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The ancient name of the region is Kedar Khand, which means ''Lord of the Field''. The Kedarnath temple, set amid magnificent snowy mountains and valleys filled with lush

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The Skanda Purana, written in the 7th and 8th centuries AD, contains one of the first mentions to Kedarnath.

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The Kedarnath Temple, one of India's sacred religious destinations, is located at height of 1200 feet atop a mountain named Kedar in the Rudra Himalaya Range.

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Kedarnath is the Jyotirlinga that is nearest to Shiva;s true residence on Kailash Mountain.

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From Haridwar, its around 150Km. This shrine is also a destination on the Hindu's famed Char Dham Yatra.

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The temple is closed for 6 months throughout the winter due to brutally cold temperatures and snowfall and is only accessible from May to June.

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Lord Shiva's idol is carried down to 'Ukhimath', where he is worshipped throughout the wintertime

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During the Hindu month of Vaisakh, when the temple is accessioble to worshippers, the idol is reinstalled at the Kedarnath temple.

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The trek to Kedarnath is quite challenging, and most tourists need walking sticks or mules or dolis to get there.

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