"Uttarakhand CM will be present at time of opening of doors of Badrinath Temple": Chamoli DM

Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], May 3 (ANI): Ahead of the opening of Shri Badrinath Temple on May 4, Chamoli District Magistrate Sandeep Tiwari on Saturday said that Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami will be present at the time of the opening of the doors of the temple.
"The doors of the temple will open at 6.04 am tomorrow. Several devotees have reached Badrinath already. Beautification and renovation work at the temple has been completed. On the first day, more than 25,000 devotees are expected to visit. The Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami will be present at the time of the opening of the doors of the temple," Chamoli District Magistrate told ANI.
The Shri Badrinath temple is being adorned with 40 quintals of flowers as the doors of Badrinath Dham in Uttarakhand are set to open on Sunday.
Earlier on May 1, Uttarakhand Director General of Police (DGP) Deepam Seth and Additional Director General (ADG) V Murugeshan arrived at the revered Shri Badrinath Dham and assessed preparations.
The senior officers reviewed critical aspects, including security arrangements, traffic management, communication systems, and crowd control measures along the entire Yatra route.
The Char Dham Yatra 2025 officially began on April 30, with the doors of Gangotri and Yamunotri Dham opening on Akshaya Tritiya amid Vedic chants and rituals. On May 2 the doors of Kedarnath were opened.
The doors of Shri Badrinath temple are scheduled to open on May 4. So far, over 22 lakh pilgrims have registered at the Rishikesh Transit Camp for the sacred journey.
The Hindu pilgrimage Char Dham circuit consists of four sites: Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath, and Badrinath. The River Yamuna originates from the Yamunotri Glacier in Uttarakhand. Pilgrimage season peaks in Uttarakhand for the Char Dham Yatra annually during the summers. (ANI)