Story on Kedarnath
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| KEDARNATH TEMPLE |
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| KEDARNATH JYOTIRLINGA |
After winning the war, the Pandavas went on a pilgrimage to Mount Kailash. They wanted Shiva tocleansethem of the sin of killing so many people. When Shiva saw them he hid. When they couldn't find him, Yudhisthira said, "I know you have hidden because we have sinned, but we will not leave without seeing you." As they moved ahead, a bull attacked them. Bhima started fighting it.
The bull hid his head within acrackin a rock. Bhima tried to pull him out by his tail, but the body of the bull got separated from his head. The body turned into a Shivalinga from which Shiva appeared and forgave them their sins.
The bull hid his head within acrackin a rock. Bhima tried to pull him out by his tail, but the body of the bull got separated from his head. The body turned into a Shivalinga from which Shiva appeared and forgave them their sins.
The linga is stillpresentin the Himalayas and is called Kedarnath.
Source : http://www.kidsgen.com/fables_and_fairytales/indian_mythology_stories/kedarnath.
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Nice article. Its quite amazing to know that some 3000 to 5000 years back our ancestors had built 12 Shiva temples that were astronomically and geographically significant. All these 12 temples are today called as the Jyotirlingas, that house the most spiritually powerful lingas of the world.
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