Kedarnath

Located in the Himalayas close to the Chorabari Glacier, the source of the Mandakini River, and flanked by snow-capped mountains, Kedarnath possesses one of the most breathtaking addresses of the Char Dham temples.

At 11,755 foot above sea level, Gaurikund, the nearest road head to Kedarnath is about 14 kilometre away. The turbulent waters of the flash flood of 2013 together with the rocks sliding down from cliff faces, destroyed much of the village surrounding the temple. The gigantic boulder that tumbled down from the hill and stopped short of the temple, taking the onslaught of the floods and the avalanche and preventing it from reaching the temple, is as much revered as the stone hump inside the shrine.