Overview
- Temple officials announced the schedule on Basant Panchami at the Tehri royal palace after traditional almanac consultations.
- The Gadu Ghada sesame-oil rite and Tel Kalash Yatra for Badrinath will take place on April 7 as the pre-opening ritual.
- Gangotri and Yamunotri will reopen on April 19 on the auspicious day of Akshaya Tritiya, according to temple committees.
- Kedarnath’s reopening date remains pending and will be declared on Maha Shivratri, officials said.
- Rudranath, one of the Panch Kedars, will open for the summer season on May 18 at 12:58 p.m., the temple committee announced.