INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
DEHRADUN: Coinciding with Maha Shivratri, the Uttarakhand government announced the time and date for the opening of the Kedarnath portals--
after the six-month winter season break-- on Saturday
The doors of Kedarnath Dham will open at 6.20 am on April 25
With this, the date for the opening of all the 4 revered shrines-- Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri-- have actually been
revealed by the state administration.The annual trip will begin on the event of Akshaya Tritiya on April 22 with the opening of Gangotri and
Websites of Badrinath will open on April 27
This years yatra will be held against the background of the land subsidence in Joshimath, about 45km away from Badrinath, and it may show an
obstacle for the authorities
Referred to as the entrance to Badrinath, Joshimath is the last significant stop for pilgrims travelling on the lone route to the holy
city.Punjab: 100 Hindu pilgrims left for Pakistan to visit Katas Raj TempleSince January 2 this year, a minimum of 868 houses have
established fractures around Joshimath
Fractures are also noticeable on the roadways and farming fields of the hill town, situated at 6,150 feet
The authorities have chosen to utilize the Joshimath route for the yatra as the Helang by-pass task-- around 9km before Joshimath-- is still
The by-pass project was stopped after the Joshimath issue was reported last month.Meanwhile, chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and tourist
minister Satpal Maharaj exhibited self-confidence that the Joshimath problem will not have any impact on the yatra
We had 45 lakh pilgrims in 2015 and we anticipate a larger turnout this time
Well make all the needed arrangements for pilgrims security, Dhami said.Uttarakhand: Drone for medication shipment in hilly regionsOn April
20, prayers will be provided to Bhairavnath
The palanquin of Lord Kedarnath will then leave Omkareshwar temple of Ukhimath the next day and pick up a night stop at Vishwanath Mandir in
Thereafter, night halt for April 22 will be in Phata and in Gaurikund on April 23
On April 24, the palanquin will reach Kedarnath and the doors will be opened for pilgrims the list below morning at 6.20 am.Priests, members
of Shri Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee and other stakeholders existed at Omkareshwar temple in Ukhimath on Saturday to decide the date
It has actually been a custom to reveal the date on Maha Shivratri.Last year, around 45 lakh pilgrims-- a record-- offered prayers at the 4
Each shrine reported all-time-high footfalls , according to state authorities, with Badrinath receiving 17.6 lakh enthusiasts, followed by
15.6 lakh in Kedarnath, 6.2 lakh in Gangotri and 4.8 lakh in Yamunotri.The high variety of pilgrims in 2015 had actually triggered major
arguments among specialists-- researchers in addition to environmentalists-- on the carrying capacities of these trip centres, located in
high Himalayan zones that have actually been called delicate
The pilgrims and travelers had brought with them a similarly high number of automobiles and left mountains of trash that took days to be
cleared, some of which ended up being discarded into the Ganga and its tributaries
