Tungnath Temple to be shut for winters
Worship of Lord Tungnath will begin at the temple from 11:30 am. After this, with the Vedic Mantra, the Chal Vigrah Utsav Doli of Tungnath will bring to the temple premises after the religious rituals and disintegration of traditions. Other religious formalities will fulfilled here. After this, at 03:30 pm the doors of the Tungnath temple will closed for six months for the winter season.
Utsav Doli of Lord Tungnath will reach its winter abode Makkumath on 03 November
The Chal Vigrah Utsav Doli of Lord Tungnath will reach Chopta as its first stop for night stay. On 2 Nov the Utsav Doli will reach its second stoppage Bhankun Gufa for night Stay. On 03 November the Chal Vigrah Utsav Doli of Lord Tungnath will reach its winter casket Markandeya Temple, Makkumath.
This year the number of visitors reached 1.36 lackh in the third Tungnath in Panch Kedar, 3 thousand prilgrims visted Tungnath Temple at the last day.
This year the doors of the third Kedar were opened on 26 Apr. Due to the crowd of devotees gathered in the Chardham Yatra, devotees continued to visit the third Kedar Tungnath during the entire season this year. From the third week of Apr to the third week of June, more than 12 thousand devotees had reached here in a month.
The number of passengers was very less during the rainy season. At the same time, in September and October, as soon as the yatra gained momentum, the number of visitors to the third Kedar also started increasing.
The number of passengers was very less during the rainy season. At the same time, in September and October, as soon as the yatra gained momentum, the number of visitors to the third Kedar also started increasing. Temple manager BS Negi told that from May 6 to November 5 this year, a total of 27000 devotees have reached the third Kedar Tungnath for darshan.![Tungnath Temple Closed for Winters](https://www.sacredyatra.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Tungnath-Temple-Closed-for-Winters-937x1024.jpg)
Published Date: November 2, 2023