The doors of the eleventh Jyotirlinga of Lord Kedarnath Dham have been opened for the darshan of the devotees at 6.20 am on Tuesday morning with the rituals. The first puja at Shri Kedarnath was performed in the name of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Worship was done by Rawal Bhimashankar Linga and Pujari Shivling and Dharmacharyas. At the time of opening of the doors, Kedarnath Dham resonated with the army band and bhajan kirtan and the announcement of Jai Shri Kedar. On the instructions of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, flowers were showered on the devotees by helicopter.
On the opening of the doors of Shri Kedarnath Dham, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami offered prayers at Shri Kedarnath and wished for the happiness and prosperity of the country and the state. He prayed to Baba Kedar for the happy life of all the people of the country and the state. The Chief Minister also welcomed the devotees who had arrived to have darshan of Baba Kedar. The Chief Minister participated in the Bhandara program organized by the Chief Sevak in the temple premises.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that every possible effort has been made to make Chardham Yatra of Uttarakhand smooth and safe. Social organizations and voluntary organizations are also getting full cooperation for the yatra. Based on the experiences of the previous years, work has been done to advance the travel arrangements. He has appealed to the devotees coming to visit Baba Kedar to visit Baba Kedar after knowing about the weather, so that no one should face any inconvenience due to the weather. Yatra is going on smoothly in Gangotri and Yamunotri Dham. On April 27, the doors of Lord Badri Vishal will also be opened for the darshan of the devotees.
On this occasion, Shri Badrinath Kedarnath Temple Committee President Ajendra Ajay, MLA Kedarnath Shaila Rani Rawat, District Panchayat President Amardei Shah, District President BJP Singh Mahavir Panwar, Former BJP President Dinesh Uniyal, District Magistrate Mayur Dixit, Superintendent of Police Visakha Ashok Bhadane, Chief Executive Officer Kedarnath Yogendra Singh and devotees were present.
