Saturday, 06 November 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
The Kedarnath temple has closed at 8am on Saturday for winter break. It will remain closed for six months. The five-faced idol of Baba Kedar (Lord Shiva) was carried in a palanquin decorated with flowers to the Omkareshwar temple at Ukhimath after the closure of the temple gates where he is worshipped during the winter months.
Kedarnath Temple is the one of the four ancient pilgrimage sites referred to as ‘Char Dham’ which include Yamunotri, Gangotri and Badrinath too.
The portals of other shrines too will remain closed. The gates of the Gangotri shrine were closed on Friday. The gates of the Yamunotri temple will be closed on Saturday and the Badrinath temple will be closed on November 20 which ends the Char Dham Yatra.
