The current session of the Gangotri and Yamunotri pilgrimage is now about to end. As per tradition, the doors of Gangotri temple will be closed for winter on Saturday, November 2, and the doors of Yamunotri temple will be closed for winter on Sunday, November 3, an official release said.
The annual Char Dham yatra in Uttarakhand has gained momentum with the arrival of over 40 lakh pilgrims to the four shrines of Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri so far.
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 priests of various temples and Dhams met Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami at his camp office on Tuesday and thanked the state government for taking the decision to start the Centre for Hindu Studies at Doon University and making strict provisions for misuse of the name of C
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has directed the officials to take action at a fast pace for the formation of Chardham Management Yatra Authority. Along with this, he also directed to prepare an action plan on how to increase the carrying capacity in Yamunotri Dham, the Chief
The district administration has sent three seriously injured persons in separate accidents near Dabrani and Silkyara in the district for treatment to AIIMS Rishikesh with the help of two helicopters, according to an official statement on Friday.
After an unprecedented number of devotees turned up at the Badrinath and Kedarnath Dhams, the Uttarakhand government has deployed Yatra Magistrates at these revered sites for crowd management.
In an extraordinary display of devotion, the Char Dham Yatra has seen a record-breaking influx of pilgrims to Yamunotri and Gangotri Dham within the first 15 days of the pilgrimage season.
The Uttar Pradesh government has said that devotees from Uttar Pradesh intending to go on the Char Dham Yatra in Uttarakhand should proceed on pilgrimage only after registration