More than 20,000 devotees arriving in a day. 7350 pilgrims reached Kedarnath Dham on Monday
So far 38 lakh pilgrims have come for darshan in this Yatra period
Dehradun: there is a lot of enthusiasm among pilgrims about the Char Dham Yatra. As soon as the monsoon stops, the journey has again picked up pace. On the last day, on 30 September, 20,497 devotees reached Char Dham for Darshan. Of these, the highest number of 7,350 pilgrims reached Kedarnath Dham. If we look at the number of the entire Yatra period so far, about 38 lakh devotees have come for Chardham Darshan. The speed with which the government has put all its strength to deal with the Kedar Ghati disaster and made the situation normal, has deepened the faith of the pilgrims towards the government. Pilgrims have flocked to visit Baba Kedar with full enthusiasm and faith.
The safety of the Chardham pilgrims has been the top priority of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. According to this motto of the Chief Minister, the effect of the travel arrangements and arrangements of the state government has been visible on the Yatra. The way the government dealt with the major disaster that occurred in Kedarghati on July 31, has been praised wholeheartedly by the common pilgrims. There was no delay in the safe evacuation of the pilgrims and local residents stranded on the footpath and halts. About 18,000 people were rescued safely and were safely taken to their destination. Not only this, the Yatra was also started by improving the footpath while restoring normal life in Kedarghati.
Now the second phase of the Yatra has gained momentum. A large number of pilgrims have registered for the Yatra in the months of October and November as well. On 30 September, 22,244 devotees including those of Hemkund and Gomukh reached the Chardham Yatra. Apart from Kedarnath, 6811 pilgrims reached Badrinath, 3619 Gangotri, 2717 Yamunotri, 1632 Hemkund and 115 pilgrims reached Gomukh.
- Chardham Yatra will set a record
During this Yatra period, till 30th September, a total of 37,91,205 pilgrims have come for Chardham Darshan; whereas last year 56.13 lakh pilgrims had arrived during the entire Yatra period. Similarly, 46.29 lakh pilgrims arrived for Chardham Darshan in the year 2022 and 34.77 lakh pilgrims arrived in the year 2019. Yatra was affected due to corona infection in the year 2020 and 2021. The number of pilgrims in these two years was 3.30 lakh and 5.29 lakh respectively.
This year the Chardham Yatra started with a delay of 17 days
This year the Chardham Yatra started from 10 May, whereas last year the opening of the doors of Gangotri and Yamunotri Dham on 23 April started the journey. Then the doors of Kedarnath were opened on 25 April and the doors of Badrinath Dham on 27 April. This year the doors of Gangotri, Yamunotri and Kedarnath Dham opened 17 days later i.e. on 10 May, while the journey to Badrinath Dham started on 12 May. The journey will continue till November.
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