Rudraprayag:pkgnews24.com, last two years due to Corona period, a dark shadow was hovering over the faith, but now this time devotees have seen Baba in Kedarnath Dham by the grace of Baba Kedar. The doors of Kedarnath Dham have opened today at 6.25 am in the Taurus ascendant on Friday with the hail of Baba Kedarnath.
The temple was lavishly decorated with nine quintals of flowers on this occasion. With the devotional tunes of the band of Maratha Regiment of Army, more than 20 thousand devotees from all over the country and abroad witnessed the opening of the doors. State Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami witnessed the opening of the doors.
The Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee had started preparations for the inauguration of the Badrinath-Kedarnath temple from 4.30 am today. Kedarnath-Kedarnath Temple Committee President Ajendra Ajay along with Rawal Bhimashankar Linga of the Dham, T Gangadhar Linga, priest of Kedarnath Dham, Commissioner Garhwal Sushil Kumar, District Magistrate Mayur Dixit along with Temple Committee Chief Executive Officer B.D. Singh, the Vedapathi teachers entered the temple hall from the east gate of the temple. The worship of the door of the sanctum sanctorum of the temple started from five o’clock. With the call of the protector of Kedarnath Dham, Bhakunt Bhairav, the doors of the main gate of Shri Kedarnath Dham were opened at exactly 6.25 in the morning.
As soon as the doors opened, the self-styled Shivling of Lord Kedarnath was awakened from the form of samadhi. After a few moments, Baba’s nirvana was seen, in some time Baba’s makeup darshan started and the first Rudrabhishek was done in the name of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
On this occasion the temple was decorated with various types of flowers and the entire Kedarnath Dham was resonating with the devotional tunes of the band of Maratha regiment. Donors organized Bhandara, heli service and the process of devotees coming on foot continues. State Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami along with Tourism & Endowment Culture Minister Satpal Maharaj has greeted the pilgrims from all over the country and abroad on the occasion of the opening of the doors of Shri Kedarnath Dham and said that the blessings of Shri Kedarnath God remain on the people. State Chief Minister Pashkar Singh Dhami has specially reached Kedarnath Dham Darshan on this occasion. It is worth mentioning that under the process of opening the doors, Panchmukhi Doli of Shri Kedarnath Bhagwan walked on foot from Shri Omkareshwar Temple Ukhimath on 2nd May and reached Kedarnath Dham on 5th May evening via Guptkashi, Phata, Gaurikund, today morning on 6th May. The doors of Shri Kedarnath Dham were opened for 6 months during the Yatra period. After worshiping Bhairavnath ji on Saturday, the aarti of Lord Kedarnath ji will start. On the occasion of the opening of the doors of Kedarnath Dham, Shri Kedarnath temple complex was resonating with devotional hymns.