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Kedarnath Shrine Opens: Temple Decorated With 15 Quintal Flowers. Uttarakhand CM Participates In Ceremony

Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Pushkar Singh Dhami, along with his wife offered prayers at the Kedarnath temple.

New Delhi: The doors of Kedarnath Dham in Uttarakhand opened to pilgrims at 6:25 am on May 6, Friday with Rituals and Vedic chants. Chief Minister of the state, Pushkar Singh Dhami, along with his wife were present during the auspicious ocassion and offered prayers at the Kedarnath temple. According to news agency ANI, 15 quintals of flowers were used to decorate the temple. 

About 10,000 pilgrims were present at the Dham who waited for the doors to open and offer prayers to Lord Shiva. Kedarnath's Rawal Bhimashankar Linga opened the doors of Baba Kedar.

A week before the Chief Minister had visited the temple to review the preparations for the Kedarnath Yatra. He informed the media that this year the number of pilgrims expected for the annual Chardham Yatra is going to be beyond expectations as all hotels, cabs, taxis are already booked.

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Earlier on April 9, the chief minister had said that in the near future, the distance between Uttarakhand and Delhi will be reduced to 2 hours. The distance between Haridwar to Kashipur is likely to be covered within one to 1.5 hours as a proposal for road construction had been approved.

Kedar Baba's doli (palanquin) left for Kedarnath from Omkareshwar Temple at Ukhimath on May 2. Char Dham Yatra began on May 3 this year with the opening of portals of the Yamunotri temple in the Uttarkashi district of the state.

Kedarnath Dham, one of the country's 12 Jyotirlingas contains a massive temple of Lord Shiva built by connecting stone boulders on the banks of the Mandakini river. Since it is in the shape of a triangle, this Jyotirlinga is distinct from the others.

According to legends, Lord Vishnu's incarnations Nar and Narayan are said to have performed penance atop the Himalayan mountain Kedar Shring.

Lord Shiva, pleased with their penance, granted them the blessing of eternal residence in the shape of Jyotirlinga.

 

 

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