Devotees gather as the door of Kedarnath Temple opens in Rudraprayag district.
The sanctum sanctorum of the temple has very limited space and allowing pilgrims inside it could be risky. So, the ban had been imposed which meant pilgrims could not go beyond the sabha mandap. But the restriction was...
After a two year long covid induced hiatus, the pilgrimage began yesterday
Rains lashed Joshimath overnight and were followed by a spell of snowfall on Friday morning, officials said.
Besides sweeping away a simpler way of life in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, rapid changes have cast a long shadow on the fragile ecology
Modi is likely to visit the two Himalayan temples after they reopen in May. This year the Chardham Yatra will begin on May 3 with the opening of the doors of the Gangotri and Yamunotri temples on the auspicious occasion of...
Since his election, the Prime Minister has not shied away from religious symbolism and has taken on several temple restoration projects. Here are some sites of religious importance that have recently been in focus.
Rawat credited Congress party with the withdrawal of the Devasthanam Board Act in Uttarakhand, saying it was against the autonomy of temples.
Film actor and director Abhishek Kapoor stated that he fought hard to complete 'Kedarnath' and spent his own money to do so. People wanted to leave because...
Sushant Singh Rajputs and Sara Ali Khans Kedarnath Completes 3 Years.
BJP has planned grand programmes throughout Uttarakhand, which is scheduled for assembly polls early next year, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate reconstruction projects worth Rs 400 crore during his visit.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of Kedarpuri reconstruction projects worth Rs 400 crore during his visit...
Both Charanjit Singh Channi and Navjot Singh Sidhu, after reaching Dehradun, also met party leader Harish Rawat—who was earlier Congress’s Punjab affairs...
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The deceased have been identified as labourers from Nepal, who were engaged in a hotel construction in Uttarakhand’s Pauri district.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi besides offering prayers at the holy site will also inaugurate the Kedarpuri projects.
It is for the second consecutive year that Covid has cast a shadow on the pilgrimage to the temple which has been kept out of bounds for pilgrims in view of...
Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri are the four famous shrines.
Rawat reversed his predecessor's decision and decided to remove the management of 51 temples from state control
The Char Dham Yatra will begin this year after the reopening of the four temples.
The natural calamity refreshed the memories of the deadly Uttarakhand Floods in 2013 which devastated the state and killed more than five thousand people.
Banks of the Chorabari lake in Kedarnath collapsed due to a cloudburst in 2013, leading to widespread destruction.
This is PM Narendra Modi's fourth visit to the temple dedicated to Lord Shiva in the last two years.
