Tuesday, 18 May 2021 | Vinod Chamoli | New Tehri
The priests of the Char Dham shrines- Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri will be offering special prayers for the wellbeing of the devotees and relief from the Covid pandemic.
Due to the faith in the Char Dham, every year millions of people from far and wide reach these shrines to pray to the presiding deities. However, this time the state government has suspended the pilgrimage considering the Covid surge. The priests of Char Dham shrines will perform special prayers seeking relief for the whole world from the Covid pandemic. Yamunotri’s portals were reopened on May 14 while Gangotri was reopened on May 15. Kriteshwar Uniyal, secretary of Yamunotri Dham and Deepak Semwal, secretary of Gangotri Dham, said that since the day of the opening of the shrines, prayers are being offered daily for wellbeing of the world.
Similarly, at Kedarnath, the chief priest Bagish Ling said that a Mahabhishek will be performed daily for the welfare of the word. At Badrinath, which will be reopened today, the Rawal, Ishvari Prasad Namboodari and Dharmadhikari Bhuwan Chandra Uniyal said that lord Narayana will be worshipped for the welfare of the world. The Rawal said that the special prayers will be offered with the sentiment of ‘Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinaha’ (may all be happy).
