Climate: Winters- September to November, cold during the day and chilly during night
Summers- May to August cool during the day and cold at night
Best Time to Visit: May to October except the monsoon
The majestic mountain of Kedarnath stands on the mountain as one of the 12 Jyotirlinga of Kedar or Lord Shiva. The temple is located at the altitude of 3584 meters at the start of river Mandakiniis the temple of Kedarnath which is the most sacred destination of Hindus. The sight of lofty peaks of Kedarnath which is the most sacred destination for Hindus.
The temple of Kedarnath is established by Adi Shankaracharya in 8th century which is constructed adjecent to the temple built by Pandavas. The assembly hall is decorated with the pictures of various deities and also the popular scenes of mythology. Outside the temple there is the huge image of Nandi bull as the guard.
Fact File on Badrinath:
Area Covered: 3 Kilometers
Rainfall: 1460 milimeter
Clothing: Till May -heavy woollens, June -Sept -light woolens & Oct. -Nov . -heavy woollens
Road: Well connected to Rishikesh , Haridwar , Dehradun , Kotdwar And other hill stations of Garhwal and Kumaon region.
On the lofty peaks of Himalayas is the most sacred destination of Hindu religion which is counted under Char Dham Yatra and the destinations are Yamunotri, Gangotri, Badrinath and Kedarnath. The atmosphere of Himalayas is icy cool and having such pilgrimage destination on Garhwal Himalayas and is a boon to the Hindu pilgrims and to be born or die in such places is to be very fortunate. The Yatra for these pilgrimage destination starts from Yamunotri to Gangotri which then continue to Kedarnath and then to Badrinath.
