Kedāreśvara Shiva-liṅga of Kedārghāṭ, Varanasi, is linked by tradition to Kedarnāth in Uttarakhand. Pilgrims who cannot reach Kedarnāth (closed in winter) can worship here instead with equal merit.

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Kedāreśvara Shiva-liṅga of Kedārghāṭ, Varanasi, is linked by tradition to Kedarnāth in Uttarakhand. Pilgrims who cannot reach Kedarnāth (closed in winter) can worship here instead with equal merit.
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Main shrine of Kedāreśvara of Kedārghāṭ, KāśīVaries
📍 Varanasi (Kedarghat), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
25.3016°, 83.0094° — view on map
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Kedāreśvara — Kāśī-Kedarnāth link

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Annual Kedāreśvara of Kedārghāṭ, Kāśī festival
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Primary source
Traditional. Shiva Purana — Kashi Mahatmya (700)
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Scholarly sourceBook
Government of Uttar Pradesh. Varanasi Gazetteer (1900)
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Scholarly sourceBook
R. L. Singh. Temples of Varanasi (1985)
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Scholarly sourceBook
Max Müller. India: What Can It Teach Us? (1882)

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📍Varanasi (Kedarghat), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

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Traditional. Shiva Purana — Kashi Mahatmya (700)
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Government of Uttar Pradesh. Varanasi Gazetteer (1900)
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Scholarly sourceBook
R. L. Singh. Temples of Varanasi (1985)
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Max Müller. India: What Can It Teach Us? (1882)

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"Kedāreśvara of Kedārghāṭ, Kāśī." ELGODS: Spiritual Encyclopedia of India, Deities, https://elgods.jambudweep.tech/explore/deities/banaras-kedarghat. Accessed August 22, 2026.

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