Going rightwards of Harishchandreshwar temple, there is the huge cave
of Kedareshwar, in which there is a big Shivlinga, which is totally
surrounded by water. The total height from its base is five feet, and
the water is waist-deep. It is quite difficult to reach the Shivlinga
because the water is ice-cold. There are sculptures carved out here. In
monsoon it is not possible to reach this cave, as a huge stream flows
across the way.
As can be seen from the picture, there is a huge rock above the Shiva
Linga. There were four pillars built around the Shiva Linga. No one
really knows the history about these pillars, but it is said that the
pillars were built to depict the four 'Yugas' of Life - 'Satya Yuga',
'Tretha Yuga', 'Dwapara Yuga' and 'Kali Yuga'. When a Yuga comes to the
end of its time, one of the pillars apparently breaks down. Three of the
pillars have already broken down. The general belief is that the
current phase is the 'Kali Yuga' and the day the fourth pillar breaks
down - it will be looked to as the last day of the current era.
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