Kedarnath 4D

The Myth of Kedarnath

The myth of Kedarnath is rooted in the tales of the Mahabharata. After the Kurukshetra war, the Pandavas sought to find Lord Shiva to forgive them for their sins. However, Lord Shiva was displeased with their actions. To avoid them, he transformed himself into Nandi, the bull, and fled to the Himalayas.

Bhim, one of the Pandava brothers, eventually found the bull and tried to catch him, but Nandi vanished into the ground. Afterward, parts of Lord Shiva’s body emerged from different places, which came to be known as the Panch Kedars.

The Panch Kedars

The five places where Shiva’s body parts are said to have emerged are:

• Kedarnath: Hump
• Tungnath: Arms
• Rudranath: Face
• Madhyamaheshwar: Navel
• Kalpeshwar: Hair