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over a distance of24 km (15 mi). This trek provides views of the Chaukhamba, the Kedarnath and the Neelkanth peaks. Returning from Madhyamaheshwar the road drive to Chopta via Jagasu is of 45 km (28 mi). From Chopta, the trek is to the Tunganath temple over a distance of about 4 km (2.5 mi). After the Tunganath trek, the drive along the road up to Mandal (known
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for 11 km (6.8 mi) via Urgam village and is considered strenuous due to the steepness of the route. After completing the pilgrimage trek of Kalpeswar temple, the last of the Panch Kedar temples, the return road drive from Helong to Riishikesh via Pipalkothi is a distance of 233 km (145 mi).
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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
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of Garhwal due to heavy rainfall) is for a distance of8 km (5.0 mi). From Mandal, the trek to Rudranath temple is of 20 km (12 mi). After visiting Rudranath temple the return journey is to Mandal and the drive down by road to Helang. From Helang, the trek to Kalpeshwar temple is
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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 Gaundhar is
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gorge. They are so remotely located that except Kalpeshwar, the other four are still not accessible by motorable roads but reached by strenuous trekking, starting from late April or early May till early October. For the rest of year (the winter season), the shrines are closed due to heavy snowfall.
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The village of Kedarnath is on the edge of Kedarnath mountain slope in a remote northern part of the Garhwal Himalayas. Kedarnath ranges drain into the Mandakini River that emerges from the steady edge of the Churabre glacier and forms the picturesque Mandakini valley. The Dudhganga, Madhuganga,
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Swargaduari and Saraswathi are the streams that flow in the valley behind the Kedarnath temple. Also seen close to the temple are four sacred ponds called Retah, Udak, Rudra and Rishi. Tunganath has an impressive backdrop of the peaks of Panchulli, Nanda Devi, Dunagiri, Kedarnath and
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A variant of the tale credits Bhima of not only catching the bull, but also stopping it from disappearing. Consequently, the bull was torn asunder into five parts and appeared at five locations in the
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The total trek length to cover all the five temples of Panch Kedar is about 170 km (110 mi) (including road travel up to Gaurikund), involving 16 days of effort. The trek starts from
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mountain. The Pandavas pleased with this reappearance in five different forms, built temples at the five places for venerating and worshipping Shiva. The Pandavas were thus freed from their sins.
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Visitors to Kedarnath shrine, the first of the Panch Kedar temples for which records are available, was an impressive 557,923 in 2007 as against 87,629 in 1987, a quantum jump in 20 years.
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Kalpeshwar is accessible throughout the year by a short trek of about 3 km (2 mi) from the nearest road head. (See External links for schematic maps of the locations of Panch Kedar).
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The Garhwal region is also called the Kedar-Khanda after Kedar — the local name for Shiva. The region abounds in emblems and aniconic forms of Shaiva sect of Shiva, much more than the
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During the winter period when the temples are inaccessible due to snowfall, the sanctified symbolic Shiva idol of Kedarnath is worshipped at the Omkareshwar temple at
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of Garhwal region of the Himalayas. After building the Panch Kedar Temples, the Pandavas meditated at Kedarnath for salvation, performed
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being known as Kedar-Kshetra or Kedar mandala, encompasses in its ambit all the five temples constituting the Panch Kedar.
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by road over a distance of 230 km (140 mi). The road from Rishikesh leads to the Gaurikhund on the
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The five temples designated in the strict pecking order to be followed for pilgrimage for worship are the
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are the chief priests in the Rudranath and Kalpeshwar temples. The Tunganath temple is served by the
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valley while the other shrines are situated in the highlands between the Mandakini valley and the
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Kalpeshwar is the only temple of the sacred Panch Kedar that remains open throughout the year.
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Temple, where the Kedarnath and the Madhyamaheshwar deities are kept during the winter months
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The road from Rishikesh is the first entry point to Garhwal from the plains of Uttarakhand.
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It is said that the Panch Kedar Yatra (pilgrimage) could be directly related to the
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sect. The western part of this region in particular, which constitutes half of
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at the Panch Kedar Temples, it is an unwritten religious rite to visit
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temples.The chief priest of Kedarnath is called Rawal and Jagadguru.
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and to seek his blessings. First, they went to the holy city of
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peaks forming their backdrop. Kedarnath is located in the
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The five temples lie ensconced in the region of the Upper
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and the creation of the Panch Kedar temples are narrated.
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Sampradaya (recognized for their pilgrim traditions) of
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Not finding Shiva in Varanasi, the Pandavas went to
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Index

Affiliation
Hinduism
Deity
Shiva
Uttarakhand
India
Geographic coordinates
Kedarnath
30°43′48″N 79°4′12″E / 30.73000°N 79.07000°E / 30.73000; 79.07000 (Kedarnath)
Tungnath
30°29′22″N 79°12′55″E / 30.48944°N 79.21528°E / 30.48944; 79.21528 (Tungnath)
Rudranath
30°31′10″N 79°19′6″E / 30.51944°N 79.31833°E / 30.51944; 79.31833 (Rudranath)
Madhyamaheshwar
30°38′13″N 79°12′58″E / 30.63694°N 79.21611°E / 30.63694; 79.21611 (Madhyamaheshwar)
Kalpeshwar
30°34′37.35″N 79°25′22.49″E / 30.5770417°N 79.4229139°E / 30.5770417; 79.4229139 (Kalpeshwar)
Pandavas
Panch Kedar

Kedarnath

Tungnath

Rudranath

Madhyamaheshwar

Kalpeshwar
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