Portals of Badrinath Dham opened for devotees

May 04, 2025

DEHRADUN: The portals of Badrinath Dham were opened on Sunday morning amid melodious tunes of the Army band and chants of Jai Badri Vishal by the devotees.

Flower petals were showered on the devotees on the occasion. The devotional tunes were being played by a band of the Indian Army's Garhwal Rifles here.

On the occasion, Jagadguru Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati Maharaj said, "Today the whole country is happy. Devotees should come in large numbers to offer prayers at the Dham. Devotees experience spiritual bliss here."

The Char Dham Yatra 2025 officially began on April 30, with the doors of Gangotri and Yamunotri Dham opening on Akshaya Tritiya amid Vedic chants and rituals. On May 2, the doors of Kedarnath were opened.

The Shri Badrinath temple was adorned with 40 quintals of flowers as the doors of Badrinath Dham were opened.