Panch Kedar Uttarakhand
Panch Kedar is a Sanskrit sentence meaning Five Kedar. Panch Kedar refers to five Hindu temples of Lord Shiva. Panch Kedar Uttarakhand has five temples of Lord Shiva located in very beautiful places. Panch Kedar is a wonderful mixture of both spiritually and natural beauty.
The name of Panch Kedar (Five Temple of Shiva) is as follows:
- Kalpeshwar
- Kedarnath
- Madmaheshwar
- Rudranath Temple
- Tungnath
Story of Panch Kedar
The story of the five temples of Panch Kedar begins with the war of Mahabharata. The legend of Panch Kedar is that the Pandavas wanted freedom from the sin of fratricide when they were victorious in the Mahabharata war. The Pandavas wanted to get the blessings of Lord Shiva and wanted to get rid of the sin of killing a brother. Lord Shankar was angry with the Pandavas.
When the Pandavas reached Kashi, Shiva was not present there. After receiving news from Lord Narada, the Pandavas too followed him to Kedarnath.
It is believed that various parts of Lord Shiva's body in the form of a bull, where he came out again, were considered as Panch Kedar. These included his navel portion in Madhyamaheshwar, the shoulder portion at Tungnath, the head portion at Rudranath, and his hair at Kalpeshwar.
Kedarnath Temple
Kalpeshwar
Kalpeshwar
Temple is located in the picturesque valley in the Chamoli district of
Uttarakhand state in India. Kalpeshwar Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva at an
altitude of 2200 meters.
Kedarnath Temple Panch Kedar
Kedarnath is located at an altitude of 3,600 meters above sea level. The modern form of the temple is said to be built by the Pandavas after the Mahabharata period. The Kedarnath Temple is situated amidst the beautiful snow-capped peaks and lush green mountains of Uttarakhand.
Madmaheshwar
Madmaheshwar
is a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in the Rudraprayag district of
Uttarakhand state.
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