Chamoli. Lakhs of devotees from across the country and the world come to visit the four Dhams of Uttarakhand, Badrinath, Kedarnath, Yamunotri and Gangotri. Currently, Char Dham temples are open for devotees to visit, but like every year, this year too the doors of Badrinath, Kedarnath, Yamunotri and Gangotri will be closed during winter. If you want to visit Char Dham this year, then check on which dates the doors of the four temples will be closed.
On the occasion of Vijayadashami, in the meeting of the priests with the temple committee at Yamunotri Dham and Omkareshwar temple of Ukhimath, the auspicious time for closing the doors as per the calendar and religious traditions was determined. According to the auspicious time, the doors of Badrinath Dham will close at 9.37 pm on 16th November. The next day the carts of the deities will be sent to their winter migration destination. Before this, the doors of Kedarnath Dham will be closed for winter on 11th November on Bhaiya Dooj. There is a lot of snowfall in Chardham of Uttarakhand during winter. Due to which the temples get covered in snow. Because of this, there is a tradition of closing the temples of Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri during winter. The temple committee has decided to close the doors of the second Kedar Madmaheshwar Dham on November 16.
After the closure of the doors of Madmaheshwar, the carriage of his moving statue will reach Omkareshwar temple of Ukhimath on 19th November. Where worship will take place during winter. The doors of Yamunotri Dham will also be closed along with Kedarnath on 11th November. Whereas, it has been decided to close the doors of Gangotri Dham on November 10 at 12.05 pm. Char Dham Yatra of Uttarakhand started from April 19 this year. On this date the doors of holy Gangotri and Yamunotri Dham were opened. So far this year, about 59 lakh people have visited Char Dham. Every year the Char Dham Yatra starts on the auspicious festival of Akshaya Tritiya. Next year i.e. in 2027, the festival of Akshaya Tritiya will be on 9th May.