The cabinet chaired by Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday gave permission for the construction and installation of Artwork for the Sudarshan Chakra Sculpture at Arrival Plaza in Badrinath under the Shri Badrinath Dham complex.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday reached Bhu-Vaikunth Shri Badrinath Dham despite bad weather, where he duly welcomed the devotees from the country and abroad by performing puja-archana and got information about the facilities available on the travel route.
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 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 senior officers reviewed critical aspects, including security arrangements, traffic management, communication systems, and crowd control measures along the entire Yatra route.
The doors of Shri Kedarnath Dham will officially reopen on May 2, a spokesperson from the Shri Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) said on Friday.
Following the gold plating of Kedarnath Dham's sanctum sanctorum in 2022, BKTC President Ajendra Ajay had requested ITBP deployment for temple security during winters. Since then, ITBP personnel are deployed by the Union Home Ministry after the doors of both the Dhams are closed during winte
The Shri Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee, with the support of the District Police Administration, reported a record-breaking influx of pilgrims during the 2024 Yatra season.
Devotees in large numbers thronged the Shri Badrinath Dham temple on Sunday as the doors of the Dham were to be closed for the winter season at 9:07 PM today, an official release said.