In the presence of Raj Purohit and other scholars, Raja Manujendra Shah has decided to open Badrinath’s gates at 04:30 in the morning of April 30, 2018.
King Manujendra Shah also announced his successor on this occasion. King has no son, so he has appointed his daughter Shivja Kumari Arora as his successor. After this Shivja will follow the tradition of opening the gates of Badrinath.
In the tradition of Badrinath Dham, the king of Tehri is considered to be a symbol of Bolda Badrish, that is, speaking, Badri Bhagwan. It is a tradition of opening the gates of Badrinath Dham that on the day of Basant Panchami, it is decided that the gatesof the temple will be opened and what auspicious moment will be.
According to the tradition of Badrinath Dham, when the date of opening of the gates is announced, then the virgin daughters of the palace and the Queen draws the sesame oil and keep it in a pitcher called Gaadu Ghada. After this the pitcher is decorated very beautifully and the Gaadu Ghada starts its journey to Badrinath before 16 days opening of the gates of Badrinath. This Kalash yatra reached Badrinath via the village Dimmar Simli, the village of priests of Badrinath. This sesame oil is used every day after the opening of gates for Abhishek of Lord Badrinath.
Published Date: January 22, 2018
