Kedarnath Temple

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Kedarnath Temple is a revered Hindu shrine in the Indian Himalayas, dedicated to Lord Shiva and renowned as one of the twelve Jyotirlingas and a major Char Dham pilgrimage site.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Char Dham pilgrimage site ⓘ
Hindu temple ⓘ
Jyotirlinga shrine ⓘ
Shiva temple ⓘ
accessRoute trek from Gaurikund ⓘ
alternativeAccess helicopter services in pilgrimage season ⓘ
architecturalStyle Nagara style ⓘ
associatedMountain Kedarnath peak ⓘ
associatedMountainRange Himalayas ⓘ
associatedWith Adi Shankaracharya ⓘ
Mahabharata ⓘ
Pandavas ⓘ
closedDuring winter ⓘ
country India ⓘ
damagedIn 2013 North India floods ⓘ
dedicatedTo Lord Shiva ⓘ
linked to: Shiva
district Rudraprayag district ⓘ
elevation approximately 3583 meters above sea level ⓘ
facingDirection south ⓘ
governingBody Government of Uttarakhand ⓘ
hasFeature garbhagriha (sanctum sanctorum) ⓘ
mandapa (assembly hall) ⓘ
pyramidal stone tower ⓘ
legend Pandavas seeking forgiveness from Shiva after Kurukshetra war ⓘ
lingamType irregularly shaped lingam ⓘ
locatedIn India ⓘ
Kedarnath town ⓘ
Rudraprayag district ⓘ
Uttarakhand ⓘ
locatedInRange Garhwal Himalayas ⓘ
linked to: Garhwal Himalaya
mainDeity Shiva lingam ⓘ
majorFestival Badri-Kedar Utsav ⓘ
Maha Shivaratri ⓘ
managedBy Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee ⓘ
material large stone slabs ⓘ
near Chorabari Glacier region ⓘ
Mandakini River ⓘ
partOf Chota Char Dham ⓘ
linked to: Char Dham

Panch Kedar ⓘ
Twelve Jyotirlingas ⓘ
pilgrimageSeason late April to early November ⓘ
postDisasterStatus structure survived with limited damage ⓘ
reconstructionAndRestoration undertaken after 2013 floods ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
roofMaterial stone ⓘ
situatedOn Mandakini River valley ⓘ
state Uttarakhand ⓘ
suffersFrom risk of landslides and floods ⓘ
trekDistance approximately 16 kilometers from Gaurikund ⓘ
visitedBy millions of pilgrims annually ⓘ
winterDeityShiftedTo Ukhimath ⓘ

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Shiva → worshipPlace → Kedarnath Temple ⓘ
Shaivism → majorPilgrimageSite → Kedarnath ⓘ
linked to: Kedarnath Temple
Uttarakhand → pilgrimageSite → Kedarnath ⓘ
linked to: Kedarnath Temple
Garhwal → contains → Kedarnath ⓘ
linked to: Kedarnath Temple
Maha Shivaratri → majorTempleCelebration → Kedarnath Temple, Uttarakhand ⓘ
linked to: Kedarnath Temple
Garhwal Himalaya → containsPilgrimageSite → Kedarnath Temple ⓘ
Kedarnath town → near → Kedarnath Temple ⓘ
Mandakini River valley → contains → Kedarnath Temple ⓘ
Mandakini River valley → majorTemple → Kedarnath Temple ⓘ
Ukhimath → isWinterSeatOf → Kedarnath temple ⓘ
linked to: Kedarnath Temple
Ukhimath → nearbyAttraction → Kedarnath temple ⓘ
linked to: Kedarnath Temple
Badri-Kedar Utsav → celebrates → Kedarnath shrine ⓘ
linked to: Kedarnath Temple
Panch Kedar → hasPart → Kedarnath Temple ⓘ
Panch Kedar → traditionalOrderOfVisit → Kedarnath ⓘ
linked to: Kedarnath Temple
Kedarnath peak → overlooks → Kedarnath Temple ⓘ
Kedarnath peak → formsBackdropOf → Kedarnath Temple ⓘ
Kedarnath peak → nearestMajorShrine → Kedarnath Temple ⓘ
Kedarnath peak → visibleFrom → Kedarnath Temple complex ⓘ
linked to: Kedarnath Temple
Mandakini River → associatedWithTemple → Kedarnath Temple ⓘ
Mandakini River → flowsPast → Kedarnath Temple ⓘ
Kedara Khanda → associatedWithPlace → Kedarnath ⓘ
linked to: Kedarnath Temple
Kedara Khanda → associatedWith → Kedarnath Temple ⓘ
Chorabari Glacier → locatedNear → Kedarnath Temple ⓘ
Jyotirlinga → locatedIn → Kedarnath Temple ⓘ
Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary → namedAfter → Kedarnath Temple ⓘ