Due to extreme weather conditions, it is open only between AkshayaTritiya to Kartik Purnima.
Kedarnath dham Stood against
so many natural adversities but
still is in its full Glory !!
It is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas
During winters the vigraha is carried down to Ukhimath and where vigrah is worshiped for the next 6 months.
Every year on the day of Mahashivratri,the day and shubh muhrat of opening the "Kapat" is decided.
The Pandavas visit #Kedarnath after the Mahabharata War to atone for the sins of committing gotra hatya and Brāhmanahatya. But Mahadev take the form of a bull to hide from them. But bhima recognized him and cought him with his back. Shiva disappeared into the ground.
The bull was torn asunder into five parts and appeared at five locations in the Kedar Khand as panch kedar.
That is why here shivling is in different shape compare to other shivlings.
There was a time when there was no proper way towards the Mandir.
But still the faith and the devotion of Bhakts was so strong that they used to face every difficulty to have darshan of baba kedarnath.
The Kedarnath valley was hit with unprecedented flash floods on 16 and 17 June 2013.
Landslide and mudslides occurred near Kedarnath Mandir with loud peals of thunder.
Water started gushing from Chorabari Tal down Mandakini river washing everything away in its path.
A huge rock got stuck behind Kedarnath mandir and protected it from the ravages of the flood. The waters gushed on both the sides of the temple destroying everything in their path.
The rock which protected the mandir is worshipped as Bhim Shila. #longthread
Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM) was given the responsibility of Rebuilding Kedarnath Dham.
Under the leadership of veteran mountaineer, Colonel Ajay Kothiyal, NIM rigorously worked for a year and made the pilgrimage yatra possible from the next year.
Thread of the tragic plane crashes caught on camera🧵
(Don`t open if you are soft-hearted)
1. 🔴 London-bound Air India Boeing 787 with 242 onboard passengers crashes in Ahmedabad, shortly after takeoff. One surviver rest have died in the crash on 12th june 2025
2. On December 25, 2024 An Azerbaijan plane carrying 72 passengers on board crashes at Aktau Airport in Kazakhstan.
The most unique traditions around the world ~ A rare Thread 🧵
1. The Ramnami community from India tattoo रामराम (RAM RAM – their god’s name) on parts of, or even their whole, bodies.
2.Among the Mursi, Chai, Suri and Tirma groups in Africa, it is a traditional norm for the women to wear a piece of large pottery or wooden discs or ‘plates’ in their lower lips.