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After strenuous trek of Kedarnath, we began our journey to the next destination 'Chopta'. On the way to Chopta we visited 'Ukhimath' the home of Lord Omkareshwar.  This beautiful sight welcomes you on reaching Ukhimath.  According to popular legend, Anirudh the great grandson of Lord Krishna got married to Usha the beautiful daughter of Asura King Banasur. Hence, the place was known as Ushamath. With passage of time, Ushamath has become Ukhimath. It is one of the Pancha Kedars and is the home for Kedarnath and Madhyamaheshwar during winter. During winters the festive idols of Kedarnath and Madhyamaheshwar are brought here and worshiped in this ancient temple of Omkareshwar. Seeking blessings of Omkareshwar, we moved to Chopta. Chopta is a beautiful small village around 30 kms away from Ukhimath with lush green meadows and evergreen forests unexplored by many tourists.  This is considered as a mini Switzerland as it is completely covered by snow dur

Completing the journey of Gangotri, we headed towards Kedarnath from Uttar Kashi and had a halt at Gupt Kashi. It is a fairly larger town in Kedar Khand (sector) of Gadwal Himalayas of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand. It is located in the Northern belt of Himalayas with lush green forests. The valley has large number of Mangolia trees locally known as Champa. Gupta Kashi is famous for an ancient Vishwanath Temple dedicated to Lord Siva as in Uttar Kashi. Gupt Kashi means secret kashi. There are few legends related to the name of this place. According to one legend, Lord Shiva lived in incognito at this place knowing that Pandavas are coming to meet him. He was angry and doesn't want to see them as he was not happy for their deeds in the battle of Kurukshetra. Another legend says that long back, Kashi in Varanasi was the home for many enlightened saints and sages. Due to increasing number of common people, they shifted their base to Uttarkashi. When commoners reached there