Officers examine the safety preparations on the Badrinath Dham complicated, in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, Saturday, Might 3, 2025.
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The portals of the Badrinath temple in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district had been opened for devotees on Sunday (Might 4, 2025) after a six-month closure.

Amid vedic chants, the doorways of the temple devoted to Lord Vishnu had been opened at 6 a.m.

Fifteen tons of flowers of assorted varieties adorned the temple and an Indian Military performed devotional music on the event.

Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, Bharatiya Janata Social gathering (BJP) State unit president Mahendra Bhatt and Tehri MLA Kishore Upadhyay had been additionally current on the event.

A particular worship was first carried out within the temple by the chief priest of Badrinath Dham, Rawal, Dharmadhikari and Vedpathis.

Together with the principle temple, the doorways of Ganesh, Ghantakarna, Adi Kedareshwar, Adi Guru Shankaracharya Temple and Mata Murti Temple located within the Badrinath Dham have additionally been opened for the devotees.

Officers right here stated the native administration has accomplished all the required preparations to make the journey to the Dham secure and clean.

With the opening of the doorways of Badrinath, this 12 months’s Char Dham Yatra has began in full swing.

Yearly after Diwali, the doorways of the Char Dhams— Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri— are closed for devotees. The portals reopen in April-Might the next 12 months.

Throughout the six-month-long pilgrimage, lakhs of devotees from throughout the nation and overseas go to the Char Dhams.

The portals of Himalayan temple Kedarnath had been opened on Friday final. Gangotri and Yamunotri temples had been opened on April 30.