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Badrinath to reopen for devotees on May 18

February 16, 2021932 Views

The sacred portals of Badrinath will be reopened for devotees on May 18 this year. The gates of the famous Himalayan temple located in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district are closed every year with the onset of winter during which it remains snowbound. The temple will be reopened for devotees at 4.15 am on May 18, a Chardham Devasthanam Board official said. The auspicious hour and date for the reopening of the Himalayan temple was decided at a ceremony held on the occasion of Basant Panchami on Tuesday at Narendra Nagar palace, the residence of the erstwhile Tehri royals, he said. The oil containing pitcher (Gadu Ghada) which is sent from the palace to the temple ahead of the opening of its gates will leave for its journey to Badrinath on April 29. !function(e,t,c,a){if(...

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Rishiganga, Dhauliganga, Laxmanganga… tracing the Ganga’s intricate waterweb

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February 7, 20212086 Views1

Originating from Vasudhara Tal, perhaps the largest glacial lake in Uttarakhand, the Dhauli Ganga flows in a meandering course, which takes it through the Nanda Devi National Park. Known for its spectacularly beautiful route and white water rafting, the river turned into a deathly torrent on Sunday after a part of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off and collapsed into it. Ganges at Rishikesh Dhauli Ganga, which merges with Alaknanda, is one of the several tributaries of the Ganga, as the holy river flows down from the Himalayas and snakes its way through the plains. The tributaries intersect, flow into one another or meander away passing through several towns from five states. In Uttarakhand, the Ganga and its tributaries pass through important tourist places like Rishikesh, Hard...

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At least 125 missing after the glacier break in Chamoli, water rises again in night

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February 7, 2021419 Views

At 125 labourers working at the Rishiganga power project are missing after a portion of Nanda Devi glacier broke off in Tapovan area of Joshimath in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on Sunday morning and damaged the Rishiganga dam on Alaknanda river. After the incident, experts have once again started questioning rampant construction of hydro-power projects on the various tributaries of Ganges in the region. The water level in the Dhauli Ganga river surged up once again on Sunday night under the impact of the glacial burst during the day, creating panic among people living in the area. The sudden surge in the water level in the Dhauli Ganga at around 8 pm prompted authorities to suspend rescue operations underway at a project site in the vicinity of the river for the time being. Rescue e...

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Part of Nanda Devi Glacier breaks, damages dam, floods rivers

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February 7, 2021590 Views

At least 150 workers are feared missing after a portion of Nanda Devi glacier broke off in Tapovan area of Joshimath in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on Sunday morning and damaged the Rishiganga dam on Alaknanda river. More than 150 labourers working at the Rishiganga power project may have been directly affected, said State Disaster Response Force DIG Ridhim Aggarwal told news agency PTI. “Representatives of the power project have told me that they are not being able to contact around 150 of their workmen at the project site,” she said. Prayers for #Uttrakhand भगवान बद्रीविशाल कृपा ... pic.twitter.com/zDB2eBuHHT— Supriya Bhardwaj (@Supriya23bh) February 7, 2021 According to a SDRF official, a head constable from Joshimath informed the control room this morning that a glacie...

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Shivalik arboretum opened for public in Jeolikot

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January 31, 20211422 Views

An arboretum showcasing the floral diversity of the Shivalik hills was inaugurated on Sunday at Jeolikot in Nainital district. One of the unique features of the "Shivalik Arboretum" inaugurated by noted environmental activist Ajay Rawat is that the trees standing there introduce themselves to visitors. Explaining the unique aspect, Chief Conservator of Forests Sanjiv Chaturvedi said the placards hanging on individual trees to describe their qualities refer to them in the first person in a story telling format. For example, the placard hanging from a Koelreuteria paniculata tree at the arboretum reads: "My common name is Golden rain tree. I belong to Sapindacea family. I am native to Eastern Asia. My flowers are used in the treatment of conjunctivitis and epihora. A yellow dye...

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सबसे न्यारी है मुनस्यारी

JAIMITRA BISHT

January 25, 20211130 Views

मुनस्यारी को जानने के लिए इसके नाम का अर्थ जान लेना ही काफी है। मुनस्यारी का मतलब है ‘बर्फ वाली जगह’। अपने नाम के ही अनुरूप मुनस्यारी को उसकी खूबसूरती और आबोहवा के कारण ‘सार संसार एक मुनस्यार’ की उपमा भी दी जाती है यानि सारे संसार की खूबसूरती एक तरफ और मुनस्यारी की खूबसूरती एक तरफ। एक प्रकृति प्रेमी की दृष्टि से मुनस्यारी पर उपरोक्त उपमा एकदम सटीक बैठती है क्योंकि मुनस्यारी का कुदरती नजारा आपको अपनी ओर आकर्षित ही नहीं करता बल्कि मानो चुंबक की तरह आपको अपनी तरफ खींचता है। मुनस्यारी उत्तराखंड के दूरस्थ जिले पिथौरागढ़ में दिल्ली से लगभग 620 किलोमीटर की दूरी पर स्थित है। मुनस्यारी का सबसे बड़ा आकर्षण इसके ठीक सामने स्थित पंचाचूली पर्वत श्रृंखला है जो दरअसल पांच अलग-अलग हिमालयी चोटियां हैं। ये एक तरह से मुनस्यारी की जान हैं। अगर आप मुनस्यारी में हों और आपको अपने ठीक सामने नीले खुले आसमान मे...

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पन्ना-पन्ना यायावरी

UPENDRA SWAMI

January 6, 20212032 Views

घुमक्कड़ी की दुनिया में 13वीं-14वीं सदी के मोरक्को के शिक्षाविद व यायावर इब्ने बतूता के नाम से कई कहावतें प्रचलित हैं। इन्हीं में से एक है कि “Traveling leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller, ” यानी घुमक्कड़ी, पहले तो आपको स्तब्ध कर देती है और फिर आपको एक कहानीकार में तब्दील कर देती है। मायने यह कि घूमते-घूमते आप प्रकृति से इतने मोहित हो जाते हैं कि आप निरंतर उस अनुभव को दूसरों से साझा करने को उत्सुक रहते हैं, यह अनुभव आपको ऊर्जा व शब्द, दोनों देता है। इंदौर में पेशे से न्यूरोसर्जरी के प्रोफेसर अजय सोडानी की किताब ‘दर्रा-दर्रा हिमालय’ इसी स्टोरीटेलिंग का अच्छा नमूना है। डॉक्टरी के व्यस्त पेशे से घूमने के लिए समय निकाल पाने वाली बात दरअसल अब हैरान नहीं करती क्योंकि पिछले दो दशकों में ऐसे कई डॉक्टरों के बारे में लिख-पढ़ चुका हूं जिन्हें घूमना हद से ज्यादा पसंद है और वे...

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रुई के फाहों सी बर्फ में केदारकांठा ट्रेक

RAJIV VERMA

January 5, 20211799 Views

जब घुमक्कड़ी की बात आती है तो मुझे सबसे ज्यादा हिमालय पसंद हैं। मुझे हिमालय की गोद में जाकर जितना रोमांच मिलता है उतना किसी और बात में नहीं मिलता। उसी तरह जितना सुकून मुझे वहां मिलता है, उतना सुकून भी कहीं और नहीं मिलता। इसलिए कोई हैरत की बात नहीं कि हर थोड़े महीनों के बाद, मुझे जब भी मौका मिलता है, मैं हिमालय की तरफ भाग लेता हूं। यही वजह थी कि जब मैंने अपनी नौकरी छोड़ी तो मैं भारत के उत्तर-पूर्व इलाके की ओर जाकर जम गया। और जहा सोचिए कि नौकरी छोड़ने के बाद मैंने पहला काम क्या किया? मैं तुरंत ही सबसे पहले हिमालय की तरफ भाग लिया और मैं केदारकांठा के लिए सर्दियों में ट्रेक पर निकल पड़ा। सर्दियों में ट्रेकिंग के शौकीन काफी लोग दिसंबर में केदारकांठा जाना पसंद करते हैं लेकिन मैंने जनवरी में जाना पसंद किया क्योंकि केदारकांठा का ट्रेक साल के किसी भी औऱ वक्त की तुलना में जनवरी के महीने में ...

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Badrinath temple closes for winter, chardham yatra ends

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November 19, 2020767 Views

The chardham yatra came to an end on Thursday with the closure of the portals of Badrinath temple in the Garhwal Himalayas for the winter season. The temple gates were closed at 3.35 pm after an elaborate ritual performed by chief priest of the temple Ishwari Prasad Namboodri. The closure of the Badrinath temple marks the conclusion of this year's chardham yatra, which had started late due to the coronavirus outbreak. The remaining three Himalayan temples of Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri have already been closed. Badrinath temple was opened on 15th May. Badrinath Rawal, who are Namboodris of Kerala also reached Uttarakhand from Kannur on 20th April and was put into quarantine. Initially temple was scheduled to open on 30th April but then owing to all difficulties of...

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Kedarnath temple closes for winter

UPENDRA SWAMI

November 16, 20201917 Views

A day after portals of Gangotri were closed for the winters, the sacred portals of the Himalayan shrine of Kedarnath were also closed for the winter season on Monday amid a fresh spell of snowfall. The gates of the temple, which houses one of the 11 jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva and attracts devotees from across the world, were closed at 8:30 am after an elaborate ceremony. The temple priest also performed a 'Samadhi Puja' of Lord Shiva. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, his Uttar Pradesh counterpart Yogi Adityanath, and officials of Devasthanam Board, among others, attended the ceremony. Snowfall accompanied by a drizzle began in Kedarnath on Sunday night and continued till the morning. Ironically, this year Kedarnath region has experienced heavy snowfall and ev...