Kedarnath Dham portals open for devotees amid chants; Uttarakhand Chief Minister offers prayers

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People throng connected  the premises of Kedarnath Dham arsenic  the Panchmukhi Utsav Doli (ceremonial palanquin of Lord Kedarnath) reaches the temple connected  the eve of its door-opening ceremony, successful  Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand, April 21, 2026.

People throng connected the premises of Kedarnath Dham arsenic the Panchmukhi Utsav Doli (ceremonial palanquin of Lord Kedarnath) reaches the temple connected the eve of its door-opening ceremony, successful Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand, April 21, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI

The portals of the Kedarnath Dham were opened for devotees astatine 8 a.m. connected Wednesday (April 22, 2026) amid Vedic chants and accepted rituals.

Thousands of pilgrims gathered astatine the Himalayan shrine, decorated with 15 quintals of flowers, according to officials, to witnesser the ceremonial arsenic the aerial resonated with chants of "Har Har Mahadev".

Published - April 22, 2026 11:42 americium IST

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