Dehradun: Today, the doors of Kedarnath Dham are opened at 6.10 am and this 1000 year old temple in Uttarakhand is closed for six months of winter every year. This time only 15-16 people were present during the opening of the doors. 3 thousand people had visited Kedarnath on the day of opening of the kapat. Actually, the Rawal doors of the Kedarnath temple were not present during the opening, they are quarantine. Here, media in-charge of Devasthanam Board, Dr. Harish Gaur told that, "After the opening of the kapat, the first puja was done in the name of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and during this time social distancing was also followed very well.

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Today the chief priest first worshipped and offered doli of Lord Kedarnath and after that the temple doors were opened amid chanting. During this period, Doli entered the temple and after this the priests cleaned the temple, worshipped the god and offered bhog. Every time after this puja and enjoyment, the temple is opened for darshan, but this time it did not happen due to the absence of passengers for darshan. In fact, due to Corona, the administration has banned the gathering of people in this area and due to this, many traditions related to temple and travel had to be changed this time.

आज पूरे विधि विधान के साथ 11वें ज्योतिर्लिंग भगवान केदारनाथ के कपाट खुलने पर सभी श्रद्धालुओं को शुभकामनाएं। आपका मनोरथ पूर्ण हो, बाबा केदार का आशीष सभी पर बना रहे, ऐसी मैं बाबा केदारनाथ जी से कामना करता हूं। बाबा से प्रार्थना है कि समस्त मानवता की कोरोना से रक्षा करें। pic.twitter.com/CWAXECDDvl

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"Today, with the entire law legislation, best wishes to all the devotees on the opening of the 11th Jyotirlinga Kedarnath trek. May your wish be fulfilled, I wish Baba Kedarnath ji the blessings of Baba Kedar. Pray to Baba to protect all humanity from the corona. "Let me tell you that after resting in the Panchgaddisthan Omkareshwar Temple Ukhimath for six months of winter, God will remain on it for six months to come.

Exclusive vidoe of Kedarnath temple opening preparations. On 29th April at 6.10am the doors of Kedarnath temple will open. First puja will be in the name of our PM Narendra Modi. #Kedarnath @SudhanshuTrived pic.twitter.com/JNKLETqAVs

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