Etymology of kedarnath

Kedarnath is a town in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and has gained importance because of Kedarnath temple. It is a Nagar panchayat in Rudraprayag district . The most remote of the four Chota Char Dham sites, Kedarnath is located in the Himalayas, about 3,583 m (11,755 ft) above sea level near Chorabari Glacier, the head of river , and is flanked by snow-capped peaks, most prominently Kedarnath mountain. The nearest road head is at Gaurikund.

Etymology 

        The name "Kedarnath" means "the lord of the field": it derives 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.

  

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