Photos: Kedarnath temple before and after the Uttarakhand floods

Photos: Kedarnath temple before and after the Uttarakhand floods

FP Staff June 25, 2013, 12:04:48 IST

The famous Kedarnath temple in the district of Rudraprayag in Uttarkhand has been one of the worst hit in the flash floods. Images of the temple before and after the destruction.

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A 2007 picture of the Kedarnath temple. The temple is one of the char chota dhams (four minor places of pilgrimage) and is dedicated to Lord Shiva. The temple complex and town was severely damaged in the recent flash floods. Image from Wikimedia Commons.

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The Kedarnath Temple (C) is pictured amid damaged surroundings by flood waters at Rudraprayag in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand. Reuters

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The trek route to Kedarnath temple town. Wikimedia Commons.

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In this photograph taken on June 20, 2013, a bystander takes photographs of bodies and debris at the flash-flood hit Kedarnath Temple in Kedarnath. AFP

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A view of the washed off buildings area near Kedarnath Dham in Uttarakhand. PTI

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Kedarnath shrine, one of the holiest of Hindu temples dedicated to Lord Shiva, and other buildings around are in a damaged state after heavy rains in Uttarakhand. PTI

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