Kedarnath

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Settlement.name: Kedarnath
Settlement.other_name: Kedarkhand
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Kedarnath View1.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: A view of Kedarnath
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Uttarakhand#India
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Uttarakhand, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Uttarakhand
Settlement.named_for: Kedarnath Temple
Settlement.government_type: Nagar Panchayat
Settlement.governing_body: Kedarnath Nagar Panchayat
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 2.75
Settlement.elevation_m: 3583
Settlement.population_total: 612

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Area: 2.75
Elevation: 3553
Image: Kedarnath 2.jpg

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Commons category: Kedarnath
postal code: 246445

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Etymology
History
Location
Demographics
Climate
2013 flash floods
Flood-proof infrastructure plan
Places of interest
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References
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Kedarnath is a town and Nagar Panchayat in Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand, India, known primarily for the Kedarnath Temple. It is approximately 86.5 kilometres from Rudraprayag, the district headquarters. Kedarnath is the most remote of the four Chota Char Dham pilgrimage sites. It is located in the Himalayas, about above sea level near the Chorabari Glacier, which is the source of the Mandakini River. The town is flanked by snow-capped peaks, most prominently the Kedarnath Mountain. The nearest road head is at Gaurikund about 16 km away. The town suffered extensive destruction during June 2013 from the flash floods caused by torrential rains in Uttarakhand.

==Etymology== The name "Kedarnath" means "the Lord of the Field". It is derived from the Sanskrit words kedara ("field") and natha ("lord"). The text Kashi Kedara Mahatmya states that it is so-called because "the crop of liberation" grows here.