'Not in Vedas': No livestreaming of Chardham Yatra

July 17, 2021 17:06

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has said that the Chardham Yatra will not be livestreamed as 'it is not written in the Vedas'.

"After taking into account all the suggestions, we have decided not to hold livestreaming of Chardham Yatra as it is not written in the Vedas. We are also going to file an affidavit in the high court in this regard," Dhami said.

On Friday, the Chardham Devasthanam Board had decided not to permit livestreaming of ceremonies from the sancta sanctorum of Uttarakhand's famous Himalayan temples 'in reverence to the religious beliefs associated with them'.

"Considering the religious beliefs and conventions associated with Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri, the board unanimously decided not to allow live-streaming of the ceremonies from the sanctum sanctorums," an official said.

The decision was taken at the third meeting of the board headed by the CM, he said.

Earlier, staying the state Cabinet's decision to start the chardham yatra partially for locals from July 1, the Uttarakhand high court had suggested the state government to make arrangements for nationwide live-streaming of ceremonies inside the temples.

On an objection raised by the state government that telecasting such events does not go with the scriptures, the court had said the government was being sympathetic towards the emotions of the priests. -- ANI/PTI

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