Lesser-known facts about Door Opening of Kedarnath temple

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There is a hall in front of the temple with the images of five Pandavas princes and Parvathi.

Doli yatra is a 3-day possession of Lord Kedarnath This festival marks the opening of Kedarnath temple doors to the devotees.

Yes, Kedarnath is considered as the abode of Lord Shiva but the statue of Lord Shiva in Kedarnath is without head.

There are two idols of Kedarnath as Bhog idol and Panchmukhi idol. The former idol is kept at the priest house and worshipped here.

With a total of 12 jyotirlingas, Kedarnath is eleventh Jyotirlinga in Dwashash Jyotirlinga.

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