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Basukedar

Coordinates: 30°26′53.33″N 79°3′55.54″E / 30.4481472°N 79.0654278°E / 30.4481472; 79.0654278
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Basukedar
village
Basukedar is located in Uttarakhand
Basukedar
Basukedar
Location in Uttarakhand, India
Basukedar is located in India
Basukedar
Basukedar
Basukedar (India)
Coordinates: 30°26′53.33″N 79°3′55.54″E / 30.4481472°N 79.0654278°E / 30.4481472; 79.0654278
Country India
StateUttarakhand
DistrictRudraprayag
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, Garhwali
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
246425
Vehicle registrationUK 13
Nearest cityAgastyamuni
Lok Sabha constituency[Garhwal Region]
Vidhan Sabha constituency[7 Badri Kedar]
Websiteuk.gov.in

Basukedar is a village in the Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand state in northern India. It is situated about 5 km from Chandrapuri on Dadoli Guptakashi road and is notable for the Lord Shiva Temple.

Basukedar : RUDRAPRAYAG, UTTARAKHAND-246425, (reputedly where Shiva lived before coming to Kedarnath). It has a Shiva temple constructed by Pandava. Architecture and idols seems to be at least 1000 yrs old. A good place for meditation and dhyan yoga. This is around 35 km from Augustyamuni, around 1.30 hr to drive. This is actually an old track to visit Kedarnath. It is said that Lord Shiva stayed a night in Basukedar while he was travelling to Mount Kailash (Kedarnath) this is the reason this place is called Basukedar

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History

It is said that Pandavas were searching lord Shiva and they have found him here as lord Shiva hidden there in a form of Buffalo. After that only Shiva moved to Kedar dham that is called the last resident of Shiva. Also it is said that Shiva was seen in Basukedar only last time. This is the fact heard from local villagers.

References

Atkinson, Edwin T. Notes on the History of Religion in the Himálaya