A tiny village, 3,583 m (11,755 ft)  up in the Himalayas about an hour and a half south of Gangotri, Kedarnath is home to a famous temple (of uncertain age, but referenced as far back as the 7th century), held to be the home of the god Shiva and with many carvings featuring mythological stories. Nearby there are also meditation caves and a number of kunds (pools), such as Retkund and Rudhirkund, each wiith their own importance. Devotees of Shiva believe that to be born or to die here is a blessing and that those who die here become one with Shiva himself.

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