One of the four Char Dhams, Badrinath Temple will be shut for winters on November 27 this year.
“According to the auspicious date fixed on the occasion of Vijayadashmi today, the temple will close at 3.35 PM on November 27 this year,” said chief of Badrinath Kedarnath Temple Committee Ganesh Godiyal.
The three other dhams Yamunotri, Gangotri and Kedarnath will close this month only. While Gangotri shrine will close the next day after Diwali, Yamunotri and Kedarnath temples will close on Bhaiya Dooj.
Owing to heavy snowfall and decrement in temperature all the four dhams are closed for devotees every year from October to November due to heavy snowfall. Which further reopen in April— May.
News Src : The Hindu, Dehradun
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Published Date: October 3, 2014
