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Basukedar is a village in the Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand state in northern India. It is situated about 5 km from Chandrapuri and is notable for the Lord Shiva Temple.

Basukedar : RUDRAPRAYAG, UTTARAKHAND-242625, (reputedly where Shiva lived before coming to Kedarnath). It has a Shiva temple constructed by Pandava. Architecture and idols seems to be at least 1000 yrs old. A good place for meditation and dhyan yoga. This is around 35km from Agustmuni, around 1.30 hr to drive. This is actually an old track to visit Kedarnath. It is said that Lord Shiva stayed a night in Basukedar while he was travelling to Mount Kailash (Kedarnath) this is the reason this place is called Basukedar

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History
This is one of the place/village situated in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand which was developed since 1900.There was a school which was opened in the year of 1955 with a teaching facility up to 8th class, which was one of the schools in a periphery of 70 kilometers. Slowly some of the public utilities are opened in this place like intermediate college, junior girls school, primary school, a small ayurvedic hospital, Post office, small market, a Sanskrit mahavidyalaya and a bus stop. It is known on its popularity among the nearby villages and panchayats and the most one is famous for the ancient temple of lord Shiva. It is connected with the adjoining villages and its intermediate college is one of the single college in that area where students came far from the distance villages and taken education up to 12th class before 1980. Basukedar comes in the gram sabha of Dalsingi, which is big populated village and has a number of special features. The geographical figure of the village has not altered, adjoining to Kaushalpur, Kyark-Barsurhi, Naine- Ponder, Biron- Dewal, Arkhund and Chandrapuri , a nearby station at NH-58, joined by an old track to get transportation before 1990. Now it is connected with a road which comes from Agustyamuni and linked to Guptkashi and further planning to connect with other linked roads. Agriculture cultivation is one of the main accupation of the village who are currently living here as Out of 70% men lived outside from the village for their work and literacy rate is about 90%.

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Image:BASUKEDAR TEMPLE.jpg| Shiva temple at Basukedar Image: Chaukhambha view.jpg| View from Basukedar Image: Himalayan view.jpg| Range of himalaya view from Basukedar Image:Mandir_puja_celebration.jpg| Mandir-puja celebration