Kedarnath Yatra

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 Uttarakhand High Court on Tuesday removed the daily limit on the number of devotees that can visit the Char Dham, the temples of Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri.

Kedarnath Temple News: The famous Kedarnath Temple reopened on Monday amid strict COVID-19 protocols. Uttarakhand has announced the suspension of the Chardham Yatra pilgrimage in view of the horrific second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.

Chardham Yatra: According to the new guidelines only priests, local people linked to the temples, employees and officers will be allowed at the four pilgrimage sites of Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri, and Yamunotri.

The Chardham Yatra to the four famous Himalayan shrines - Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and the Yamunotri - in Uttarakhand has been postponed in view of the massive surge in COVID-19 cases.

As the Kedarnath shrine in Uttarakhand is set to open its doors on April 29, the annual Panchmukhi Doli Yatra (procession) was undertaken in the absence of pilgrims due to the ongoing nation-wide lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Uttarakhand's Chardham yatra is all set for a low-key opening this year with no pilgrims allowed to visit the Himalayan temples of Gangotri, Yamunotri and Kedarnath when their portals reopen after the six-month winter closure.

Kedarnath Helicopter Service: Pawan Hans limited, a Government of India enterprise, has started daily helicopter flight service from Phata to Kedarnath. Pawan Hans opened its service earlier this month.The return fare for the Phata Kedarnath helicopter service - from Phata to Kedarnath and back to Phata - is Rs 4,798 per person, according to the Pa...

The portals of the Kedarnath temple in Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag district were thrown open to pilgrims today after a six-month-long winter break.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed Jammu and Kashmir authorities to prepare within a month a plan to phase out the use of mules to carry pilgrims from the Katra base camp to the Vaishno Devi shrine and to rehabilite mule owners.

Snowfall of about five inches has been reported from Kedarnath disrupting helicopter services and movement of pilgrims.

With the portals of Kedarnath opening today, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Saturday extended a warm welcome to devotees visiting the famous shrine in Garhwal Himalayas.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi this morning visited the Kedarnath shrine in Uttarakhand, which opened after a six-month winter break. PM Modi arrived around 9:30 am at the holiest of the four Himalayan shrines just before it reopened its gates. He took part in an important ritual inside the temple, becoming the first to offer prayers at the shrine at...

The Centre's ambitious Chardham project to provide all-weather connectivity to Kedarnath, Badrinath, Yamunotri and Gangotri in Uttarakhand got a shot in the arm with the Finance Ministry sanctioning an extra budgetary support of Rs 2,070 crore for the project.

The chopper service to the shrine of Kedarnath in Uttarakhand has been wound up following heavy rains and inclement weather, an official said 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.

The Uttarakhand High Court on Tuesday removed the daily limit on the number of devotees that can visit the Char Dham, the temples of Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri.

Kedarnath Temple News: The famous Kedarnath Temple reopened on Monday amid strict COVID-19 protocols. Uttarakhand has announced the suspension of the Chardham Yatra pilgrimage in view of the horrific second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.

Chardham Yatra: According to the new guidelines only priests, local people linked to the temples, employees and officers will be allowed at the four pilgrimage sites of Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri, and Yamunotri.

The Chardham Yatra to the four famous Himalayan shrines - Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and the Yamunotri - in Uttarakhand has been postponed in view of the massive surge in COVID-19 cases.

As the Kedarnath shrine in Uttarakhand is set to open its doors on April 29, the annual Panchmukhi Doli Yatra (procession) was undertaken in the absence of pilgrims due to the ongoing nation-wide lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Uttarakhand's Chardham yatra is all set for a low-key opening this year with no pilgrims allowed to visit the Himalayan temples of Gangotri, Yamunotri and Kedarnath when their portals reopen after the six-month winter closure.

Kedarnath Helicopter Service: Pawan Hans limited, a Government of India enterprise, has started daily helicopter flight service from Phata to Kedarnath. Pawan Hans opened its service earlier this month.The return fare for the Phata Kedarnath helicopter service - from Phata to Kedarnath and back to Phata - is Rs 4,798 per person, according to the Pa...

The portals of the Kedarnath temple in Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag district were thrown open to pilgrims today after a six-month-long winter break.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed Jammu and Kashmir authorities to prepare within a month a plan to phase out the use of mules to carry pilgrims from the Katra base camp to the Vaishno Devi shrine and to rehabilite mule owners.

Snowfall of about five inches has been reported from Kedarnath disrupting helicopter services and movement of pilgrims.

With the portals of Kedarnath opening today, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Saturday extended a warm welcome to devotees visiting the famous shrine in Garhwal Himalayas.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi this morning visited the Kedarnath shrine in Uttarakhand, which opened after a six-month winter break. PM Modi arrived around 9:30 am at the holiest of the four Himalayan shrines just before it reopened its gates. He took part in an important ritual inside the temple, becoming the first to offer prayers at the shrine at...

The Centre's ambitious Chardham project to provide all-weather connectivity to Kedarnath, Badrinath, Yamunotri and Gangotri in Uttarakhand got a shot in the arm with the Finance Ministry sanctioning an extra budgetary support of Rs 2,070 crore for the project.

The chopper service to the shrine of Kedarnath in Uttarakhand has been wound up following heavy rains and inclement weather, an official said today.