The portals of one of the Panch Kedar shrines- Rudranath temple in Chamoli district were reopened to the public early in the morning on the weekend. Early on Saturday morning, devotees along with the residents from Gopeshwar village, Gangol and Sagar Gwad trekked many kilometres to reach Rudranath at the time of its portals being reopened for the public.
The Rudranath temple is situated at an altitude of 2290 metres amidst the bugyals (high altitude alpine meadows) in Chamoli district. It should be mentioned here that lord Shiva is worshipped in the form of his face at Rudranath shrine whereas the entire body is worshipped in Pashupatinath temple at Kathmandu in Nepal. The Rudranath shrine will now remain open for devotees till the winter season.