Uttarakhand Chardham Temples

More than 240 pilgrims have died this year due to health-related issues during the Chardham pilgrimage in Uttarakhand, with the fatality rate being the highest among devotees visiting the Himalayan temples by helicopter.

Medical screening for devotees above 50 years of age has been made mandatory. The screening is being done en route to the Himalayan temples.

There will be no arrangements for VIP darshan at the Chardhams till May 31 and offline registration in Haridwar and Rishikesh will remain closed till May 19.

Three labourers from Nepal died and two were injured with incessant rains lashing Uttarakhand for the second consecutive day today, as the authorities advised Char Dham pilgrims not to proceed to the Himalayan temples till the weather improves.

The portals of Badrinath will be closed for winter at 6:45 pm on November 20.

Badrinath Dham, one of the Chardham shrines, reopened on Tuesday. COVID-19 precautions were in place. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat took to Twitter and appealed to people to perform the traditional rituals at home.

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 is set to begin next month with the opening of the Yamunotri temple on May 14. The rising cases of COVID-19 in Uttarakhand have begun to cast its shadow on the Chardham Yatra with no buses booked yet by devotees.

Teerth-purohits of Gangotri have withdrawn their decision against allowing pilgrims from outside Uttarakhand to visit the Himalayan temple after being warned of stern legal action by the Chardham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

Surya Grahan 2020: Ahead of the solar eclipse, doors of all four Chardham temples in Uttarakhand - Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri - were shut at 10 pm Saturday night.

Most temples in Uttarakhand reopened their gates to devotees on Monday after a over three months but the famous Chardham in Garhwal Himalayas and those within the limits of Dehradun municipal area will remain shut.

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.

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

Amid special prayers and chanting of Vedic hymns before hundreds of devotees braving cold winds, the annual Chardham Yatra in Uttarakhand came to an ended today with the ceremonial closure of gates of the Badrinath temple.

More than 240 pilgrims have died this year due to health-related issues during the Chardham pilgrimage in Uttarakhand, with the fatality rate being the highest among devotees visiting the Himalayan temples by helicopter.

Medical screening for devotees above 50 years of age has been made mandatory. The screening is being done en route to the Himalayan temples.

There will be no arrangements for VIP darshan at the Chardhams till May 31 and offline registration in Haridwar and Rishikesh will remain closed till May 19.

Three labourers from Nepal died and two were injured with incessant rains lashing Uttarakhand for the second consecutive day today, as the authorities advised Char Dham pilgrims not to proceed to the Himalayan temples till the weather improves.

The portals of Badrinath will be closed for winter at 6:45 pm on November 20.

Badrinath Dham, one of the Chardham shrines, reopened on Tuesday. COVID-19 precautions were in place. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat took to Twitter and appealed to people to perform the traditional rituals at home.

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 is set to begin next month with the opening of the Yamunotri temple on May 14. The rising cases of COVID-19 in Uttarakhand have begun to cast its shadow on the Chardham Yatra with no buses booked yet by devotees.

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.

Surya Grahan 2020: Ahead of the solar eclipse, doors of all four Chardham temples in Uttarakhand - Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri - were shut at 10 pm Saturday night.

Most temples in Uttarakhand reopened their gates to devotees on Monday after a over three months but the famous Chardham in Garhwal Himalayas and those within the limits of Dehradun municipal area will remain shut.

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.

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

Amid special prayers and chanting of Vedic hymns before hundreds of devotees braving cold winds, the annual Chardham Yatra in Uttarakhand came to an ended today with the ceremonial closure of gates of the Badrinath temple.