarnath. It is located on the way to Kedarnath on an edge on the west side of the Mandakini river valley at a height of 1,319mts above sea level. Guptkashi has a huge importance quite like that of Kashi. The very old Vishwanath temple, Ardhnareshwar temple and Manikarnik Kund, where the two stream of Ganga and Yamuna are supposed to meet, are the main places of magnetism in Guptkashi. The name Guptakashi has famous significance linked to the Pandavas, the hero of the Hindu epic Mahabharata. Its religious significance is considered next to that of Varanasi, supposed to be the most pious of all Hindu pilgrimage places.

Kalimath :- Kalimath is a heavenly place concerning to Kali Mata. This is a shakti peeth following dhari devi. Kalimath is positioned in around 6,000 feet (1,800 m) on the river Saraswati in the Himalayas, bounded by the peaks of Kedarnath in Rudraprayag District of Uttarakhand, India. Surrounded by the peak of Kedarnath, close to ukhimath and guptkashi. The temple of Goddess Kali situated here is visited by a large number of devotees round the year and particularly during the “Navratras”. There are 108 Shakti Peethas in India and this holy shrine is one of them as per Srimad Devi Bhagwat.

Omkareshwar Temple Ukhimath:- For six months (November to April) the palki of Lord Kedarnath is transfer to a place Ukhimath. This is a winter seat of Kedarnath and Madhmaheshwar temples; worship is performing here at Omkareshwar temple throughout the winter months when the temple of Kedarnath and Madhmaheshwar leftovers closed. Ukhimath is a pilgrimage place in Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand, India. It is at an altitude of 1311 metres and at a distance of 41 km from Rudraprayag.