What is the story behind Panch Kedar? (पंच केदार के पीछे की कहानी?)

The Panch Kedar are five sacred Hindu temples dedicated to Bhagwan Shiva, located in the Garhwal region of the Indian state of Uttarakhand.
Legend of Panch Kedar
The Panch Kedar pilgrimage, centered around five Shiva temples located in the Garhwal Himalayas, has its origins in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. After the Kurukshetra war, the Pandavas sought forgiveness from Bhagwan Shiva for the sins they committed during the war. Shiva, initially avoiding them, took the form of a bull and hid in the mountains.

Eventually the Pandavas tracked them down, and when Bhima tried to capture the bull, it sank into the ground, and its body parts appeared in five different places. These places became the Panch Kedar temples: Kedarnath (hump), Tungnath (arms), Rudranath (face), Madhyamaheshwar (navel), and Kalpeshwar (hair).

❀ Kedarnath: The hump of the bull appeared here.
❀ Tungnath: The arms appeared at Tungnath.
❀ Rudranatha: The face appeared at Rudranath.
❀ Madhyamaheshwar: The navel and stomach appeared at Madhyamaheshwar.
❀ Kalpeshwar: The hair and head appeared at Kalpeshwar.

Construction of Temples: The Pandavas built temples at all these places to worship Shiva and seek forgiveness from him.

Spiritual significance of Panch Kedar:
❀ The Pandavas built temples at these five places in honour of Shiva. Worshiping at these five places is considered extremely auspicious and spiritually liberating.

❀ Even today, only a few priests (from South India), particularly from the Karnataka region, are allowed to perform rituals in these temples, maintaining an ancient tradition.

❀ Significance: Most prominent of the five Jyotirlingas. One of the twelve Jyotirlingas of Bhagwan Shiva.

A large number of Kanwariyas come here during Sawan Somvar. Kalpeshwar is the only temple among the Panch Kedars that remains open throughout the year.

शिवरात्रि मंत्र:
श्री शिव पंचाक्षर स्तोत्र
लिङ्गाष्टकम्
शिव तांडव स्तोत्रम्
दारिद्र्य दहन शिवस्तोत्रं
द्वादश ज्योतिर्लिंग मंत्र - सौराष्ट्रे सोमनाथं
द्वादश ज्योतिर्लिङ्ग स्तोत्रम्
महामृत्युंजय मंत्र, संजीवनी मंत्र
शिवाष्ट्कम्
शिव स्वर्णमाला स्तुति
कर्पूरगौरं करुणावतारं
बेलपत्र / बिल्वपत्र चढ़ाने का मंत्र

शिव आरती:
शिव आरती: जय शिव ओंकारा
शिव आरती: ॐ जय गंगाधर
हर महादेव आरती: सत्य, सनातन, सुंदर
शिव स्तुति: आशुतोष शशाँक शेखर
आरती माँ पार्वती
ॐ जय जगदीश हरे आरती

शिवरात्रि चालीसा:
शिव चालीसा
पार्वती चालीसा
शिव अमृतवाणी

शिव कथा:
श्री सोमनाथ ज्योतिर्लिंग प्रादुर्भाव पौराणिक कथा
श्री नागेश्वर ज्योतिर्लिंग उत्पत्ति पौराणिक कथा
श्री त्रंबकेश्वर ज्योतिर्लिंग उत्पत्ति पौराणिक कथा
श्री भीमशंकर ज्योतिर्लिंग उत्पत्ति पौराणिक कथा
हिरण्यगर्भ दूधेश्वर ज्योतिर्लिंग प्रादुर्भाव पौराणिक कथा
गोपेश्वर महादेव की लीला

शिव नामावली:
श्रीरुद्राष्टकम्
श्री शिवसहस्रनामावली
शिव शतनाम-नामावली स्तोत्रम्!

शिवरात्रि भजन:
शीश गंग अर्धंग पार्वती
ॐ शंकर शिव भोले उमापति महादेव
इक दिन वो भोले भंडारी बन करके ब्रज की नारी
हे शम्भू बाबा मेरे भोले नाथ
चलो शिव शंकर के मंदिर में भक्तो
बाहुबली से शिव तांडव स्तोत्रम, कौन-है वो
शिव शंकर को जिसने पूजा उसका ही उद्धार हुआ
सुबह सुबह ले शिव का नाम
सावन भजन: आई बागों में बहार, झूला झूले राधा प्यारी
शिव भजन

काँवड़ भजन:
चल काँवरिया, चल काँवरिया
भोले के कांवड़िया मस्त बड़े मत वाले हैं
जिस काँधे कावड़ लाऊँ, मैं आपके लिए
बाबा बैद्यनाथ हम आयल छी भिखरिया

शिव मंदिर:
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दिल्ली के प्रसिद्ध शिव मंदिर
सोमनाथ के प्रमुख सिद्ध मंदिर
भुवनेश्वर के विश्व प्रसिद्ध मंदिर

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