Dikhyaa Mohanty 
Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the Adi Shankaracharya statue at Kedarnath temple in Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand. The Samadhi of Adi Shankaracharya has been reconstructed after its destruction in the 2013 Uttarakhand floods.
PM Modi stated that after the 2013 destruction, people used to think if Kedarnath could be redeveloped. But a voice within him always told him that Kedarnath will be redeveloped again. He then added that no words are to the experience sitting before Adi Guru Shankaracharya”s statue at his rebuilt samadhi.
PM Modi credited Baba Kedar for reconstruction work carried out in Kedarpuri in sub-zero temperatures after the devastating floods of 2013. He also gave his prayers and performed aarti at the ancient temple and then paid obeisance to Lord Shiva and undertook circumambulation of the Kedarnath shrine after offering prayers.
Located on the bank of the Mandakini river, Kedarnath Temple is one of the four ancient pilgrimage sites referred to as ”Char Dham Yatra” which also include Yamunotri, Gangotri and Badrinath.
Pic Courtesy – ANI
