Every year, the Char Dham Yatra in Uttarakhand draws millions of pilgrims to the Hindu shrines of Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath nestled in the upper Himalayas. The annual tradition marks the Winter Char Dham Yatra, a pilgrimage promoted by the Uttarakhand government to sustain religious tourism during the colder months. The Uttarakhand government inaugurated the Winter Char Dham circuit …
A large number of Chardham pilgrims from outside Uttarakhand are returning without 'darshan' after authorities made registration and e-pass mandatory in the four temples in view of the Covid pandemic. Imposing a daily limit on the number of pilgrims visiting the Himalayan temples, the State government had last week issued a detailed standard operating procedure to start the yatra from …
