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Kedar word here dedicated to Lord Shiva, Panch Kedar means five holy shrines of lord Shiva in lap of Himalayas are Kedarnath, Rudranath, Tungnath, Madmaheswar and Kalpeswer.
According to myth Pandava when they were searching for Lord Shiva & Lord Shiva converted himself to Buffalo. Its very difficult to recognize Shiva for Pandas then Bheem kept his leg in two point and Buffolos were passing one by one under it when Shiva reached there in form of Buffalo & undergrounded himself from there & appeared his parts of body in different places so those places known as Panch Kedar (Kedarnath, Rudranath, Tungnath, Madmaheswar, & Kalpeswer). Tungnath is the highest temple of Lord Shiva in the world at an altitude of 3680m above sea level.
Panch kedar is famous for trekkers as well as Devotees, covers many beautiful destinations, Rivers, Valley, Waterfalls, Cultural & Remote villages, Flora & Fauna, Animals, Birds, Meadow. Panch Kedar attracts every year many people like Trekkers, Devotees, Birdwatchers.
Kedarnath (3583m)
Kedarnath temple situated at an altitude of 3583 meter in Rudraprayag district, after trekking a 16 km from Gaurikund can reach here. It is also source of Mandakini river which merge with The Alaknanda River in Rudraprayag. This shrine can access May to October for 6 months and rest of the 6 month temple is closed. Baba kedar doli shifted Ukhimath Omkareswer temple during winter.
There is others routes to reach kedarnath via Chomasi Village Kham Bugyal, Via Trijuginarayan, via Mandani valley but all routes is difficult and required more days to reach, these routes are full of natural beauty passing through meadows, rivers, dense forest, Glaciers etc.
Madmaheswer (3497m)
Madhya means middle part in hindi, so here devotees worship central part of Bull(Lord shiva) situated in Rudraprayag district at an altitude of 3497 meter. Last road head is ransi village which is famous for goddess Rakesweri temple, villagers daily do pooja here. Near of this temple Budha Madhmaheswer can visit from there we can Mt. Chukhamba close view.
Madmaheswer also reach by trek only.
Tungnath (3680m)
Till chopta is moterable which is one of the famous hill station of Uttarakhand, thouands of visitor visit this places every week around the year.
Tungnath Temple is the third temple of Panch kedar & highest temple of Lord Shiva in the World at an altitude of 3680m, Bhuja(Hands) of Lord Shiva worshipped hear.Chandrashilla peak is an altitude of 4000m, from there we can see Himalayan range peaks Nandadevi, Trissuli, Bandrpoonch and Chaukhamba.
Rudranath (3600m)
Rudranath is one of the toughest kedar in Panch kedar circuit because it is situated in remote region of Himalayas and accommodation; route is still not developed compare to other kedar. Rudranath can access via Sagar & Mondal village which is nearby Gopeswer(capital of district chamoli). Rudranath shrine can access by trek only, passes through beautiful meadows, dense forest where we can find verities of flora and fauna, wild animals.
The face of lord shiva worship here, according to myth lord shiva face appeared here while pandavas searching for Lord shiva.
Kalpeswer (2200m)
Kalpeswer temple easiest access temple in panch kedar, it is near to Urgam village in Chamoli district, road diverts from Badrinath Highway in Helang. Here is Hair(jata)of lord shiva worshipped and this temple can access around the year situated at an altitude of 2200 meter above sea level.
Attractions & Places Covered During Panch Kedar Tour & Trek
Haridwar
Rishikesh
Ganga River
Devprayag (Confluence of Alaknanda & Bhagirathi)
Rudraprayag (Confluence of Alaknanda & Mandakini)
Guptakashi (Vishwanath Temple)
Sonprayag (Confluence of Basuki & Mandakini)
Gaurikund
Rambara
Kedarnath
Bhairo Temple
Ukhimath (Omkareswer Temple)
Ransi (Rakesweri Temple)
Gaundar
Madhmaheswer
Buda Madhmaheswer
Chopta
Tungnath Temple
Chandrashilla Top
Mandal
Anusuya Devi Temple
Atri Muni Cave
Hamsa Bugyal
Panar Bugyal
Dhanpal Bugiyal
Kandiya Bugyal
Gopeswer Gopinath Temple
Urgam Dhyan Badri
Kalpeswer Temple
Karnaprayag (Confluence of Alaknanda & Pinder River)
Inclusion
- All meals Day 01 Evening to Day 13 Morning Evening Snacks & Refreshments
- Accommodation: Guest House/Camp/Huts/Hotels : 1 Room Experience Certified Trek Guide during entire Tour
- Transport :- As per Group size Dzire/Indigo/Tempo Traveller etc.. First Aid Box with Trek Guide.
- Photograps, Video, Certificate by Mail. Toll, Tax Parking, Driver Expenses
Exclusion
- Any kind of personal expenses. Food during the transit Insurance
- Any expenses towards medical exigencies and other emergencies.
- Unforeseen handling costs due to weather disturbance, landslides, political unrest. However, all best possible assistance would be provided in case of exigencies.
- Personal expenses towards tips, telephone calls, laundry, beverage etc. Anything not specifically mentioned under the head “Price Includes”.
- Mineral water , Hard drinks and soft drinks
- Anything not specifically mentioned under the head “Includes”.
Note :
> Day 01 we will Move as early as possible & Day 10 kindly keep your departure time in late night around or after 10 Pm.
> Some places like Madhmaheswer & Tungnath is stay Normal with Multisharing, other places is ok.
> We will arrange pony/Horse for Kedarnath – you can pay directly.
> If you have sleeping bag you can carry or else we will provide you, let us know before.
> Stay places may be change during trek as per your pace.
> Prepare yourself by doing exercise, walking, running daily.
Day 01: Rishikesh/Haridwar to Guptakashi/Sonprayag : 213 km : 9 hours
We start our panchkedar tour from Rishikesh/Haridwar and will drive to Sonprayag/Guptakashi, during travelling we will cross many towns, villages of Uttarakhand like Deoprayag, Srinagar, Rudraprayag, Guptakashi. It will full day journey will stay in sonprayag/Guptakshi.
Day 02: Sonprayag/Guptkashi to Kedarnath via Gaurikund : 16 km trek : 7-8 Hours
Till Gaurikund moterable, we need to change vechile in sonprayag from there union local vechile only permitted. Pilgrims takes dip in kund in Gaurikund then proceed to kedarnath. It is 16 km ascend trek till kedarnath but route is very nicely made after disaster of 2013. Baba Bhairav temple is near of shrine so it is also must to visit after visiting Bhairavnath proceed to join Evening kedarnath baba aarati.Today will stay in Kedarnath.
Day 03: Kedarnath Darshan & trek to Garikund, Drive Guptakashi : 8 Hours
Early morning need to ready for Darshan because lots of divotee visit this shrine daily so que will be long. Visit Kedarnath temple & take blessing, later after breakfast proceed to Gaurikund by trek, totally descend trek can cover in 4-5 hours. From gaurikund to Guptakashi will be drive. Vishwanath ancient temple darshan in Guptakashi in evening. Night stay In Guptakashi.
Day 04: Guptkashi to Bantoli via Ukhimath : 50 km drive & 7km Trek : 7-8 Hours
Today we will drive first to Ransi Village approx. 50 km drive from Guptakashi via Kund, Ukhimath. Omkareswer Temple in Ukhimath dedicated to lord shiva, during winter Baba kedar doli stay here, after visiting temple we will continue drive to ransi village which is famous for Rakesweri Temple (Moon) and it is base of Madhmaheswer trek & Mandani Valley trek.
After visiting Rakesweri temple we will take rest for 20 minute for snacks & continue our trek to Gaundar/Bantoli. Few km we will find good road because road construction is going on towards Gaundar village. On the way we will see confluence of Madhmaheswer Ganga & Makrand Ganga. Chokhamba glacier is source if Madmaheser ganga. We will halt in Bantoli today.
Day 05: Bantoli to Madhmaheswer - Buda Madmaheswer & stay in Madmaheswer : 5-6 Hours
We will start trek early morning to Madhmaswer, steep climb to Madhmaheswer after rest we will visit Buda Madhmaheswer & return back to Madhmaheswer.
From Buda Madhmaheswer we can see clear view Mt.Chaukhamba(7138m) as well as Madhmaheswer valley. We will come to Madhmaheswer and worship, aarti in temple. Today we will halt here.
Day 06: Madhmaheswer to Gaundar : 5-6 Hours
Morning will again visit the temple, will take blessing and enjoy surrounding view of the nature late after breakfast we will proceed to Gaundar for night stay.
Day 07: Gaundar to Ranshi trek & Drive for Chopta : 6 km trek & 70 km Drive
Morning start trek to Ransi village after breakfast it will take 3-4 hours to reach to Ransi village, from here we will drive to chopta via Ukhimath, Sari village.
Sari Village is base of DeoriaTal Trek & Chopta is base Tungnath & Chandrashilla Trek. Chopta is a beautiful destination for tourist around the year. We will night stay here today.
Day 08: Chopta to Tungnath –Mandal : 11 km Trek & 25 km drive : 7-8 Hours
Early morning will start trek to Tungnath Temple & Enjoy Sunrise View. Its steep ascend of 5.5 km which takes 3-4 Hours. You can visit Chandrashilla top (4000 m). Tungnath templed Bhuja(Hands) worshiped, all myth of panch kedar related to Pandavas & Lord Shiva.
After Darshan & pooja we will trek down to Chopta which will take around 2-3 Hours and will proceed to Mandal for night stay.
Day 09: Mondal to Panar via Anusuya Temple : 6-7 hours
First 5 km ascend trek to Mother Anusuya Temple, visit Anusuya temple and again start trek to Panar Bugyal evening will reach Panar Bugyal. On the way to Panar Bugyal. we will pass through dense forest, water streams, Meadows like Dhanpal Bugiyal, Panchaganga Bugiyal, Hamsha Bugiyal & rivers like Amrit Ganga, Atri Ganga. Trek quit ascend so you will tired today.
Day 10: Panar to Rudranath & back to Panar : 5-6 Hours
Rudranath temple is situated at an altitude of 3402 mtrs above sea level from here we can see snowcapped peaks like Hathi Parvat, Nandadevi, NandaGhunti, Trishuli & more other. Around Tugnath temple we can see many kunds Kunds like Suryakund, Chandrakund, Tarakund etc.
The lord Shiva face worshiped here. After pooja and darshan of Baba Rudranath trek back to Panar for night stay.
Day 11: Panar to Mandal : 5-6 Hours
Today trek is descending but chance to sleep during rain so we need to trek carefully. Trek is full of natural beauty sound of natural water falls, sweet sounds of birds, snowcapped peaks which energize us. We will stay in modal tonight.
Day 12: Mandal to Kalpeswer back to Piplekoti via Gopeswer : 100 km drive
Today is drive only because Kalpeswer is most easy access temple in Panch keda. Lord shiva Jata(Hair) worshipped here. Upto Urgam & devgram can reach by vechile from there around 500 meter after crossing the river Kalpeswer Shrine situated at an altitude of 2200 meter.
We can find many sadhu near the shrine they stay here only. After visiting the temple we will back to Urgam village here Dhyan badri temple can visit and will drive to Piplekoti for Night stay.
Day 13: Piplekoti to Rishikesh/Haridwar : 220 km : 7-8 hours
Today last day for Panch Kedar tour & trek, we will proceed to Rishikesh/Haridwar and midway we will find many pilgrim places like Karnprayag (confluence of Alaknanda & Pinder River), Lord Karna temple also situated between rivers, Devprayag(confluence of Alaknanda & Bhagirathi river). Evening will reach to Rishikesh/Haridwar and will drop to Bus or Railway station.
1. What is the Panch Kedar Yatra?
The Panch Kedar Yatra is a pilgrimage to five temples dedicated to Lord Shiva in Uttarakhand. According to legend, these are the places where different parts of Lord Shiva’s body (manifested as a bull) appeared after he disappeared into the ground to avoid the Pandavas.
2. Which are the five temples of Panch Kedar?
The five temples are:
Kedarnath (3,583 meters) – The most prominent of the Panch Kedar, believed to be where the hump of the bull (Shiva) appeared.
Tungnath (3,680 meters) – The highest Shiva temple in the world, where the arms of Lord Shiva are said to have manifested.
Rudranath (3,600 meters) – Where the face of Shiva appeared.
Madhyamaheshwar (3,497 meters) – Where the navel (middle part) of Shiva appeared.
Kalpeshwar (2,200 meters) – The least difficult to reach, where Shiva's hair (jata) is believed to have appeared.
3. How long does the Panch Kedar Yatra take?
The entire Yatra typically takes 15-20 days to complete, depending on trekking pace and weather conditions. Pilgrims usually follow a clockwise route, starting with Kedarnath and ending with Kalpeshwar.
4. What is the best time to undertake the Panch Kedar Yatra?
The best time is during the summer months (May to June) and post-monsoon (September to October). The temples are closed during winter due to heavy snowfall, and the deities are shifted to lower-altitude winter abodes.
5. What are the routes for each temple?
Kedarnath: Trek from Gaurikund, a 16 km trek, with pony and helicopter services available.
Tungnath: A short 4 km trek from Chopta.
Rudranath: A 20 km trek from Sagar Village near Gopeshwar.
Madhyamaheshwar: A 16 km trek from Ransi Village near Ukhimath.
Kalpeshwar: A 2 km trek from Urgam Village, which is accessible by road from Helang on the Badrinath route.
6. Do I need prior trekking experience for the Panch Kedar Yatra?
Prior trekking experience is beneficial, but not mandatory. However, a reasonable level of physical fitness is required as the Yatra involves long treks on rugged Himalayan terrain at high altitudes.
7. What is the difficulty level of the Yatra?
The trek is considered moderate to difficult, especially for temples like Rudranath and Madhyamaheshwar, which involve steep ascents and descents. The altitude can also be challenging for some pilgrims.
8. What kind of accommodation is available on the route?
Accommodation ranges from basic lodges and guesthouses in villages to tented camps in more remote areas. Dharamshalas (pilgrim rest houses) are also available at some of the temple sites.
9. What should I pack for the Yatra?
Essentials for the trek include:
Warm clothing: Even in summer, temperatures can drop, especially at night.
Trekking shoes: Comfortable, waterproof, and with good grip.
Rain gear: The weather in the mountains can be unpredictable.
Sunscreen, sunglasses, and a hat: Protection from the sun at high altitudes.
Basic medicines and first-aid kit: For altitude sickness, pain relief, and minor injuries.
Trekking poles: Helpful for steep and uneven terrain.
10. Are there any age restrictions for the Yatra?
There are no official age restrictions, but the physically demanding nature of the trek makes it more suitable for pilgrims in good health. Elderly or children should consult a doctor before attempting the trek and may want to consider hiring ponies or porters for assistance.
11. What are the legends associated with the Panch Kedar?
According to Hindu mythology, after the Mahabharata war, the Pandavas sought forgiveness from Lord Shiva for the killings during the war. Shiva, disguised as a bull, tried to avoid them. When the Pandavas pursued him, Shiva disappeared into the ground, and his body reappeared in five different places, which are now the Panch Kedar temples.
12. Do I need any permits for the trek?
As of now, no specific permits are required for the Panch Kedar Yatra. However, it is advisable to carry valid ID proof at all times for checking at various points and for accommodation purposes.
13. Is a guide necessary for the Yatra?
While the routes are well-marked, hiring a local guide can be helpful for navigation, safety, and getting insights into local culture and legends. For some temples like Rudranath, the trek can be more challenging, and a guide is advisable.
14. Are there any medical facilities available during the Yatra?
Basic medical facilities are available in some of the larger villages en route. However, advanced medical care may only be available in Ukhimath or Gopeshwar. It is recommended to carry a personal first-aid kit and necessary medications.
15. How physically demanding is the trek to each temple?
Kedarnath: Moderate difficulty, with steep ascents but also options like ponies and helicopters.
Tungnath: Relatively easy and short trek from Chopta.
Rudranath: The trek is long and challenging, with steep gradients.
Madhyamaheshwar: Moderate to difficult, with a steady uphill trek.
Kalpeshwar: One of the easier treks of the Panch Kedar.
16. What is the significance of each temple?
Kedarnath: One of the 12 Jyotirlingas and the primary temple of the Panch Kedar.
Tungnath: The highest Shiva temple in the world.
Rudranath: The temple where the face of Shiva is worshipped.
Madhyamaheshwar: Represents Shiva’s middle part (navel).
Kalpeshwar: Associated with Lord Shiva’s hair (jata), and is open throughout the year.
17. What kind of food is available during the Yatra?
Most of the food along the trek is vegetarian. Simple meals like dal (lentils), rice, roti, sabzi (vegetable dishes), and tea are widely available. In some remote areas, food options can be limited, so carrying snacks or energy bars is recommended.
18. Is it safe to undertake the Yatra?
Yes, the Yatra is generally safe for pilgrims. However, the remote and high-altitude nature of the trek means you should be cautious about the weather, altitude sickness, and physical strain. It’s important to acclimatize properly and trek at a comfortable pace.
19. What is the religious importance of the Yatra?
The Panch Kedar Yatra holds great spiritual significance for devotees of Lord Shiva. It is believed that visiting all five temples during one's lifetime grants liberation (moksha). The temples are also considered part of the Char Dham Yatra (specifically, Kedarnath).
20. Are there any cultural or environmental considerations I should be aware of?
Respect local customs, traditions, and religious practices. Avoid littering, and follow the principle of leave no trace to protect the pristine environment of the Himalayas. It’s also recommended to interact respectfully with the local Garhwali communities, who often rely on pilgrimage tourism for their livelihood.
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