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Number of pilgrims crosses 30 lakh for Char Dham Yatra 2023

In the ongoing Char Dham Yatra in Uttarakhand, over 30 lakh pilgrims have visited Char Dham and more than 10 lakh pilgrims have visited Kedarnath, Ashok Kumar, Director General of Police, said on Thursday.

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Decorated with 15 quintals of flowers Badrinath Dham portals to open tomorrow

Badrinath Dham portals are all set to open for pilgrims on Thursday (Apr 27) at 7:10 AM. The temple dedicated to Bhagwan Vishnu was decorated with 15 quintals of flowers.

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Temple 360: Now India's famous pilgrimages will reach devotees through one-of-a-kind online darshan

The devotees will be able to see and participate in the online darshan or e-Darshan through the live cameras of the Temple 360 portal.

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NB Twitter Scan | Chota Char Dham - The spiritual & divine Yatra that every Hindu must undertake once in a lifetime

Char Dham yatra opens on the auspicious day of Akshay Tritiya of Chaitya month and remains open until Bhai Dooj.

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Ancient Char Dham route followed by Pandavas to open for public

Uttarakhand state govt has announced that it is planning to open the ancient routes for Char Dham for public, that are believed to have been used by rishis, munis, as well as the Pandavas. A group of 25 trekkers discovered the 3,000 years old ancient routes again around 8 months ago.

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Transforming mountains by building roads

Mountains are always places with low accessibility. India is blessed with many mountain ranges, but most important of all is the Himalayas. And two Indian states are the majority mountainous states, ie., Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

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Devotees crowd at Kedarnath for darshan; ITBP deployed for management

Considering the increasing crowds at Kedarnath temple, and the recent misfortunate incidents the ITBP forces have been appointed to manage the crowds. Ever since the yatra began; May 6, 28 tourists en route to the temple have died, due to varied reasons.

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VHP welcomes decision on withdrawal of Char Dham Devasthanam law by Uttarakhand govt

The VHP Kendriya Margdarshak Mandal in its April 2021 meeting at Haridwar had called upon all the State Governments to hand back the Hindu Temples and other Religious Institutions to the Hindu Society.

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Incessant rainfall in Uttarakhand creates destruction; Public Property worth Rs. 2000 Cr destroyed

Incessant rainfall that flooded the roads and triggered landslides in the Kumaon division in Uttarakhand, has destroyed public property worth Rs. 2000 in the last few days. The rescue department has rescued over 7800 tourists trapped in various areas in the division due to heavy rains. Chief Minister has asked the administration to focus on restoring power and water supply as well as road connectivity which was disrupted due to heavy rains in the last few days.

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Over 2 lakh pilgrims have visited Char Dham shrines till now

This milestone took place despite the COVID-19 pandemic and heavy rainfalls

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Uttarakhand rains: Char Dham Yatra, that was temporarily suspended, to resume today

'Char Dham Yatra' will completely revive from today onwards as the rainfall has been decreased a bit

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Uttarakhand issues new SOP for Char Dham Yatra as Nainital HC removes cap on no of pilgrims

Amid the fear of third wave of Covid-19 pandemic, the Uttarakhand government announced a new SOP for Char Dham Yatra. This comes after the Nainital High Court gave its decision on sliding off the cap on number of pilgrims. According to the new SOP the locals are not required to register on the smart city portals before undertaking the yatra. Only those traveling from outside the state would need to register on the portal.

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Uttarakhand CM announces Rs 200 cr package for tourism sector, to benefit 1.63 lakh families

Uttarakhand CM announces Rs 200 cr package for tourism sector, to benefit 1.63 lakh families

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Adi Shankaracharya’s 12-feet tall statue to be installed in Kedarnath shrine

Adi Shankaracharya’s 12-feet tall statue to be installed in Kedarnath shrine

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Char Dham updates: Portals of Badrinath temple open early morning at 4.15

Char Dham updates: Portals of Badrinath temple open early morning at 4.15

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SC to hear plea on Char Dham Highway by May 14 as it touches sensitive border with China

SC to hear plea on Char Dham Highway by May 14 as it touches sensitive border with China

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Oil and gas PSUs sign MoUs for developing Badrinath Dham as 'Spiritual Smart hill Town'

Oil and gas PSUs sign MoUs for developing Badrinath Dham as 'Spiritual Smart hill Town'

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#CharDhamYatra2021 : Char Dham Management Board issues new guidelines

#CharDhamYatra2021 : Char Dham Management Board issues new guidelines

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Uttarakhand CM revokes Char Dham Act', frees 51 temples from state control

Uttarakhand CM revokes Char Dham Act', frees 51 temples from state control

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Ganga Avlokan : First of its kind Museum on Ganga

PM Modi inaugurated the project of 'Ganga Avlokan' among six other projects under the 'Namami Gange'.

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Char Dham Shrine Management Bill passed in Uttarakhand

The state Assembly on Tuesday passed the Uttarakhand Char Dham Shrine Management Bill, paving the way for the creation of a board to run the affairs of 51 temples across the state, including the four famous Himalayan shrines.

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Avoiding offline process delay, Uttarakhand to issue online green cards for Char Dham vehicles

In order to avoid delay, confusion and congestion due to the offline process, Uttarakhand transport department has decided to issue online green cards for vehicles en route Char Dham for the year 2020.

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Maintaining sanctity of holy shrines, Uttarakhand bans alcohol sale at eight places including Char Dham

Maintaining the sanctity of the holy shrines, the Uttarakhand government has banned sale of alcohol in 8 religious areas including Char Dham on Thursday. A government order issued through a notification stated that no liquor shop will be allowed within limits of 1.6 kms municipal limits of the religious places like Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri, Yamunotri, Nanakmatta, Puran Kaliyar, Hemkund Sahib, Reetha Sahib and Purnagiri. Haridwar and Rishikesh are already dry areas of the state.

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With echoes of Har Har Mahadev, Kedarnath closes its portals

On the auspicious occasion of Bhaiduj, the sacred portals of the Kedarnath shrine were closed for the winter. The doors of Kedarnath Dham were closed for the winter at 8.30 am according to the Lagna. Baba's Panchmukhi Bhogamurthy left for the Omkareshwar temple in winter with Army band tunes. Doli will rest at Rampur at the first stop today. On 31 October, Baba's Bhogamurti will be seated in the Omkareshwar temple for six months of worship.

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Badrinath temple to be closed for public from November 17

The holy portals of the Badrinath temple in Uttarakhand will be closed to the public for winter. The ancient shrine will be closed on November 17. "Portals of the temple will be closed on November 17 for the winter season," said Chief Priest Ishwari Prashad Nambudiri.

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More than 1 lakh pilgrims touch Lord Kedarnath’s feet

Since the sacred Char Dham Yatra has opened its portals for darshan, the number of pilgrims visited is very impressive. In the last 12 days, the number of pilgrims who reached Kedarnath Dham has crossed one lakh. 10 to 15 thousand people are reaching every day. However, during the same period last year, one lakh 43 thousand passengers had arrived.

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Kedarnath breaks its record: More than 5 lakh pilgrims seeks darshan in just one month

The fast-pious devotees who have reached the Kedarnath shrine in the last one month have been convinced that the number of pilgrims who reached Kedarnath Nath Dham this time will be much higher than the previous years.

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Kedarnath creates a new record of pilgrims’ arrival: 1.08 lakh more arrives than last year in just 26 days

Kedarnath Yatra has created a new record of pilgrims as 1.08 lakh more passengers have reached Kedarnath in the first 26 days of this year compared to the previous year.

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Lord Kedarnath extends his Darshan timings: 2 hours increased due to impressive increase in Yatris this year

Looking at the wreath of devotees in Kedarnath, time of observation has been extended in the afternoon. For the first time after the calamity of 2013, such a large number of passengers are reaching Kedarnath. Mangesh Ghildiyal, District Magistrate of Rudraprayag, said that after watching the number of passengers, Badrinath-Kedar in the afternoon, after the talk of the temple committee, the time of Darshan has been extended for more than one and a half hours.

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Heavy snowfall in Uttarakhand halts Char Dham Yatra

Heavy snowfall in Uttarakhand has led to a halt in Char Dham Yatra as Kedarnath and Badrinath Yatra routes have been closed due to bad weather.

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Lord Kedarnath to open his sacred portals from April 29; PM Modi marks the date to seek darshan

Lord Kedarnath will open his sacred portals for his worshipers from April 29. During this ceremony of portal opening of Kedarnath, PM Narendra Modi will be present over there to perform puja of Baba Kedarnath. Information from this program has been received from Uttarakhand Government.

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Yak will be a new cab for pilgrims to Badrinath

Till now pilgrims use to sit on the back of horses or mules to reach one of the sacred temples of Char Dham, Badrinath Dham but now one more option has been added to the transportation list that is Yak. Domestic Yak will be pilgrims’ new cab to Badrinath soon.

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Char Dham yatra routes to focus on flower farming

17 years ago, where the cultivation of flowers was just 150 hectares, it has now increased 10 times. The annual turnover is around 200 million this is the account of flower farming in Uttarakhand, which has about 10 thousand farmers.

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Chota Char Dham Railway: Convenience in pilgrimage will be architected soon

While going on the pilgrimage of Chota Char Dham (Gsngotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath, Badrinath), you will often see pilgrims going by cars, helicopters, on the back of horses etc. But now a new mode will be introduced for transportation as the much awaited Chota Char Dham Rail route’s survey got a sanction in the year 2017-18.

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