Sites and Temples In Rudraprayag

Sites and Temples In Rudraprayag
KedarnathSituated at an altitude of 3584 mts from the sea level on the head of holy river Mandakani, the great shrine of Kedarnath is amongst the holiest pilgrimages for the Hindus. Majestic Kedarnath is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva.Lord Shiva is also called Kadar that's why this tample is called Kadarnath.TheKedarnath Temple has an imposing impressive sight, standing in the middle of a wide plateau surrounded by white snow covered mountains. The present temple was built by Adi Shankaracharya in 8th centuary A.D. The tample stands adjacent to the site of an earlier temple which is belived to be built by the great Pandavas. The inner walls of the tample are decorated with figures of various deities and scenes from mythology.A large statue of the Nandi Bull stands out side the tample as a guard of Lord Shiva. The tample is believed to be more than 1000 years old.The architecture of
Madmaheshwar TampleThe temple of Madmaheshwar is one of Panch Kedars The rigid journey to this place involves many sacred places and one see the unparell beauty of nature .The journey is truely very adventurous .The treck starts from Guptkashi to Kalimathand than from Kalimath to Madmaheshwar .The route is full of wild unparalleled scenic beauty and engulfed by Chaukhamba, Kedarnath and Neelkanth peaks.Before reaching to Madmaheshwar one sees the Gaundar at the confluence of Madmeshwar Ganga and Markanga Ganga.Lord Shiva is worshipped here in the form of belly.
Kedarnath temple is a wonder to the mordern architects, as to how those heavy slabs of stones had been placed perfectly in those earlier days. The tample is built of extremely large, heavy and evenly cut grey slabs of stones.
Son PrayagOn the way to Kedarnath , Son Prayag is situated at the confluence of river Basuki and Mandakani. This holy place,Son Prayag,has a great importance in religious people. It is believed that a mere touch of the holy water of Son Prayag helps one to attain the Baikunth Dham or Nirvana
Shankaracharya Samadhi Shankaracharya Samadhi is in Rudraprayag District.It is located just behind the holiest tample of Hindu's Kedarnath .It is believed that after setting up the four Dhams in India, Adi Guru Shankaracharya went into his samadhi at an early age of 32 years.
Panch Kedar The five tample of Lord Shive are called Panch Kadar and these temples are Kedarnath, Kalpnath,Tungnath, Madmaheshwar and Rudranath which form the Panch Kedar.
GuptkashiGuptkashi is situated at an altitude of 1319 mts above the sea level.Guptkashi has a great singnifance in devootee .it is as revered as Kashi because the two streams of the Ganga and the Yamuna are believed to meet. The ancient temple of Vishwanath ,Ardhnareshwar and Manikarnik Kund are the main places of attraction in Guptkashi.
Koteshwar TempleKoteshwar Temple is situated on the holy bank of river Alaknanda at a distance of 3 kms. from the heart of Rudraprayag. The Koteshwar temple is in the form of a cave temple. There are many idols which have been formed naturally. It is said that Lord Shiva did meditation here before going to the Kedernath . A great fair is held here in months of August and September and thousands of devotees of Lord Shiva come here to worship him.