Kedarnath temple opens, 1st puja in PM's name

April 29, 2020 09:51

The portals of Kedarnath Temple were thrown open at 6.10 am on Wednesday after a six-month-long winter break.Amid the nationwide lockdown, pilgrims are prohibited from visiting the shrine.Covered in a thick layer of snow, the temple was decorated with 10 quintals of marigold flowers.The process of opening the doors of Kedar Dham began at 3 am. Shiva Shankar Linga, the chief priest of the shrine, carried out the tradition of opening the doors.

The first ''pooja" was performed in the name of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said a statement.

A representative of the Devasthanam Board, BD Singh, along with 20 employees from Panchagai, was present here when the religious rituals and aarti were performed. Apart from this, around 15 policemen and administration officials participated in the aarti.

All participants maintained social distancing during the rituals.

This year the Army band did not participate in the religious ceremony at a time of opening the portals of the shrine due to lockdown restrictions.With the opening of the doors of Kedarnath Dham, three of the four dhams of Uttarakhand will be opened. While Gangotri-Yamunotri Dham opened on April 26 on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya, the portals of Badrinath Dham will open on May 15. -- ANI

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