Unlock 1.0: Badrinath temple all set to welcome pilgrims, locals oppose
News | June 07, 2020 18:16 ISTFamous hill shrine of Badrinath opened on May 15, however without grand ceremony without pilgrims.
Famous hill shrine of Badrinath opened on May 15, however without grand ceremony without pilgrims.
The sacred portals of Badrinath were opened early on Friday with only a select group of priests and Devasthanam Board officials attending the low-key ceremony.
The lord Badrinath temple has been decorated with flowers in a grand manner and several pictures have made it to the internet that are simply breathtaking. This will be the first time that a limited number of people will be present during the opening of the temple doors.
The 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 in a few days after the six-month winter closure.
Kedarnath temple in Uttarakhand will open for pilgrims from May 14 while Badrinath temple will open from May 15 at 4 a.m., Uttarakhand's Culture Minister Satpal Maharaj announced on Monday.
The gates of the temple will be ceremoniously opened amid chanting of Vedic hymns at 4.30 am on April 30, Badri-Kedar temple committee president Mohan Prasad Thapliyal said.
The sacred portals of Badrinath in Garhwal Himalayas closed for devotees on Sunday for the winter season. After traditional prayers, the gates of the famed Himalayan shrine were closed at 5.13 pm, Badrinath-Kedarnath Mandir Samiti sources said.
Reliance Industries CMD Mukesh Ambani Saturday offered prayers at famous Himalayan shrines of Badrinath and Kedarnath in Uttarakhand. Accompanied by his son Akash, Ambani arrived by helicopter in Badrinath at around 8.30 am, Badrinath-Kedarnath Mandir Samiti spokesman Harish Gaud told PTI.
Kedarnath is all set to take online bookings for prayers after it successfully managed to digitize its 'pooja counter' and provide the devotees with a fully computerised experience.
From Mussoorie to Nainital and Kedarnath to Badrinath, tourists and pilgrims are coming in packed trains and buses even as long traffic jams and accommodation problems persist at all these places.
After offering prayers at the Kedarnath and Badrinath shrines, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is slated to return to Delhi Sunday afternoon.
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Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh spoke to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat over the phone to take a stock of the situation and offered all help in case of an emergency.
As the doors of the Badrinath temple were flung open, thousands of devotees braved early morning chill for the first glimpse of the deity.
Maulana Abdul Latif Qasmi, recently stated that the holy Hindu shrine at Badrinath belongs to Muslims.
When Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was quizzed about Abdul Latif’s comments, he said that ‘government will surely take action those who are trying to divide the society on basis of religion’.
A helicopter carrying pilgrims from Badrinath to Haridwar crashed on Saturday morning, killing an engineer.
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