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Uttarakhand: Kedarnath,Yamunotri shrime portals to close for winter from Wednesday, Gangotri temple closed

By Prithviraj Singh

Dehradun, Nov 10 (UNI) The portals of the Kedarnath and Yamunotri shrines in Uttarakhand will close formally on Wednesday morning, coinciding with 'Bhai Dooj', amid traditional rituals and procedures for winter season as the Gangotri Shrine was closed today as per schedule.
After the closure of the doors, 'dolis' (palanquins) of Lord Kedarnath and deity Yamunotri will be brought to their winter seats at Omkareshwar Ukhimath and Kharsali at primitive Yamuna Temple respectively.
Meanwhile, Gangotri Temple's portals were formally closed on November 10 as per schedule and time announced by the temple priests earlier.

After closure of the portals of Gangotri shrine today, portals of Yamunotri and Kedarnath temples will close on Wednesday morning for the next six months of winter season following traditional rituals and chanting of Vedic mantras by the priests. In fact, preparations of closing ceremony at Kedarnath shrine were ongoing for the past two days.
Today, Lord Kedarnath's mobile idol utsav 'doli' (festive palanquin) made its ceremonial entry in the temple. After closure of the portals, Kedarnath palanquin will leave for its winter seat at the Omkareshwar Temple in Ukhimath. On the other hand, portals of the Yamunotri Temple will close for the rest of the season amidst traditional rituals. With this, deity Yamunotri will be worshipped for the next six months at Yamuna Temple in Kharsali, regarded as maternal home of the deity. Following closure of the portals, deity Yamuna's palanquin will depart for its winter abode at Kharsali in the guidance of temple priests and Purohits.
In view of the portal closing ceremony of the two Chardham temples, Rudrprayag and Uttarakhand district administrations are leaving no stones unturned for smooth conduct of the event. Officials have ensured that arrangements in and around the premises of the temples remain just to avoid untoward incident during ceremony as large presence of devotees is expected for the ceremony.
Police department has also made elaborate security and crowd management arrangements in the premises of the two shrines. Apart from this, state departments including health, disaster management, public works (PWD), drinking water, electricity and local civic bodies, have also been directed to keep all arrangements in order during closing ceremonies of the two shrines.

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