The three-day extended Gandhi Jayanti weekend led to a massive influx of tourists and pilgrims travelling to Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand , resulting in major traffic jams on several key routes, Manali, Mussoorie and Shimla, and pilgrimage sites like Badrinath Dham and Kainchi Dham .
It added that pilgrims were standing in queues and moving ahead to avail of the shuttle service. All devotees are requested to have darshan in queues and follow the guidelines issued by the administration/police,” its latest statement on X read. It added that the pilgrimage routes remain open and traffic was moving without any disruption.
Rudraprayag Police shared visuals of the heavy influx of tourists on its X account and said that the number of pilgrims visiting Kedarnath Dham had risen sharply due to the weekend. “This morning, devotees are queuing up to have darshan of Baba Kedar at Kedarnath Dham…Due to the weekend, the continuous arrival of pilgrims on the Char Dham Yatra continues.
Uttarkashi Police said in its latest statement on X that the pilgrimage to Gangotri and Yamunotri Dham was proceeding smoothly.
