Kedarnath
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- Settlement.name
- Kedarnath
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- Kedarkhand
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
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- Kedarnath View1.jpg
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- A view of Kedarnath
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- India Uttarakhand#India
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- Location in Uttarakhand, India
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- Country
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- State
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- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Uttarakhand
- Settlement.named_for
- Kedarnath Temple
- Settlement.government_type
- Nagar Panchayat
- Settlement.governing_body
- Kedarnath Nagar Panchayat
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- Metric
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- 2.75
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 3583
- Settlement.population_total
- 612
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- Etymology
- History
- Location
- Demographics
- Climate
- 2013 flash floods
- Flood-proof infrastructure plan
- Places of interest
- See also
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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.