How was Kedarnath Established

How was Kedarnath Established?

It is Said that the Pandavas built Kedarnath Temple . The Pandavas wanted to go to #Shiva for forgiveness after killing their Kaurav brothers to atone for their sins...

Thereafter Kedarnath Temple was restructured by Adi Shankaracharya in the 8th AD. It was under the ice for 400 yrs during the little ice age between 1300–1900 AD and it survived..

It is one of the finest Piece of the Ashlar Architecture...

Temple is made of gray hunk of stones. The stone slabs are interlocked with each other with use of iron clams. No Mortar has been used for the construction of the temple..

How these blocks were carried to such high altitude in an era that dates back thousands of years is still a mystery.

For almost 6 months Kedarnath is covered under heavy snow (( in modern times also it is closed for 6 months) For about 2 months during summer there is heavy rainfall. How did they overcome the vagaries of nature and were able to built the temple to perfection is also a mystery...

Inside the Temple

As with the exterior, the interior of the temple is equally fascinating. The status of the five Pandava brothers, Draupadi, their wife, Bhagwan Krishna, and other deities, adorn the walls. The rough conical ancient stone is worshipped as the Shiva Linga, placed inside the Garbhagriha. It is the Sadashiva form of Shiva...

One of the mystical elements of the temple is the head of a man engraved on the triangular stone lingam. The significance of this element is still not known...

As per the research conducted by the Wadia institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun, the temple shows signs of having survived being completely engulfed in glacial snow without any harm being caused to the temple structure whatsoever. It clear that whosoever got this temple made had kept in mind the terrain as well as the formation of glaciers and snow and made the temple strong enough to withstand the forces of nature...

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