On 16 June 2013, at approximately 7:30В P.M., a landslide occurred near the Kedarnath Temple with loud thunder followed by the gushing of huge amount of waters from Chorabari Tal or Gandhi Tal down Mandakini River at about 8:30В p.m.

The Kedarnath Temple and the huge rock behind it in the aftermath of the flood ДЄccording to the KГ¶ppen-Geiger climate classification system, Kedarnath's climate is monsoon-influenced subarctic climate ( Dwc), bordering a uniform rainfall subarctic climate ( Dfc) with mild, rainy summers and cold, snowy winters. Around 360 families of the Tirtha Purohit of 55 villages and other nearby villages are dependent on the town for livelihood. Priests and other summer-time residents also move to nearby villages to cope with the winter. For six months, from November to April, the palanquin with the Utsava Murti (Idol) of Kedarnath and of the Madhyamaheshwar Temple is brought to the Omkareshwar Temple in Ukhimath, near Guptakashi. The Kedarnath Temple is closed during the winter months due to heavy snowfall. The floating population from May to October every year is more than 5000 per day. Kedarnath, none of the population is under six years of age. Kedarnath has an average literacy rate of 63%: male literacy is 63%, and female literacy is 36%. Males constitute 99% of the population and females 1%. Demographics ДЄs of 2001 India census, Kedarnath has a population of 612 as for 2021. Behind the town and the Kedarnath Temple, stands the majestic Kedarnath peak at 6,940В m (22,769В ft), the Kedar Dome at 6,831В m (22,411В ft) and other peaks of the range. The surrounding scenery of the Himalayas and green pastures makes it a very attractive place for pilgrimage and trekking. The township is built on a barren stretch of land on the shores of Mandakini river.

Kedarnath is located at a distance of 223В km from Rishikesh in Uttarakhand and close to the source of the Mandakini River at the height of 3,583В m (11,755В ft) above sea level. Location ДЄ view of Kedarnath and the Kedarnath Dome Mountain (2013) Kedarnath was definitely a prominent pilgrimage centre by the 12th century when it is mentioned in Kritya-kalpataru written by the Gahadavala minister Bhatta Lakshmidhara. The ruins of a monument marking the purported resting place of Adi Shankaracharya are located at Kedarnath. ДЄccording to the hagiographies based on Madhava's Sankshepa-Shankara-Vijaya, the 8th century philosopher Adi Shankaracharya died near the Kedarnath mountains although other hagiographies, based on Anandagiri's Prachina-Shankara-Vijaya, state that he died at Kanchipuram. 7th-8th century), which names Kedara (Kedarnath) as the place where Lord Shiva released the holy waters of Ganga from his matted hair, resulting in the formation of the Ganges river.

One of the earliest references to Kedarnath occurs in the Skanda Purana (c. However, the Mahabharata does not mention any place called Kedarnath. A mythological account attributes the temple's construction to the legendary Pandava brothers mentioned in the Mahabharata. It is not certain who constructed the original Kedarnath Temple and when. Kedarnath has been a pilgrimage centre since ancient times. The text Kashi Kedara Mahatmya states that it is so-called because 'the crop of liberation' grows here. It is derived from the Sanskrit words kedara ('field') and natha ('lord'). The name 'Kedarnath' means 'the Lord of the Field'.

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