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The portals of the Badrinath Temple opened at 4:30 a.m. May 15.
DEHRADUN: The portals of Badrinath The shrine located in the Chamoli district of Garhwal Himalaya opened at 4:30 am on Friday. Authorities said social distancing was maintained and that only 11 people, including priests, had permission for the ceremony.
Like the other three dhams, the first prayer here was performed on behalf of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
To remember, the Gangotri and Yamunotri portals were opened on April 26 and the Kedarnath gates were opened on April 29. Previously, the Badrinath dham portals were supposed to open on April 30, but the Tehri revised and set the date for May 15. royal family, custodians of the sanctuary.
Speaking about the opening of the Char Dham shrines in the midst of the ongoing blockade, Tourism Minister Satpal Maharaj said: “Currently, only religious rituals are performed in the Char Dham shrines and it is not open to devotees. However , we have requested the Center to open the yatra for people living in the Uttarakhand green zone districts. ”
Last year, the yatra saw record pilgrim participation and there was a significant increase in numbers compared to 2018. In total, the Char Dham Yatra saw a footprint of devotees of around 32 lakh in 2019. Badrinath had a maximum participation of devotees with 11.74 lakh Kedarnath witnessed 10.02 lakh of pilgrims; 5.30 lakh paid tribute to Gangotri while 4.65 lakh visited Yamunotri.
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