Planning a visit to Kedarnath temple? It will reopen after winter break on April 29

Pilgrims can visit Kedarnath from April 29, as the gates of the shrine reopen at the start of summer.

The shrine is located at a height of around 12,000 feet.

The holy entryways of the Kedarnath altar in the Himalayas will be re-opened on April 29. The re-opening of the celebrated sanctuary was declared at the Omkareshwar sanctuary in Ukhimath, where ruler Kedarnath (Shiva) is revered amid the winter as the doors of the Himalayan place of worship stay shut as a result of snow.

Kedarnath's main minister (Rawal) Bhimashankar Ling declared the planning and timetable for the formal re-opening of the sanctuary doors on the event of Mahashivratri, in the wake of concentrate the Panchanga (logbook), within the sight of different clerics, vedpathis and sanctuary panel authorities, its representative Harish Gaud said.

As per the conventions, Lord Kedarnath's Utsav Doli (a bright palanquin), borne on the shoulders of fans, will leave Ukhimath on April 26 and land at Kedarnath through Phata town and Gaurikund the evening of April 28, he included.

The entryways of the place of worship will be tossed open to the lovers at 6.15am, on Mesh lagna, on April 29, Gaud said. Situated at a tallness of around 12,000 feet, the Kedarnath place of worship, which draws in lakhs of fans and travelers from everywhere throughout the nation and also abroad consistently, is shut with the beginning of the winter, just to be revived toward the beginning of the mid year in the fields.