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Kedarnath,
the famous holy town of Lord Shiva has been situated at the height of 3583 m
above sea-level on a marshy plain, on the slope of Himalyas. Kedarnath is
the place where Lord Shiva Lingam has been installed in the beautiful temple
where the perpetual snow clad exists on the Himalayas and down to the
flower-decked Mandakini Valley.The ancient temple of Kedamath was constructed by Pandavas. This is one among Dwadasha Jyotirlinga. In outer area of temple, the statues of Godess Parvati, Pandva, Godess Lakshmi etc are situated. Hanskund is situated near to Kedarnth temple where Shradha-Tarpan is use to perform for Moksha of Pitra (the ancestors). Amritkund is situated behind the Kedarnath temple and Retas kund is situated at little distance from temple. The lake of cold water (ice) is located very near to temple which is the origin of river Mandakini. Uddandkund is situated at a few distances from temple which has a great importance in history.
