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Kedarnath Temple
Deity: Lord Shiva
Locality: Kedarnath
State/Country: Uttarakhand
Locality : Kedarnath
State : Uttarakhand
Country : India
Nearest City : Rambara
Best Season To Visit : The temple is open only from April to usually November
Languages : Hindi & English
Temple Timings : 4 AM to 9 PM.
Photography : Not Allowed
Locality : Kedarnath
State : Uttarakhand
Country : India
Nearest City : Rambara
Best Season To Visit : The temple is open only from April to usually November
Languages : Hindi & English
Temple Timings : 4 AM to 9 PM.
Photography : Not Allowed
How to Reach
How to Reach
By Road
From New Delhi bus station buses go to Haridwar almost every half an hour. Road takes 8 hours. Also, you can go by train, this will take 4-6 hours. And from there, the temple is not directly accessible by road and has to be reached by a 14 kilometers uphill trek from Gaurikund. Pony and manchan service are available to reach the structure. It is one of the 275 Paadal Petra Shiva Sthalangal, expounded in Tevaram.
Way to Kedarnath goes through Rishikesh, Devaprayag, Rudraprayag and ends in Gaurikund. If jeep goes fast it can reach Gaurikund in 9-10 hours. The road from Rishikesh to Gaurikund is closed after 8 o’clock in the evening. Himalayas start near Rishikesh (half an hour from Haridwar). All the road to Devaprayag goes near Ganga. In Devaprayag Bhagirathi (Ganga) and Alaknandu unite. One stops here and puts their legs into this holy water. After Devaprayag road goes alongside Alaknandu to Rudraprayag, were Mahaalaknandu and Mandakini Rivers unite. After Rudraprayag road goes alongside Mandakini.
By Rail
The nearest railway stations to Kedarnath are at Rishikesh (215 kms), Haridwar(241 kms), Dehradun (257 kms) and Kotdwar (246 kms). Rishikesh is not connected by fast trains and Kotdwar has very less number of trains. However, Haridwar railway station, 25 km from Rishikesh is better connected with New Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Amritsar and Howrah.
By Air
The nearest airport from Kedarnath is the Jolly Grant Airport near Dehradun, about 239 km from Kedarnath. In fact this airport is closer to Rishikesh (approx. 16 km) and takes roughly 20-30 minutes to reach Rishikesh. From there you need to book a taxi or take a bus to reach Joshimath.