Badrinath

Over 10 lakh pilgrims visited Kedarnath this year, Badrinath welcomed over 12.44 lakh pilgrims. Over 4.65 lakh pilgrims visited Yamunotri and over 5.30 lakh pilgrims went to Gangotri this year. Sikh shrine of Hemkund Sahib witnessed over 2.40 lakh pilgrims... read more

The gates of ‘chardham’, a set of four pilgrimage sites in Garhwal Himalayas, including Badrinath are closed every year in October-November for devotees due to extreme cold conditions. read more

Accompanied by his son Akash, Mukesh Ambani arrived by a helicopter in Badrinath at around 8.30 am, said a Badrinath-Kedarnath Mandir Samiti spokesman. read more

Mukesh Ambani had also visited Kedarnath temple- considered the abode of Lord Shiva- during his May visit. read more

Rajinikanth is on a pilgrimage to the Garhwal Himalayas. Arriving on Sunday, he visited his guru’s ashram and plans to visit Badrinath and Kedarnath too. read more

The highway was blocked on Saturday around 2pm after boulders fell from the mountain due to heavy rainfall. After clearing the debris, the road was opened around 11am on Sunday, when over 3900 pilgrims stranded on the way, breathed a sigh of relief as... read more

As per the Hindu beliefs, no religious ritual can be performed during the lunar eclipse. Accordingly, temples remain closed for a specified period of time before, after and during an eclipse. read more

After spending over 15 hours meditating at a holy cave near the Kedarnath shrine, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday arrived at Badrinath, another temple in Uttarakhand’s revered ‘Char Dham’. read more

The Prime Minister was expected to also review the reconstruction works in the area. read more

Amid chanting of hymns and rituals, the gates of the Kedarnath and Yamunotri shrines closed for the winter recess on Friday. The Gangotri temple closed on Thursday while the Badrinath shrine would close for winter on November 20. read more

A government official has claimed that the famed Badrinath temple aarti was written by a local revenue collector Dhan Singh Bartwal, which is contrary to the popular belief that a Muslim devotee wrote the invocation. read more

The Uttarakhand high court on Monday directed the Central and state governments to file a reply by August 27 on whether Badrinath shrine could be declared as a national heritage. read more

The Uttarakhand cabinet on Wednesday gave nod to Micro Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) policy in a bid to give to push to industrialisation in the hilly areas of the state read more

The Chardham all-weather road project being implemented in the geologically volatile Uttarakhand Himalaya will be based on the concept of sustainable roads read more

Pilgrims booking a helicopter package for Chardham yatra have to shell out 15-16 per cent more following a hike in royalties and parking charges by authorities in Uttarakhand, evoking a strong protest from the Business Aircraft Operator Association read more