Lord Shiva is decorated with tons of flowers…
On Tuesday morning, 25 April 2023, the Kedarnath yatra resumed after the weather got stable in Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag.
Uttarakhand Director General of Police Ashok Kumar told Media that, "As weather conditions are stable, the yatra has been resumed, DGP Ashok Kumar said.
Earlier, Char Dham Yatris were stopped at different places and Badrinath Yatris going towards Kedarnath were stopped at Srinagar Garhwal following instructions from the weather department.
Also, according to the police, pilgrims with pre-registration of travel and hotel booking are being allowed to move to Rudraprayag while others were being stopped at Srinagar.
"The entire district has been divided into five sectors in which sub-inspector rank officers have been deployed who will look after the entire traffic system.
Along with this, Circle Officer has also been posted as Zonal Officer", SP Dobhal said.
Meanwhile, an alert for heavy snowfall and rain has been issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Kedarnath and Badrinath areas for the next week.
Security has been increased at various places, informed the police.
The doors of Kedarnath Dham opened for pilgrims on Tuesday morning.
The abode of Lord Shiva was decorated with 20 quintals of flowers.
Meanwhile, on Saturday, the first batch of pilgrims left Haridwar for the Char Dham Yatra.
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