Kedarnath temple gates to open for devotees on May 2

Devotees throng the Kedarnath Temple during the ‘Char Dham Yatra’ in Rudraprayag district. File.
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The Shri Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee announced on Wednesday (February 26, 2025) that the gates to the temple will open at 7 a.m. on May 2. The announcement was made by by Vijay Prasad Thapliyal, the chief executive officer of the committee.

With the announcement of the opening of Kedarnath temple, the dates for the opening of all four sacred sites in the Garhwal Himalayas have now been fixed.

Badrinath Dham will open on May 4, while Gangotri and Yamunotri Dhams will open on April 30, on Akshaya Tritiya. These four sites together form the Chota Char Dham, a small pilgrimage circuit.

The auspicious hour and date for the opening of the Kedarnath temple were decided by religious gurus and Vedpathis on the occasion of Mahashivratri, after offering prayers at the Omkareshwar temple in Ukhimath, the winter abode of Baba Kedar, he said.

Apart from the chief priest of Kedarnath temple Rawal Bhimshankar Ling, Kedarnath MLA Asha Nautiyal, temple committee officials, religious functionaries and hundreds of devotees were also present at the Omkareshwar temple which was decorated with flowers for the occasion.