Photographs of Kedarnath, Gangotri - 1882

By editor, 2.5 2015

The following collection of photographs were taken between 1882 and 1883 and are in the archives of the Geological Survey of India. They provide a view of the ancient Kedarnath temple before it became a tourist attraction, when it was a lone, remote temple, only visited by a few sadhus.

Road to Kedarnath in 1882

Gangotri Temple in 1883

Gangotri Temple in 1883

Road to Badrinath (via Joshimath) in 1882