Kedarnath Temple to reopen to devotees on May 17, Badrinath on May 18
The portals of Kedarnath Temple will likely be reopened for devotees on May 17, a spokesperson of the Uttarakhand Char Dham Devasthanam Management Board mentioned on Thursday. The idol of Lord Shiva will likely be moved out of its winter abode at Ukhimath’s Omkareshwar temple on May 14. The well-known temple will reopen for devotees at 5 am on May 17. The temple was closed on November 16 final yr.
Badrinath Temple, which was closed on November 19, will reopen to devotees on May 18, the spokesperson mentioned.
Gangotri and Yamunotri temples will reopen on May 14.
The Char Dham Yatra will start this yr after the reopening of the 4 temples.
The portals of the 4 well-known Himalayan shrines — Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri — are opened yearly between April and May after a six-month closure throughout which they continue to be snowbound.
