How can I reach Panch Kedar?
Mandal – Chopta (2900 mts / 9512 ft) – Tungnath (19 kms /2 hrs / trek 3.5 kms) After the breakfast drive to Chopta. Upon arrival at Chopta, trek to Tungnath (the third Kedar). After arriving at Tungnath Temple, visit the temple and then relaxing a bit can further trek to Chandrashila Peak.
Where are Panch Kedar located?
Uttarakhand
Panch Kedar (Sanskrit: पञ्चकेदार) refers to five Hindu temples or holy places of the Shivaite sect dedicated to god Shiva. They are located in the Garhwal Himalayan region in Uttarakhand, India.
What are the five Kedars?
Collectively known as Panch Kedar (panch in Hindi means five), these temples are Kedarnath, Madhmaheshwar, Tungnath, Rudranath, Kalpnath. According to mythology, there are several renditions behind the formations of these five sites.
Which Kedar is Tungnath?
Tungnath peacefully adorned on the Chandranath Parvat is the highest Shiva temple in the world and the highest Panch Kedar temple of Uttarakhand. It is the third (Tritiya Kedar) in the pecking order of the Panch Kedars.
Is Tungnath and Kedarnath same?
At a distance of 3 km from Chopta, 32 km from Ukhimath, 88 km from Kedarnath, 73 km from Rudraprayag, Tungnath is one of the Panch Kedar temples and at an altitude of 3,680, it is the highest Shiva temple in the world. It is located on the Chandranath parvat in the Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand.
What is special in Kedarnath?
The temple is one of the four major sites in India’s Chota Char Dham pilgrimage of Northern Himalayas and is the first of the Panch Kedar pilgrimage sites.. This temple is the highest among the 12 Jyotirlingas. Kedarnath was the worst affected area during the 2013 flash floods in North India.
Which part of Shiva is Kedarnath?
Other body parts of Shiva in the form of a bull showed up at different places. The hump of the bull was found in Kedarnath, the navel emerged in Madhya-Maheshwar, two forelegs appeared in Tunganath, the face in Rudranath, and the hair in Kalpeshwar.
Is Tungnath a jyotirlinga?
During his penance, he built the Ramanathaswamy Temple in Rameshwaram, in Tamil Nadu. The temple in Rameshwaram is one of the 12 Jyotirlingas.
Why Kedarnath is very famous?
The temple, which is dedicated to Lord Shiva, is said to be more than 1,200 years old. It was built by Adi Shankaracharya and is among one of the 12 jyotirlingas in India. A visit to the Kedarnath temple is an integral part of the famous Char Dham Yatra in Uttarakhand.
Which is the best way to travel in Panch Kedar?
To travel in the Panch Kedar you can hire a taxi for most part of your journey and trek to the rest of the journey which is to be travelled by foot. You will also have to visit Badrinath to pay homage to Lord Vishnu as a final affirmatory proof by the devotee that he/she has sought blessings of Lord Shiva.
Where are the five temples of Panch Kedar located?
The five temples lie ensconced in the region of the Upper Himalayas with the high, snow-covered hill ranges of the Nanda Devi, Chaukhamba, Kedarnath and Neelkanth peaks forming their backdrop.
What is the significance of Panch Kedar Yatra?
The Panch Kedar yatra holds a lot of spiritual significance. It is believed that after the Mahabharata war, Lord Krishna instructed the Pandavas to seek the blessings of Lord Shiva. The Pandavas had killed their gotra (kin) and incurred great sin.
Who is the chief priest of Panch Kedar temple?
The priests and pundits who worship in the Panch Kedar temples are from South India, except in Tungnath. Namboodiri brahmins hailing from Malabar, in Kerala officiate as chief priests at Badrinath temple and they are known by the name Rawals.