Goddess yamuna English news | Goddess yamuna, Latest News & Live Updates in English | English News (Latest English News) at Lokmattimes.com

The portals of Kedarnath and Yamunotri will close for winters on Saturday and remain shut for the next six months, informed Uttarakhand Char Dham Devasthanam Management Board.The circuit of four ancient pilgrimage sites in Uttarakhand, including Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath are referred to as 'Char Dham'.Badrinath Temple will close on November 20, said the officials.After the religious ceremony for closing the portals of Kedarnath is performed today, a palanquin will leave for Ukhimath Omkareshwar Temple. Similarly, a palanquin of Goddess Yamuna will leave for the village of Kharsali near Janki Chatti.Meanwhile, the portals of the Gangotri shrine closed on Friday at 11.45 am after priests performed religious rituals. A large number of pilgrims and local people were present to witness the ceremony. The Utsav Doli (palanquin) of Maa Ganga of the Gangotri shrine left for her winter abode at Mukhba, following the closure of portals of Gangotri for the next six months, and will reach there today on the occasion of Bhai Dooj.District Magistrate of Uttarkashi Mayur Dixit in an official statement informed that during this year, more than 32,948 pilgrims visited Gangotri Dham.The Char Dham Yatra began on September 18 this year after the Nainital High Court on September 16 lifted the ban on Char Dham Yatra and only allowed people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with a mandatory COVID-19 negative report for the annual pilgrimage.As per the Devasthanam Management Board, over two lakh devotees have visited the four shrines this year till October 22.Char Dhams, which draw lakhs of tourists and devotees every year from across the country and abroad, are closed every year in winters due to heavy snowfall in the region.( With inputs from ANI )Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

Home

City

Latest News

Cricket

LT Premium

National

International

Maharashtra

Opinions

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar

Nagpur

Entertainment

Photos

Business

Technology

Sports

Lifestyle

Social Viral

Lokmat Games

Health

Marathi Language Controversy

Maharashtra News

Mumbai Local

Weather Update

Mumbai Rains

Ahmedabad Plane Crash

Goddess YamunaFOLLOW

Goddess yamuna, Latest News

National :Portals of Yamunotri Dham to open today, CM Dhami participates in yatra as Maa Yamuna's Doli departs from Kharsali

Kharsali (Uttarakhand) [India], April 22 : The portals of the Yamunotri Dham dedicated to Goddess Yamuna would open on ... ...

National :Doors of Yamunotri Dham to open on May 3

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday said that the doors of "Yamunotri Dham" dedicated to Goddess Yamuna will open on May 3. ...

National :Portals of Kedarnath, Yamunotri to close for winters today

The portals of Kedarnath and Yamunotri will close for winters on Saturday and remain shut for the next six months, informed Uttarakhand Char Dham Devasthanam Management Board. ...