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Kedarnath temple closes for winter

November 16, 20201918 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...

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Gangotri Temple closes for winters

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November 15, 20201285 Views

The portals of the Gangotri Temple here were closed for winters on the occasion of Annakoot-Govardhan Puja on Sunday. The temple gates were shut at 12:15 pm after a puja by priests in the presence of a large number of devotees, Uttarakhand Chardham Devasthanam Board media in-charge Harish Gaud said. After the closure of the temple gates, an idol of goddess Ganga was carried in a palanquin decorated with flowers to Mukhba village where she will be worshipped during winters. Gangotri temple Social distancing norms were followed during the closing ceremony attended by Gangotri Mandir Samiti president Suresh Semwal and local leaders among others. Gaud said 23,500 devotees visited the temple this year after it had a delayed opening in July due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Temple at...

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Rudranath temple closed for devotees

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October 17, 20201127 Views

The Rudranath temple in the Panch Kedar pilgrimage circuit of Uttarakhand closed for devotees on Saturday in view of the approaching winter during which it remains snowbound. The priests bathed the presiding deity, Shiva, with panchamrit at brahma muhurta (auspicious hour) in the morning and offered special prayers, the temple's chief priest Ved Prakash said. A symbolic image of the deity was then carried in a palanquin decorated with flowers to the Gopinath Temple in Gopeshwar where he will be worshipped during the winter months, he said. Located at a height of over 10,500 ft, Rudranath is one of the five major pilgrimage centres in the Panch Kedar circuit. The other four are Kedarnath, Tungnath, Madhyamaheshwar and Kalpeshwar. ...

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Jageshwar : One of the twelve Jyotirlingas

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October 4, 20201526 Views

Jageshwar temple is located 36 km northeast of Almora, in Kumaon region of Uttarakhand. Jageshwar is located at an altitude of 1870 mts, in the Jataganga river valley in midst of a dense Deodar forest. Jageshwar is believed to be the site of first of the twelve Jyotirlingas, Nageshvara Jyotirlinga. The temple city comprises a cluster of 124 large and small stone temples, dating 9th to 13th century AD. The Mahamrityunjay temple is the largest and oldest temple in the Jageshwar temple complex. Jageshwar Mahadev is one of the principal temples situated in the temple premises. The temple has two dwarapalas (door guardians) in the form of the armed Nandi and Skandi. This is a west facing temple of Lord Shiva. Here, Shiva is worshipped in the form of Nagesh/Jageshwar. In the sanctum sanctorum o...

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राजा विल्सन का हर्षिल

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October 4, 20201909 Views

हिमालय का अलौकिक सौंदर्य, उससे निकलती कल-कल छल-छल नदियों का संगम, मीलों तक फैला वन क्षेत्र और सुरम्य घाटियां उत्तराखंड की सबसे बड़ी धरोहर हैं। प्रकृति का ये अनुपम उपहार उसे शेष दुनिया से अलग पहचान देता है यही वजह है कि यहां हर मौसम में सैलानियों की आवाजाही रहती है। गढ़वाल की ऊंचाइयों मे प्रकृति के हाथों बेहिसाब सुंदरता बिखरी पड़ी है। गंगोत्री के रास्ते में हर्षिल आम सैलानी स्थलों से अलग है- शांत व मनोरम. भीड़-भाड़ से मुक्त। लेकिन पिछले कुछ सालों में यहां जाने वाले सैलानियों की तादाद बढ़ी है। अब जब कोरोना के कारण लगी आने-जाने की पाबंदियां हट गई हैं तो आइए करें फिर से एक बार पहाड़ों का रुख गढ़वाल के अधिकतर सौंदर्य स्थल दुर्गम पर्वतों में स्थित हैं जहां पहुंचना सबके लिए आसान नहीं है। यही वजह है कि प्रकृति प्रेमी पर्यटक इन जगहों पर पहुंच नहीं पाते हैं। लेकिन ऐसे भी अनेक पर्यटक स्थल हैं जहा...

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Uttarakhand further relaxes entry rules, negative COVID-19 report now not needed

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September 23, 2020484 Views

Just a day after the new set of rules came into force on Monday, Uttarakhand government further relaxed post-COVID norms for entry of travelers into state, bringing it almost at par to those of neighbouring hill state of Himachal Pradesh. Two important conditions have been done away with in the new notification issued on Tuesday, September 22, 2020. Now there will be no prebooking of minimum two nights required to enter the state. More importantly, no negative COVID-19 test report will be now required. Travelers as well as the hotels of their stay will have to keep an eye on symptoms and in any case of a symptom related to COVID-19 showing up, they will have to immediately inform the concerned health authorities. Two things will still be checked on the state bor...

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September 21, 2020817 Views

उत्तराखंड में राज्य के बाहर से आने वाले लोगों के प्रवेश और क्वारंटीन के नए नियम सोमवार से लागू हो गए हैं। हालांकि नियमों को पहले की तुलना में थोड़ा उदार किया गया है लेकिन राज्य में आने के लिए दो चीजें अब भी जरूरी हैं- एक तो smartcitydehradun.uk.gov.in पर रजिस्ट्रेशन और दूसरा, कोविड की नेगेटिव जांच रिपोर्ट जो उत्तराखंड में प्रवेश करने के वक्त से पहले के अधिकतम 96 घंटे के दरम्यान की होनी चाहिए। उल्लेखनीय है कि पड़ोसी पहाड़ी राज्य हिमाचल प्रदेश ने पिछले हफ्ते जारी नए निर्देशों में राज्य में आने की सभी शर्तें, कोविड जांच की अनिवार्यता, रजिस्ट्रेशन आदि को खत्म कर दिया था। सात दिन तक की यात्रा के लिए नहीं होना होगा क्वारंटीन रजिस्ट्रेशन जरूरी सितंबर 21 से प्रभावी हुए नए नियमों के बाद भी उत्तराखंड की सीमा चौकियों पर रुकने व जांच कराने की स्थिति जस की तस रहे...

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Quick dash to 10K ft : Trek to Surkanda Devi temple at Dhanaulti

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September 19, 20202178 Views

Surkanda Devi temple (five kilometres from Dhanaulti towards Chamba) is best place for a short trip. There is a small uphill trek of around two kilometres for the temple. Temple is located at an altitude of 9995 feet. Surkanda is the most revered deity of the region. It takes around an hour to reach the temple. The trek starts from Kaddukhal village on the main Chamba road. Its an easy to moderate trek. Still there are ponies available for the climb (Rs 400 per person, one way). Even for those who are least interested in temples, this is trek worth doing for its sheer beauty. Being highest point in the region, you can have a 360 degree view of the area. But that's nothing, in clear weather you can have one of the best views of Garhwal Himalayas from here. https://youtu.be/6Sir4XRuG_U ...

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Haridwar Kumbh to be numerically restricted

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September 18, 2020728 Views

The 2021 Haridwar Kumbh will be held with a restriction on the number of people congregating for the event, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said on Friday. "Passes will be issued to devotees as the congregation will be numerically restricted due to the coronavirus pandemic," Rawat told reporters here at a virtual interaction. Rawat said he had discussed the matter with saints and seers and they were in agreement with the idea of reducing the scale of the event numerically owing to the coronavirus pandemic. pilgrims at Kumbh. File photo "A numerically restricted Kumbh makes it necessary that devotees are allowed entry into the Kumbh fair on the basis of passes," Rawat said. It will be for the first time in the history of Kumbh Mela that passes will be ...

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प्रकृति की छांव में खिर्सू

LALIT MOHAN KOTHIYAL

September 2, 20202013 Views

उत्तराखंड में कुछ स्थलों पर प्रकृति कुछ अधिक ही मेहरबान दिखती है जिनमें गढ़वाल जिले का खिर्सू भी एक है। इसके एक ओर गगन चूमती भव्य हिमचोटियों दिखती है तो पीछे बांज, बुरांश व देवदार आदि पेड़ों का सम्मोहित कर जाने वाला घना जंगल। शान्ति ऐसी कि बाहरी शोर प्रकृति की निशब्दता के बीच बेसुरा व अलग सा लगने लगता है। समुद्रतल से लगभग 1750 मीटर की ऊंचाई पर बसा खिर्सू एक गांवनुमा कस्बा है और इसी नाम से बने विकासखण्ड का प्रशासनिक केंद्र भी। बताया जाता है कि खरसू के पेड़ों की बहुलता के कारण ही एक अंग्रेज अधिकारी ने इस जगह को यह नाम दे दिया। शोरोगुल से दूर खिर्सू ऐसे पर्यटकों की पसंदीदा जगह हैं जो शोरोगुल व भीड़ से दूर रहकर प्रकृति के सानिध्य का भरपूर आनंद उठाना चाहते हैं। खिर्सू दूसरे स्थानों के विपरीत भीड़-भाड और हो-हल्ले से कोसों दूर है। गांव के जितना सीमित और बाजार के न...