Temples nearby
The shrines around the five Kedars, valley by valley, and the circuits that tie them together.
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Kedarnath valley (Mandakini)
Near Kedarnath · Madhyamaheshwar
Vishwanath Temple
Guptkashi
Shiva
The “Kashi Vishwanath” of the hills, where Shiva hid from the Pandavas. The Ardhanarishvara shrine and the Manikarnika kund stand in the same courtyard.
Kalimath
Kalimath
Mahakali, Mahalakshmi, Mahasaraswati
One of Garhwal’s most powerful Shakti shrines, on the Saraswati river. Kali is worshipped here in the form of a sacred kund, not an idol.
Triyuginarayan
Triyuginarayan, near Sonprayag
Vishnu
Where Shiva married Parvati, with Vishnu as witness. The fire before the shrine is said to have burned since that wedding.
Gauri Mai Temple
Gaurikund
Parvati (Gauri)
At the start of the Kedarnath walk, beside the hot spring where Parvati is said to have done penance.
Bhairavnath (Bhukunt Bhairav)
Kedarnath
Bhairav
Guardian of Kedarnath, on the ridge above the temple. He is believed to protect the shrine through the winter.
Omkareshwar Temple
Ukhimath
Shiva (Kedarnath & Madhyamaheshwar in winter)
The winter seat of Kedarnath and Madhyamaheshwar. Also has the shrine of Usha and Aniruddha.
Kartik Swami Temple
Kanakchauri ridge
Kartikeya
A ridge-top shrine to Shiva’s elder son, reached by a short climb from Kanakchauri, with a wide view of the high peaks.
Koteshwar Mahadev
Rudraprayag
Shiva
A cave temple on the Alaknanda. Shiva is said to have meditated here on his way to Kedarnath.
Dhari Devi
Kalyasaur, near Srinagar
Dhari Devi (form of Kali)
Guardian goddess of the Char Dham, on the Alaknanda between Srinagar and Rudraprayag.
Chopta–Tungnath ridge
Near Tungnath
Markandeya Temple
Makkumath (Makku)
Tungnath in winter
The winter seat of Tungnath, in the village of its priests.
Chandrashila summit shrine
Above Tungnath
Ganga / Chandra
A small shrine on the summit, at the highest point of the yatra (about 3,640 m).
Gopeshwar & Urgam (Chamoli)
Near Rudranath · Kalpeshwar
Gopinath Temple
Gopeshwar
Shiva (Rudranath in winter)
The winter seat of Rudranath, with its ancient metal trishul.
Anusuya Devi Temple
Above Mandal
Mata Anusuya
Shrine of the sage Atri’s wife, a short forest walk above Mandal. The Dattatreya Jayanti fair is held here each December.
Dhyan Badri
Urgam
Vishnu
One of the Sapta Badri, in the same valley as Kalpeshwar.
On to Badrinath (Alaknanda)
Near Kalpeshwar
Narsingh Temple
Joshimath (Jyotirmath)
Narasimha
The winter seat of Badrinath, near Adi Shankaracharya’s Jyotirmath.
Vriddha Badri
Animath, near Helang
Vishnu
One of the Sapta Badri, said to be where Vishnu appeared to the sage Narada as an old man.
Yogadhyan Badri
Pandukeshwar
Vishnu
One of the Sapta Badri, where King Pandu is said to have meditated.
Bhavishya Badri
Subhain
Vishnu (Narasimha)
The “Badri of the future”, where tradition says Badrinath will be worshipped when the old path is closed.
Badrinath Temple
Badrinath
Vishnu (Badrinarayan)
One of the Char Dham. Many pilgrims end the Panch Kedar here.
On the way from Rishikesh
Near Kedarnath · Tungnath · Rudranath · Kalpeshwar · Madhyamaheshwar
Raghunath Temple
Devprayag
Rama
Above the confluence where the Alaknanda and the Bhagirathi become the Ganga.
Adi Badri
Near Karnaprayag
Vishnu
An ancient group of 16 stone temples, the first of the Sapta Badri.
The circuits the five Kedars belong to
Char Dham of Uttarakhand चार धाम
Yamunotri · Gangotri · Kedarnath · Badrinath
Kedarnath is one of the four dhams of the Garhwal Himalaya.
The 12 Jyotirlingas द्वादश ज्योतिर्लिंग
Somnath · Mallikarjuna · Mahakaleshwar · Omkareshwar · Kedarnath · Bhimashankar · Kashi Vishwanath · Trimbakeshwar · Vaidyanath · Nageshwar · Rameshwaram · Grishneshwar
Kedarnath is the highest of the twelve pillars of light.
Sapta Badri सप्त बदरी
Badrinath · Adi Badri · Vriddha Badri · Bhavishya Badri · Yogadhyan Badri · Dhyan Badri · Ardha Badri
The seven Vishnu shrines of the Alaknanda valley. Dhyan Badri stands beside Kalpeshwar.
Panch Prayag पंच प्रयाग
Devprayag · Rudraprayag · Karnaprayag · Nandprayag · Vishnuprayag
The five sacred river confluences you pass on the way to the Kedars.
The winter seats शीतकालीन गद्दी
Ukhimath (Kedarnath, Madhyamaheshwar) · Makkumath (Tungnath) · Gopeshwar (Rudranath)
Where the deities are carried and worshipped while the high shrines are snowed in.
Pashupatinath, Kathmandu पशुपतिनाथ
Nepal
In tradition, where the head of Shiva’s bull form came up out of the earth, completing the story of the five Kedars.
Who runs what
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Shri Badarinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC)
Runs Badrinath, Kedarnath and about 45 other temples, including Madhyamaheshwar and Tungnath. Handles puja booking, donations, rest houses and helplines.
Official websiteUttarakhand Tourism Development Board
Mandatory Char Dham yatra registration, and the Tourist Care Uttarakhand app.
Official websiteGarhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam (GMVN)
Government tourist rest houses at most bases on the circuit.
Official websiteIRCTC Heliyatra
The only official booking channel for Kedarnath helicopter shuttles.
Official websiteDistrict administrations of Rudraprayag & Chamoli
Road status, weather alerts and disaster response along the routes.
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