Badrinath:
The portals of the Badrinath temple in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district have been opened for devotees on Sunday after a six-month closure. Amid vedic chants, the doorways of the temple devoted to Lord Vishnu have been opened at 6 am.
Fifteen tons of flowers of assorted varieties adorned the temple and the Indian Military performed devotional music on the event.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, Bharatiya Janata Social gathering (BJP) state unit president Mahendra Bhatt and Tehri MLA Kishore Upadhyay have been additionally current on the event.
A particular worship was first carried out within the temple by the chief priest of Badrinath Dham, Rawal, Dharmadhikari and Vedpathis.
Together with the primary temple, the doorways of Ganesh, Ghantakarna, Adi Kedareshwar, Adi Guru Shankaracharya Temple and Mata Murti Temple located within the Badrinath Dham have additionally been opened for the devotees.
Officers right here stated the native administration has accomplished all the mandatory preparations to make the journey to the Dham secure and easy.
With the opening of the doorways of Badrinath, this yr’s Char Dham Yatra has began in full swing.
Yearly after Diwali, the doorways of the Char Dhams — Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri — are closed for devotees. The portals reopen in April-Might the next yr.
In the course of the six-month-long pilgrimage, lakhs of devotees from throughout the nation and overseas go to the Char Dhams.
The portals of Himalayan temple Kedarnath have been opened on Friday final. Gangotri and Yamunotri temples have been opened on April 30.
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