Apr 03, 2025 04:57 PM IST
Char Dham shrines stay shut for round six months yearly, opening in summer time season (April or Might) and shutting with the onset of winter (October or November).
The portals of Yamunotri Dham in Uttarakhand will open at 11.55 am on the auspicious event of Akshaya Tritiya on April 30, the Yamunotri Temple Committee members mentioned on Thursday.
The Yamunotri temple in Uttarkashi. (HT File Picture)
“The time for the opening of the temple gates was decided at the Yamuna temple complex in Kharsali village on the occasion of Yamuna Jayanti as per astrological calculations. The portal will open at 11.55am on April 30,” Sunil Uniyal, secretary of the Yamunotri temple committee, mentioned.
Spokesperson of the committee, Purshottam Uniyal, mentioned that as per traditions, earlier than the opening of the portal, the palanquin carrying the idol of Goddess Yamuna, accompanied by the palanquin of her brother lord Shani Dev, will proceed for Yamunotri Dham at 8am the identical day.
“After that, the temple priests will perform prayers according to the Vedic rituals and the portals will be opened for the devotees, thus heralding the Char Dham Yatra this year,” Purshottam Uniyal mentioned.
Char Dham shrines stay shut for round six months yearly, opening in summer time season (April or Might) and shutting with the onset of winter (October or November). Historically, the Char Dham pilgrimage begins within the west from Yamunotri and proceeds to Gangotri and at last reaches Kedarnath and Badrinath within the east.
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