Uttarakhand Govt Suspends Char Dham Yatra Amid COVID Threat
Amid looming COVID threat, the Uttarakhand government has cancelled the Char Dham Yatra scheduled to begin on May 14, 2021. CM Tirath Singh Rawat said that only priests of the four pilgrimage sites in Badrinath, Kedarnath, Yamunotri, and Gangotri will be allowed to perform religious rituals. While portals of Badrinath Dham and Kedarnath temples will soon open for pilgrims, the temple will open at Brahmamuhurt on May 18.