Lord Badrinath temple portal opens today

Shri Badrinath temple kapat opens for the devotees today at 6:00 am amidst Vedic chanting. Thousands of devotees witnessed this auspicious moment. On the occasion special puja was performed on the first day. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has congratulated all the devotees on the occasion of opening of doors.

The process of opening the doors of Badrinath Dham started at 4 am on Brahma Bela. Amidst light rain, the melodious tunes of Army Band and Dhol Nagado and the praise of Lord Badri Vishal along with traditional music and dance of local women enthralled the devotees. With the discharge of religious traditions, Kuber ji, Shri Uddhav ji and Gadu Ghada were brought into the temple premises from the south gate. After this, the doors of the temple were opened with rituals in the presence of administration and thousands of devotees by the chief priest of the temple Rawal, Dharmadhikari, Haq Haqukdhari and officials of Shri Badrinath Kedarnath Temple Committee.

Chief priest VC Ishwar Prasad Namboodiri performed special puja of Lord Badrinath in the sanctum sanctorum and wished good luck to everyone. With this, the darshan of Badrinath has started for the summer season. On the very first day, thousands of devotees attained the virtue of seeing Akhand Jyoti and Lord Shri Badrinath in Badrinath. On the occasion of the inauguration, Badrinath temple was decorated with 15 quintals of flowers. A crowd of devotees had started gathering at Badrinath Dham a day before the doors opened. With the opening of the doors of Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath Dham, the Chardham Yatra has completely started in Uttarakhand.