What is the story behind Panch Kedar?
Panch Kedar Dham Legend According to Mahabharata, when Pandavas were searching for Lord Shiva, he turned himself into a bull to avoid detection. However, when Bheema tried to capture the bull, it disappeared and later reappeared in body parts at five locations, presently known as Panch Kedar.
Why is Shiva called Kedar?
Panch Kedar (Sanskrit: पञ्चकेदार ) refers to five Hindu temples or holy places of the Shivaite sect dedicated to god Shiva. They are located in the Garhwal Himalayan region in Uttarakhand, India. The Garhwal region is also called the Kedar-Khanda after Kedar — the local name for Shiva.
What are the five Kedars?
Located in the Garhwal region of the state are five such revered shrines where Lord Shiva is worshipped. Collectively known as Panch Kedar (panch in Hindi means five), these temples are Kedarnath, Madhmaheshwar, Tungnath, Rudranath, Kalpnath.
Why is Kedarnath temple so famous?
The temple is one of the four major sites in India’s Chota Char Dham pilgrimage of Northern Himalayas and is the first of the Panch Kedar pilgrimage sites.. This temple is the highest among the 12 Jyotirlingas. Kedarnath was the worst affected area during the 2013 flash floods in North India.
Why did Lord Shiva hide from Pandavas?
After the war took place and the Pandavas defeated the Kauravas, sage Vyas Rishi advised the Pandavas their act of killing off their own kins could be pardoned only by Lord Shiva. Shiva was already convinced of the guilt of Pandavas and in order to avoid the, Shiva took the form of a bull and went into hiding.
Who built Panch Kedar?
Pandavas
Hump came up at Kedarnath, navel appeared at Madhya-Maheshwar, face emerged at Rudranath, arms at Tungnath and hair at Kalpeshwar. Pandavas built temples at each of the five places where the Lord emerged as such. Taken together these five places came to be known as Panch Kedar.
Which is the second Kedar?
MADHYAMAHESHWAR is a Hindu temple dedicated to lord “Shiva” located in Gaundar village (Ukhimath, Uttarakhand). It is called the “SECOND KEDAR” (dutiya kedar) amongst the PANCH KEDAR, the others include KEDARNATH, TUNGNATH, RUDRANATH, KALPESHWAR.
Who protected Somnath temple?
Mahmud Ghazni
In 1026, Mahmud Ghazni lent the precious jewels and property of Somnath temple. After looting, slaughtering innumerable pilgrims of the temple and burning the temple and destroying it.
Which God is in Badrinath?
Lord Vishnu
Badrinath, an ancient temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu is one of the four pilgrim centres in the Himalayas that every Hindu yearns to visit at least once in his lifetime. The Skanda Purana extols the holy town of Badrinath as being holier than all other shrines that exist in heaven and hell.