The Kedarnath Temple is believed to have been built around the 8th century, making it one of the oldest temples worshipping Lord Shiva. Legend has it that the Pandavas built the temple ages ago, and Sage Adi Sankaracharya established the current temple. The mountain town Kedarnath is framed by River Mandakini and snow-capped mountains. As much beautiful as this town and the temple is, the area has gone through many natural calamities over the centuries. It is a divine miracle that the temple str

Under snow for 400 years!. Geologists claim that the temple of Kedarnath was under snow for nearly 400 years, some time around 1300-1900 AD, a period known as the Little Ice Age. Scientists from the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun, say the several yellow lines on the temple walls point to glacial activity in the region. The temple not only survived being under the snow for 400 years but also escaped any serious damage from glacial movement. Scientists say that even the inside of t