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The Badrinath temple was decorated with 10 quintals of flowers. (Image: News18)
The doors of the Himalayan temple were opened at 4.30 in the morning by its chief priest Rawal Ishwari Prasad Nambudiri in the presence of a limited number of officials from the shrine board.
- PTI
- Last update: May 15, 2020 10:20 a.m. IST
Badrinath Temple | Badrinath’s holy portals opened early Friday with only a select group of priests and Devasthanam Board officials attending the discreet ceremony. The doors of the Himalayan temple were opened at 4.30 a.m. by its chief priest Rawal Ishwari Prasad Nambudiri in the presence of a limited number of officials from the shrine board, the Devasthanam Board media outlet Harish Gaud said.
Priests appeared in masks and maintained social distance during the process.
After the doors were opened, the first bid was made on behalf of Prime Minister Narendra Modi praying for the well-being of humanity.
Although the crowd of devotees was missing from the opening ceremony, the temple was decorated with 10 quintals of flowers and bright diamonds, Gaud said.
Uttarakhand Prime Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat and Tourism Minister Satpal Maharaj congratulated devotees for the opening of the temple and expressed their hope that the coronavirus pandemic will be defeated and that the chardham yatra will begin as soon as possible.
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