Panch Kedar

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Panch Kedar is a group of five sacred Hindu Shiva temples located in the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand, India, revered as an important pilgrimage circuit in the Himalayas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu pilgrimage circuit
group of Shiva temples
access requires trekking to high-altitude temples
associatedWith Garhwal Himalayas NERFINISHED
Mahabharata NERFINISHED
Pandavas NERFINISHED
Shaivism NERFINISHED
legend of Shiva hiding from Pandavas
category Hindu pilgrimage sites in India
Hindu temples in Uttarakhand
Shiva temples
climate cold Himalayan climate
closedDuring winter months for some temples
country India
culturalRegion Garhwal NERFINISHED
dedicatedTo Shiva NERFINISHED
hasPart Kalpeshwar Temple NERFINISHED
Kedarnath Temple NERFINISHED
Madhyamaheshwar Temple NERFINISHED
Rudranath Temple NERFINISHED
Tungnath Temple NERFINISHED
hasRitual parikrama of five temples
hasTempleType mountain temple
languageOfName Sanskrit
locatedIn Garhwal region
Himalayas
India
Uttarakhand NERFINISHED
meaningOfName Five Kedars
numberOfTemples 5
partOf Char Dham region of Uttarakhand NERFINISHED
pilgrimageSeason summer months
primaryDeity Lord Shiva NERFINISHED
regionType mountainous region
religion Hinduism
significance important Shaivite pilgrimage
major Himalayan pilgrimage circuit
state Uttarakhand NERFINISHED
tourismType religious tourism
trekking pilgrimage
traditionalOrderOfVisit Kalpeshwar NERFINISHED
Kedarnath NERFINISHED
Madhyamaheshwar NERFINISHED
Rudranath NERFINISHED
Tungnath NERFINISHED
worshipForm Shiva in different manifestations

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Kedarnath Temple partOf Panch Kedar