Rudraprayag/Uttarkashi, The portals of the Kedarnath and Yamunotri shrines were closed for the winter season on Wednesday following prescribed rituals and the chanting of Vedic mantras.
the portals of Yamunotri were shut at 10.28 am While the Kedarnath shrine was closed at 8.30 am. More than 19.13 lakh pilgrims visited Kedarnath, and over 8.84 lakh visited Yamunotri during this year’s pilgrimage season. The process for closing the portals of Kedarnath temple began at 4 am with special prayers and religious ceremonies. All rituals were performed in accordance with traditional customs before the temple portals were closed at the auspicious time of 8.30 am. The palanquin will halt overnight at Rampur on Wednesday before proceeding to Guptkashi on November 12, according to the schedule. It will reach the Omkareshwar Temple on November 13. During the six-month pilgrimage season, the Yamunotri Temple Committee received more than ₹ 90 lakh in donations through donation boxes and receipt books. The exercise yielded ₹ 10 lakh 42 thousand in cash, while approximately ₹ 6 lakh was collected through receipt books.
After the closure, the ceremonial palanquin carrying the deity of Lord Kedarnath was taken around the temple complex before beginning its journey to the Omkareshwar Temple in Ukhimath, the deity’s winter abode. Pilgrims can offer prayers to Lord Kedarnath at the Omkareshwar Temple during the six-month winter period. The ceremonial palanquin of Goddess Yamuna, led by Shani Dev Maharaj, departed from Yamunotri for Kharsali, the deity’s winter abode, amid traditional rituals and folk music. Villagers and pilgrims accorded a grand welcome to the palanquin upon its arrival in the afternoon at the ancestral village of the goddess, showering it with flowers and garlands. This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
On Tuesday, a day before the closure of the temple, the committee opened the donation boxes for the fourth time to count the offerings.
