Embarking on a spiritual odyssey to Kedarnath, where rugged mountains meet divine tranquility.
On
28th of September I started my journey from Saharanpur for Shri Kedarnath Dham.
I reached Haridwar where I was joined by 2 more members of our group. From Haridwar
we departed at night for Guptkashi. By morning we were at Guptkashi. After
taking some rest at Guptkashi and having done breakfast we Departed for
Trijuginarayan Temple. This temple is thousands of year old and is the same
place where Shiv Parvati got married. After this we came back to Guptkashi and
prepared for our next day journey which was to Shri Kedarnath Dham.
Day
2 :-
Sharp
at 4 am we all woke up and got ready where we were joined by rest of the
members of our group. After joining them we were group of 11 people. We reached
sonprayag where Mandakini coming from kedarnath meets Basuki river. After having
our breakfast here, we took a shared taxi to Gaurikund the Base for Shri
kedarnath Dham and started our trekking. We crossed bridges and and saw various
waterfalls on our way to Shri Kedarnath. The ascend to Shri Kedarnath is not
too steep.On our way we could see Himalayas getting closer and closer to us and
the view was fantastic.On our way we faced intense hail Strom too. All of the
sudden weather changed and temperature dropped. Hailstorm lasted for about 30
minutes. After trekking for about 7 hours finally we reached Shri Kedarnath
Dham. The atmosphere at the temple was charged with reverence, and the energy
of fellow pilgrims added to the sense of unity in faith. Everywhere we could
hear the chants of Har Har Mahadev and all of my tiredness was vanished as soon
as I Saw Kedarnath Temple. It was one of the most amazing experience of my
life. We spent some time at the Temple and then after that we went back to our
tent. It was extremely cold at night but thankfully we had heater facility
inside our tent.
Day
3-:
Next
Morning we woke up early and got in VIP que. It was a challenging task for us
to get inside the time as the temple was extremely crowded. After few hours we
finally were inside of the temple and got the chance to bow out heads in front
of the the Jyotirling. Temple was not just beautiful from outside but also from
inside. All the walls of the temple were gold plated from inside and it looked
beautiful. After this we came out of the temple and clicked few photographs. Also
we visited kaalbhairav temple located about a distance of 20 min from kedarnath
Temple. On our way to kaal Bhairav Temple we saw Retas Kund. This kund was
special and divine as it generates bubbles when we chant Har Har Mahadev near
it. It is something very uncommon and amazing .Then after a small hike we
reached kaal Bhairav Temple. The Temple of kaal Bhairav gave us a bird's eye
view of Shri Kedarnath Dham. It is said that your journey to Shri Kedarnath
isn't considered successful if you don't visit this Temple. After spending some
time at the temple we departed for our way back home. Leaving the temple, I
carried a sense of peace and fulfillment, knowing that this journey had
enriched my soul and strengthened my spiritual connection.
