Dehradun: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi organised a ‘bhandara‘ in Kedarnath and served food to devotees on Monday, the second day of his three-day “personal” visit to the Himalayan temple. The Congress leader visited the grand statue of Adi Shankaracharya near the Kedarnath temple and offered prayers there in the morning. Later in the day, he … Read more
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Special artworks will be installed in both Shri Kedarnath and Shri Badrinath Dham with the objective of increasing the footfall of devotees. The decision was taken by the Uttarakhand government in a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on September … Read more
The Rs 400-crore Kedarpuri reconstruction project is a dream project for Modi, who personally reviews its progress at regular intervals. (Twitter/ANI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a 12-foot statue of Adi Guru Shankaracharya at Kedarnath today. Modi offered prayers at the temple before unveiling the 35-tonne statue, work on which began in 2019. He also inaugurated … Read more
The Char Dham Devasthanam Board will issue travel e-passes for the temples through its website. (File) Uttarakhand High Court has lifted ban on the Char Dham Yatra and allowed the state government to conduct the annual pilgrimage following strict Covid-19 protocols. A division bench of Chief Justice R.S. Chauhan and Justice Alok Kumar Verma said … Read more
Uttarakhand chief minister Tirath Singh announced on Friday that he would free 51 temples and shrines from government control. Earlier in the day, he met saints at Haridwar to take stock of the Kumbha preparation. “There will be a review of the decision of formation of the Char Dham Devasthanam Board. State government’s management over … Read more