Kedarnath temple gets meditation cave, new entrance plaza

Now, pilgrims can book the cave known as Rudra Meditation Cave for stay at INR 3,000 per head for three days. The bookings are applicable online through the online portal.
Reportedly, a meditation cave located about 400 m from the famous Kedarnath shrine in the Indian Himalayas, a new entrance plaza, an enlarged platform, and other new developments in the infrastructure at the temple site will be presented when PM Narendra Modi visits Kedarnath on November 6, 2018. The idea of setting up a meditation cave for the pilgrims was given by PM Modi himself.

The uninitiated should know that the meditation cave at Kedarnath is a natural one, but is equipped with all the basic facilities like water, electricity supply and telephone. The guests are provided with meals as well. The cave is 5 m long and 3 m wide. Mangesh Ghildiyal, the District Magistrate, Rudraprayag, told TOI that the concerned authorities will promote the meditation cave on social media.
He further told the press that the entrance space close to the convergence of river Mandakini (Ganga) and Saraswati has been made. The temple platform area has been extended from 27,000 sq ft to 41,000 sq ft. Also, the authorities have finished working on the road leading towards the Kedarnath temple.

The online booking of the cave can be done through the official webpage of Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam.