Kedarnath Temple

The Uttarakhand Government has decided to set up a high-level committee, under the chairmanship of the Garhwal commissioner, to probe allegations of a Rs 1.25 billion scam in gold plating the sanctum sanctorum of the Kedarnath temple. The state's Tourism, Religion and Culture Minister Satpal Maharaj said this on June 23. The Minister asked to have a technical expert as well as goldsmiths in the inquiry committee for investigation.

The doors of Kedarnath Dham will open for devotees at 6:55 am, on May 6, 2022.  On the occasion of Mahashivratri, the Badri-Kedar temple committee conducted a meeting at Omkareshwar temple and decided the date & time to reopen Lord Shiva's Kedarnath temple. Moreover, the idol will be taken to Kedarnath Dham from Omkareshwar Temple on May 2. Notably, Lord Kedarnath is worshipped in Kedarnath Dham during summers. 

The unveiling of the statue of Adi Guru Shankaracharya has been done by PM Narendra Modi at the Kedarnath Temple. The statue was reconstructed after it was destroyed in 2013. Reportedly, PM Modi offered prayers before the inauguration of the statue at the temple. Notably, Kedarnath Temple is one of the four… read-more

In a plea to dissolve the Char Dham Devasthanam Management Board, Uttarakhand's priests are on a hunger strike for three consecutive days outside the Kedarnath Temple. Kedarnath Teerth Purohit Samaj said that protests will intensify if the state government's Devasthanam Board, "which is draining their rights", is not disbanded soon. Reportedly, the CM had promised to look into the matter after coming into power, but the board is expanding… read-more