Kedarnath Temple

Kedarnath Temple at 3,583 m is one of the 12 Jyotirlingas and the most important of the Panch Kedar shrines in Uttarakhand — the highest Shiva temple in the Garhwal Himalayas. Part of the Char Dham Yatra, it is accessible by a 16 km trek from Gaurikund or by helicopter. The ancient stone temple, miraculously undamaged in the 2013 Kedarnath flood disaster, stands against the dramatic backdrop of the Kedarnath peak and Mandakini glaciers. Open May to November.