Kedarnath temple and mountains in Uttarakhand, India
Kedarnath temple and mountains in Uttarakhand, India (© Shakti Om Singh/EyeEm/Getty Images)
Temple of the lord of the field
Today, on the occasion of Maha Shivratri, we take you to Kedarnath temple, one of the sacred pilgrimage centres in Northern India, located in the Rudra Himalaya range of Uttarakhand State at an altitude of 3584 metres above sea level. The name "Kedarnath" means "the lord of the field": it derives from the Sanskrit words kedara ("field") and natha ("lord").
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