The registration process for the Kedarnath Yatra 2023 will start once the opening date of the Kedarnath temple is announced. The opening date of the Kedarnath Yatra 2023 is announced by the official website and is decided on the 25th of April. The Kaapat opening of the Kedarnath temple is scheduled at 6:20 am. The closing date of the Kedarnath temple is arranged for the 14th of November. And once the temple’s doors are closed, the Kedarnath Yatra will be paused for six months. This happens due to the heavy winters and climatic variations the place goes through. The temple also stays open for six months. During which you can do the Kedarnath Yatra. According to the relevant sources, the summer season comes between April and June. And it is considered to be the perfect time to visit the Kedarnath temple. The monsoons are slippery and not ideal for the Kedarnath Yatra trek. The pre-winters are also appropriate for booking a Kedarnath Yatra Package. Before visiting the place, the most important thing is the mandatory yatra passes. Everyone visiting has to carry a registered yatra passes which can be attained in two modes. The first one is through the online mode which is easy and can be obtained from the official website of the temple. Some information like the name, age, and gender of the pilgrims have to fill in. Once all the information is filled in, you have to make use of the submit option. The second mode is the offline method which can be done through the portals that are provided by the temple. There are more than 10 portals that are placed at the starting point of the Chota Char Dham. These Yatra passes are needed for booking the helicopter services. They have to carry a printed format of the yatra passes for the Kedarnath Yatra trek. The Kedarnath temple has many important facts that are amazing and should be known by the people who are visiting.
- The Kedarnath temple is positioned at an altitude of 3,583 meters with the Kedarnath mountains surrounding it. The river Mandakini lies near the Kedarnath temple. The temple is nested in the Garhawal Himalayas which are situated in the state of Uttarakhand.
- The Kedarnath temple is one of the 12 Jyotirlingas which are dedicated to Lord Shiva. And it is said that the one who visits all the 12 Jyotirlingas will obtain the path of liberation.
- The Kedarnath temple is a part of the Chota Char Dham which has other temples like the Badrinath, Yamunotri, and Gangotri.
- The Kedarnath temple is one of the Panch Kedar which has other temples in the circuit like the Tungnath, Rudranath, Madhyamaheshwar, and Kalpeshwar.
- The Shiva-Lingam of the Kedarnath temple comes with the particular shape of a pyramid. And it represents the hump of the bull Nandi.
- The Kedarnath temple was first established by the Pandavas. And after some time, the temple was again assembled by the Adi – Shankaracharya.
- The Kedarnath temple is mysterious because it is said that it remained under the ice for 400 years. And it was exposed to glacial activities.
- Lord Bhairav’s temple lies close to the Kedarnath temple. And this temple can be added to the Kedarnath Yatra Package.
