Dehradun Oct 23 (UNI) A day after closure of Gangotri Temple, portals of Kedarnath Temple were closed for the winter as abode of lord Shiva was shifted to Omkareshwar Temple at Ukhimath. Kedarnath portals closure ceremony was held as per religious rituals in the presence of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dham. Portals of Kedarnath temple were formally closed today for the winter season after a formal traditional Puja with Dhami as host.

The CM performed puja with prayers for the well being of the people of the Uttarakhand and rest of India. Speaking to the local priests and Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) members, Dhami said that Kedarnath Shrine registered a record footfall of the devotees this year.

He said “this year Chardham pilgrimage was better planned and organised as c

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