Kedarnath Dham Doors Closed For Winter, Baba moves to Omkareshwar Temple

New Delhi: The doors of Kedarnath were closed for the winter season at 6:30 am on Bhaiya Dooj. Now Baba's darshan will be held in Omkareshwar. After this, the Panchmukhi Chal Vigraha Doli of Baba Kedar will leave for Omkareshwar Temple, Ukhimath. The process of closing the doors had started on Tuesday. The Utsav Doli of Baba Kedar has been kept in the Sabha Mandap. After this, the doors were closed for the winter season at 6:30 am on Wednesday. The doors of Yamunotri were closed on Tuesday itself. The doors of Gangotri will also be closed this afternoon.

The doors of Yamunotri will be closed today

The doors of Yamunotri will close for the winter season today, Wednesday, November 11th, on Bhaiya Dooj. According to Sunil Uniyal, secretary of the Yamunotri Temple Committee, the doors of Mother Yamuna will close at 10:28 am on November 11th. After this, the palanquin of Mother Yamuna will depart for its winter residence in Kharsali.

Gangotri gates also closed

The doors of Gangotri were closed for the winter season at 12:05 pm on Tuesday, the occasion of Annakut. Following this, the festive palanquin of Mother Ganga departed for its winter encampment, Mukhimnath (Mukhba). The palanquin arrived in Mukhba on Wednesday morning, where devotees will now be able to visit Mother Ganga in Mukhba for the next six months. Preparations for the closing of Gangotri's doors began at 9 am on Tuesday. 

First, Mother Ganga's crown was removed. Devotees visited the Mother's Bhoga Murti. Then, at exactly 12:05 pm, on the auspicious Lagna, the doors of Gangotri Dham were closed in the presence of the Dev Dolis (devotional dolis). Riding on the palanquin, the Bhoga Murti of Ganga exited the temple complex. Accompanied by the band of the Army's 2nd Kumaon Regiment and the beats of Dhol Damau, the palanquin of Mother Ganga departed for Mukhba at 12:15 pm.

The main gate closed at 8:30 pm

The doors of the world famous Kedarnath Dham were closed for the winter season today at 8:30 am. Pilgrims who reached Kedarnath from 4 am on Wednesday morning took darshan. Whereas the doors of the sanctum sanctorum were closed after the Samadhi Puja at 6:00 am. 

The doors of the main entrance of the temple were closed at 8:30 am. Kedarnath's chief priest T Gangadhar Ling completed all the pujas. After the doors were closed at 8:30 am, the palanquin left for Ukhimath amidst the melodious tunes of army bands and the devotees chanting Baba Kedar. Today the palanquin will reach Rampur for night rest.