Chardham Priests

The Uttarakhand government on Tuesday decided to scrap the Chardham Devasthanam Board even as the opposition Congress termed it as a victory of the priests and "defeat" of BJP's arrogance.

Intensifying their agitation for the dissolution of the Devasthanam Board, a group of Chardham priests gheraoed the official residence of Uttarakhand Agriculture Minister Subodh Uniyal on Tuesday.

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.

Teerth-purohits of Gangotri have withdrawn their decision against allowing pilgrims from outside Uttarakhand to visit the Himalayan temple after being warned of stern legal action by the Chardham Devasthanam Board.

The Chardham Devasthanam Board on Wednesday warned of stern legal action against those who stop pilgrims from outside Uttarakhand to visit the Gangotri Dham.

After a gap of six months the doors of the famous Himalayan shrine Kedarnath reopened on Saturday for pilgrims. The temple, situated in Rudraprayag district at a height of 3,584 meter, was reopened at 0715 hours according to 'mahurat', sources said. The 'mahurat' was decided on Mahashivrati at Ukhimath on February 20. The head priest of the temp...

The Uttarakhand government on Tuesday decided to scrap the Chardham Devasthanam Board even as the opposition Congress termed it as a victory of the priests and "defeat" of BJP's arrogance.

Intensifying their agitation for the dissolution of the Devasthanam Board, a group of Chardham priests gheraoed the official residence of Uttarakhand Agriculture Minister Subodh Uniyal on Tuesday.

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.

Teerth-purohits of Gangotri have withdrawn their decision against allowing pilgrims from outside Uttarakhand to visit the Himalayan temple after being warned of stern legal action by the Chardham Devasthanam Board.

The Chardham Devasthanam Board on Wednesday warned of stern legal action against those who stop pilgrims from outside Uttarakhand to visit the Gangotri Dham.

After a gap of six months the doors of the famous Himalayan shrine Kedarnath reopened on Saturday for pilgrims. The temple, situated in Rudraprayag district at a height of 3,584 meter, was reopened at 0715 hours according to 'mahurat', sources said. The 'mahurat' was decided on Mahashivrati at Ukhimath on February 20. The head priest of the temp...