The most revered one of the important 11 th Jyptirlingas Kedarnath Dham was today opened for the general public and pilgrims from entire India and even globe for obeisance to Lord Kedarnath ( Shiva) where every year lakhs of people come and bow to get their wishes fulfilled.
The chief minister of Uttarakhand Pushkar Singh Dhami along with his wife were at the historic Kedarnath Dham to officially inaugurate the historic Temple by opening the silver studded huge doors of Kedarnath Temple amid chanting of spiritual hymns and Har Har Mahadev slogans by hundreds of pilgrims having come here after long and challenging journey.
The chief minister of Uttarakhand was uniquely dressed in a pullover in tiger colour and stripes with his wife in saffron attire posing for photograph at the precincts of Kedarnath Dham.
The chief minister paid his obeisance on Lord Kedarnath’s Shivlinga and offered special prayers along with his wife and chanting of hymns by Pujaries of the temple.
The chief minister Uttarakhand Pushkar Singh Dhami praised the exquisite beauty at the Kedarnath shrine saying that the natural beauty, the tranquil valleys, the spiritual energy of the divine abode of Shri Kedar in the Himalayas nestled in the lap of the Himalayas fills the mind with a new power, peace and devotion every time and on the banks of the great mountains, enjoying himself and worshiped constantly by the great sages!
Surasurairyakshamahoragadyai: Kedarmisham Shivamekamide !!
He wrote on X after his visit to the holy temple :
This morning, on the holy day of Vaishakh Shukla Panchami, I had the privilege of reaching Kedarpuri, the holy place of Lord Mahadev, one of the twelve Jyotirlingas, and participating in the opening ceremony of Shri Kedarnath Dham. On this occasion, I took resolution and performed the first worship of Baba Kedar in the name of Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri@narendramodi. I also performed Abhishek and Archan of Baba Kedar with complete rituals and wished for happiness and prosperity of all the people of the state and progress of the state wrote the CM UK in X. The former Uttarakhand CM and Haridwar MP Trivendra Singh Rawat too expressed his good wishes on the ocassion of the opening of the doors of Kedarnath portal writing in X : Today, with full rites and ceremonies, the doors of the 11th Jyotirlinga Shri Kedarnath Dham were opened. Heartiest greetings to all the devotees and the Shiv family. I pray to Baba Kedar that all your wishes are fulfilled. Jai Baba Kedar!
Trivendra Rawat, MP.
The union state minister for Transport and national highways Ajay Tamta wrote on X : Har Har Mahadev, Hail Baba Kedar
Hearty greetings to all the countrymen and devotees on the auspicious occasion of opening of the doors of Baba Kedarnath Dham said Ajay Tamta on X.
During the last year there have been tremendous rise in footfalls in Char Dham yatra compared to the previous years. Specifically, for the Char Dham Yatra in 2024, a record-breaking 30,87,417 pilgrims visited Badrinath and Kedarnath combined. Kedarnath alone saw 16,52,076 pilgrims. This includes 1,26,393 who travelled by helicopter.
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