Badrinath remains snowed in all winter.
New Tehri:
The holy gates of Badrinath in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand are set to open at 6:15 am on May 8, priests here announced on Saturday.
Dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu, the Himalayan Temple is closed every year at the onset of winter and reopened at the beginning of summer.
It stays snowed in all winter.
The date and timing for the opening of the temple gates was announced on the occasion of Basant Panchmi by the royal priests of the former Tehri king Manujendra Shah. The date for the opening of the temple gates is determined according to the horoscope of the Tehri king, according to the traditions.
Badrinath Temple Priests Rawal Ishwar Prasad Namboodi, Rajesh Namboodiri, Shri Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee President Ajendra Ajay, and Vice President Kishore Panwar were present when the date was announced.
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