Kedarnath Temple

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Hindu_temple
gptkbp:accessibleBy trekking
gptkbp:annualEvent gptkb:Maha_Shivaratri
gptkbp:architecturalStyle gptkb:North_Indian_temple_architecture
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Mahabharata
gptkb:Adi_Shankaracharya
gptkbp:builtBy Pandavas (legend)
large stone slabs
gptkbp:closed Winter (due to heavy snowfall)
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:dedicatedTo gptkb:Shiva
gptkbp:destroyedBy 2013 North India floods (partially)
gptkbp:distanceFromGaurikund 16 km
gptkbp:district gptkb:Rudraprayag
gptkbp:elevation 3,583 metres
gptkbp:faced South
gptkbp:famousFor gptkb:pilgrimage_site
gptkbp:famousPilgrimageRoute gptkb:Char_Dham_Yatra
gptkbp:hasGarbhagriha Yes
gptkbp:hasLegend Pandavas built the temple to atone for their sins
gptkbp:hasLingam Yes
gptkbp:hasMandapam Yes
gptkbp:hasNandiStatue Yes
gptkbp:hasPriestsFrom gptkb:Veerashaiva_community_of_Karnataka
gptkbp:hasSanctum Yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kedarnath Temple
gptkbp:jyotirlingaNumber 11
gptkbp:lingamShape irregular, conical
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Himalayas
gptkbp:locatedOnRiver gptkb:Mandakini_River
gptkbp:location gptkb:Kedarnath,_Uttarakhand,_India
gptkbp:mainDeity gptkb:Shiva
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:Badrinath-Kedarnath_Temple_Committee
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Gaurikund
gptkbp:openSeason April/May to November
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Char_Dham
gptkb:Panch_Kedar
gptkbp:pilgrimageSite Yes
gptkbp:reopenedAfterFloods 2013
gptkbp:roofType stone slabs
gptkbp:samadhiLocation Adi Shankaracharya (nearby)
gptkbp:state gptkb:Uttarakhand
gptkbp:stateProtectedMonument Yes
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list Yes
gptkbp:visitedBy millions of pilgrims annually
Hindu devotees
gptkbp:winterDeityShiftedTo gptkb:Ukhimath
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Maha_Shivaratri
gptkb:Hindu_temple
gptkb:Lord_Shiva
gptkb:Shaiva_Sampradaya
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5