The portals of the Shri Kedarnath Dham were opened for the devotees on Friday at 07:00 am. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami arrived at the temple premises on the occasion and welcomed all the devotees.
As the doors of Kedarnath Dham are set to open on May 2, the Panchmukhi Doli of Lord Kedarnath reached Shri Kedarnath Dham in Uttarakhand on Thursday, accompanied by chants of 'Jai Baba Kedar' that echoed through the Kedar valley.
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.
State Disaster Rescue Force (SDRF) along with Uttarakhand police in a joint operation rescued 13 people after a vehicle crashed near Gaurikund on Shri Kedarnath Yatra route in Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag on Wednesday.
As the monsoon season has come to an end, Shri Kedarnath Dham Yatra once again picked up pace as on Tuesday evening the number of devotees visiting has reached 11 lakhs 83 thousand 370.
Bollywood actress and former Miss India Universe, Urvashi Rautela, made a heartfelt visit to the revered Shri Badrinath Dham and Shri Kedarnath Dham on Tuesday, accompanied by her family.
The District Magistrate of Rudraprayag, Saurabh Gaharwar on Tuesday inspected the damaged road and landslide-affected area between Sonprayag to Gaurikund by conducting a ground inspection of the Shri Kedarnath Dham Yatra route.
According to an official release from the Chief Minister's Office (CMO), "Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) prayed for the safety of lives of Hindus and temples in Bangladesh. Under this, Puja-archana was performed in all the subordinate temples including Badrinath Dham and Shri Ke
The Uttarakhand government announced on Tuesday that they will be providing a 25 per cent discount on tickets for travel by helicopter service for pilgrims going to Shri Kedarnath Dham.