{"id":5889,"date":"2021-09-28T09:49:45","date_gmt":"2021-09-28T09:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tourism-of-india.com\/blog\/?p=5889"},"modified":"2026-01-30T11:27:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T11:27:59","slug":"opening-and-closing-dates-of-kedarnath-temple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tourism-of-india.com\/blog\/opening-and-closing-dates-of-kedarnath-temple\/","title":{"rendered":"Opening and Closing Dates of Kedarnath Temple In 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kedarnath is one of the most important temples and a part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tourism-of-india.com\/char-dham.html\">Chardham yatra<\/a>. It is visited by thousands and thousands of devotees every year. It is a peaceful place that offers a lot of positive energy, amazing views in the backdrop, and loads of serenity.<\/p>\n<p>While visiting the temple, you can drive to Gaurikund and from there it will be approximately a 14 km trek to the temple. Kedarnath is nestled amidst the lofty Mandakini Valley and is supposed to be thousands of years old.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Opening and Closing Dates of Kedarnath Temple<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#kedarnath-temple-opening-date\" data-abc=\"true\">Kedarnath Temple Opening Date 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#kedarnath-temple-closing-date\" data-abc=\"true\">Kedarnath Temple Closing Date 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Kedarnath is also one of the 12 jyotirlingas. People wait for the opening and closing dates of Kedarnath Temple each year so that they can visit here. The temple is located at an altitude of 3581 m and is a part of the pious Chardham yatra.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"kedarnath-temple-opening-date\"><strong>Kedarnath Temple Opening Date<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Kedarnath Temple opening date<\/strong>&#8211; Kedarnath will open for pilgrims on 22nd April 2026 at 6.25 am. The opening date for Kedarnath Temple is announced on the auspicious Maha Shivratri, which was on 15th Feb 2026.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5894 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tourism-of-india.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/kedarnath-temple-opening-date.jpg\" alt=\"Kedarnath Temple opening date\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tourism-of-india.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/kedarnath-temple-opening-date.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.tourism-of-india.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/kedarnath-temple-opening-date-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"slider-contr\"><div class=\"flex-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tourism-of-india.com\/kedarnath-yatra-by-helicopter.html\" class=\"container-box\"><img src=\"https:\/\/toim.b-cdn.net\/images\/kedarnath\/kedarnath-dham-yatra.jpg\" alt=\"Kedarnath Yatra Helicopter\">Kedarnath Yatra Helicopter<br><span>1 Nights \/ 2 days<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tourism-of-india.com\/do-dham-luxury-yatra.html\" class=\"container-box\"><img src=\"https:\/\/toim.b-cdn.net\/pictures\/tourintro\/do-dham-yatra-badrinath-and-kedarnath-1030.jpeg\" alt=\"Do Dham Luxury Yatra\">Do Dham Luxury Yatra<br><span>5 Nights \/ 6 days<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tourism-of-india.com\/kedarnath-yatra.html\" class=\"container-box\"><img src=\"https:\/\/toim.b-cdn.net\/images\/kedarnath\/kedarnath-yatra-1.jpg\" alt=\"Do Dham Luxury Yatra\">Kedarnath Yatra From Haridwar<br><span>3 Nights \/ 4 days<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<h3 id=\"kedarnath-temple-closing-date\"><strong>Kedarnath Temple Closing Date<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Kedarnath Temple Closing Date: 11 November<\/strong> 2026 (tentative). The closing date is always the same because the gates of Kedarnath Temple close on the eve of Bhai Dooj, which will fall on 11th November this year.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5895 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tourism-of-india.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/kedarnath-temple-close.jpg\" alt=\"Kedarnath Temple Close\" width=\"750\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tourism-of-india.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/kedarnath-temple-close.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.tourism-of-india.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/kedarnath-temple-close-300x187.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In short, Kedarnath is one of those temples that every Hindu devotee wishes to visit at least once in their lifetime. Not only is it an amazing place but has a lot of significance as being a part of Chardham.<\/p>\n<p>It is a very peaceful place that people like visiting because of the positive aura and beautiful landscapes around the temple. Moreover, Kedarnath is not only visited by pilgrims but a lot of adventure enthusiasts and nature lovers also visit here.<\/p>\n<p>Kedarnath Temple is a divine and sacred place visited by people from all around the world. Though people come here to offer their prayers to Lord Shiva, they seek a sense of attaining Moksha.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Know Also: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tourism-of-india.com\/blog\/chardham-yatra-opening-and-closing-dates\/\">Chardham Yatra Opening and Closing Dates 2026<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"slider-contr\"><div class=\"flex-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tourism-of-india.com\/kedarnath-yatra-by-helicopter.html\" class=\"container-box\"><img src=\"https:\/\/toim.b-cdn.net\/images\/kedarnath\/kedarnath-dham-yatra.jpg\" alt=\"Kedarnath Yatra Helicopter\">Kedarnath Yatra Helicopter<br><span>1 Nights \/ 2 days<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tourism-of-india.com\/do-dham-luxury-yatra.html\" class=\"container-box\"><img src=\"https:\/\/toim.b-cdn.net\/pictures\/tourintro\/do-dham-yatra-badrinath-and-kedarnath-1030.jpeg\" alt=\"Do Dham Luxury Yatra\">Do Dham Luxury Yatra<br><span>5 Nights \/ 6 days<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tourism-of-india.com\/kedarnath-yatra.html\" class=\"container-box\"><img src=\"https:\/\/toim.b-cdn.net\/images\/kedarnath\/kedarnath-yatra-1.jpg\" alt=\"Do Dham Luxury Yatra\">Kedarnath Yatra From Haridwar<br><span>3 Nights \/ 4 days<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":3942,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[18],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tourism-of-india.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5889"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tourism-of-india.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tourism-of-india.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tourism-of-india.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tourism-of-india.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5889"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.tourism-of-india.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5889\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7958,"href":"https:\/\/www.tourism-of-india.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5889\/revisions\/7958"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tourism-of-india.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3942"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tourism-of-india.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5889"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tourism-of-india.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5889"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tourism-of-india.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5889"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}