The pony ride to the top

There are many ways to reach the Kedarnath temple. You can walk. Also there are helicopters, ponies, palkhis, or one can even be carried on the back. I chose to ride the pony. It took four hours to reach the top with two short breaks. There is food and water available all along the way. After the pony ride there was a two km walk to the GMVN guest house. A Pony ride costs Rs. 2300 which is not much cheaper than a helicopter ride which costs Rs. 3200. But it is much better to walk or take the pony if you can spare the time because you really get to understand the mountain which is revered by millions of Indians for eternity.