The Shri Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee CEO, Vijay Prasad Thapliyal, announced on Wednesday (February 26) that the gates of Kedarnath Temple will open at 7:00 am on May 2 (Friday). With this, the opening dates for all four sacred sites in the Garhwal Himalayas have been confirmed.
Badrinath Dham will open on May 4 (Sunday), while Gangotri and Yamunotri Dhams are set to open on April 30 (Wednesday), coinciding with Akshaya Tritiya. These four revered sites collectively form the Chhota Char Dham pilgrimage circuit.
Lord Bhairavnath will be worshipped on April 27. While the Panch Mukhi Doli of Baba Kedar will depart from Shri Omkareshwar Temple Ukhimath to Kedarnath Dham on April 28.
The date of opening of the doors of Kedarnath Dham was decided in the presence of Kedarnath Dham Rawal Bhimashankar Ling, Kedarnath MLA Asha Nautiyal, duty bearer Chandi Prasad Bhatt and Shri Badrinath – Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) Chief Executive Officer Vijay Prasad Thapliyal, Panchgai Committee officials, and hundreds of devotees at Omkareshwar Temple Ukhimath, after the Panchang calculation by the religious leaders and Vedpathis, as per rituals.