“Tonight, the forward team of the Shri Badrinath Kedarnath Temple Council arrived at Shri Kedarnath Dham. The gates to Shri Kedarnath Dham will open on May 2,” the spokesman said.
According to the official release, the Shri Badrinath Dham’s portal will be open on May 4. Meanwhile, the gate of the Shri Madmaheshwar temple (the second Kedar) will be opened on May 21, and the third Kedar Shri Tungnath Temple will also be reopened on May 2.
Earlier, BKTC CEO Vijay Prasad Thapliyal attended a meeting on Monday to finalize the opening date of the Shri Omkareshwar temple in Ukhimath. He was welcomed by Kedar Sabha and was praised for his coordination with Tirthpurohits.
On Tuesday, BKTCC CEO Vijay Prasad Thapliyal conducted on-site inspections of the Temple Council’s Maa Barahi temple, Sansari, Masta Narayan Koti, Shri Triyuginarayan Temple, Gaiamaata Temple, Gairikund, Gaurikund, Sonskrit Colleds temple House and Shonitpur.
Char Dham Yatra is one of India’s most important pilgrimages – including visits to four sacred Himalayan shrines: Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath. In Hindi, “char” means four and “dham” refers to religious destinations. It is believed that Char Dham Yatra should be done clockwise. So the pilgrimage starts at Yamunotri, then heads to Gangotri, then arrives at Kedarnath, and ends at Badrinath. Journeys can be completed by road or in the air, and helicopter services can also be provided. Some devotees took on the dom yatra, which was the pilgrimage to two shrines: Keidanas and Badrinath. On April 10, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said the state government is committed to ensuring the safety of the pilgrims of Char Dham Yatra, as this pilgrimage is crucial to the state’s economy.
CM Dhami said: “I am still in a meeting. I also presided over a meeting that reviewed the preparations for Yatra. We are committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of pilgrims. CharDham Yatra is the lifeline of our state economy.”
