Shri Badrinath Dham Opens Doors For Devotees, Army Band Plays Ahead Of Vedic Chants — Watch
The doors of Shri Badrinath Dham were opened for devotees on Sunday after six months
Devotees were seen standing in front of the Shri Badrinath Dham in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand to watch the doors open at 6 AM on Sunday. The Army band played melodious tunes followed by Vedic chanting and slogans of 'Badri Vishal Lal Ki Jai'.
#WATCH | Chamoli, Uttrakhand: Devotees throng Shri Badrinath Dham after the doors were opened today amidst the melodious tunes of the Army Band, with complete rituals, Vedic chanting and slogans of 'Badri Vishal Lal Ki Jai'. pic.twitter.com/dOLW17eM5s
— ANI (@ANI) May 12, 2024
The Badrinath Dham was decked up with flowers ahead of its opening ceremony on Sunday.
#WATCH | Chamoli, Uttrakhand: Devotees throng Shri Badrinath Dham after the doors were opened today at 6 am amidst the melodious tunes of the Army Band, with complete rituals, Vedic chanting and slogans of 'Badri Vishal Lal Ki Jai'. pic.twitter.com/cg2NhQcDui
— ANI (@ANI) May 12, 2024
Meanwhile, the Uttarkashi police said that sufficient devotees have reached Yamunotri and that sending more devotees can be dangerous and requested worshippers to postpone their yatra.
Today, a sufficient number of devotees have reached Shri Yamunotri Dham as per its capacity. Now sending more devotees is risky. All the devotees who are going to Yamunotri today, are requested to postpone their Yamunotri Yatra today: Uttarkashi police pic.twitter.com/shYCDDFVkK
— ANI (@ANI) May 12, 2024
Taking to their official X account, the Uttarkashi Police tweeted, "Today, a sufficient number of devotees have reached Shri Yamunotri Dham as per its capacity. Now, sending more devotees is risky."
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The police further added, "All the devotees who are going to Yamunotri today, are requested to postpone their Yamunotri Yatra today."
In another tweet, the Uttarkashi police informed about traffic and security arrangements for the Yamunotri Dham route. It tweeted, "SP Uttarkashi Shri Arpan Yaduvanshi reached Yamuna Valley and took charge of traffic and security to make traffic and police arrangements for the Yamunotri Dham Yatra route. To ensure systematic traffic management and to deal with traffic jams, he is coming on the road at midnight to monitor the arrangements."
Meanwhile, over 29,000 devotees reached Kedarnath Dham to pay obeisance on the first day of the pilgrimage of Char Dham Yatra.
According to the State Information Department, "The Char Dham Yatra commenced in Uttarakhand on May 10. For the last two days, all three Dhams including Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri have been bustling. On the first day, a record number of more than 29 thousand pilgrims from India and abroad visited Kedarnath Dham."
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