Gangotri temple closed for winter
The Hindu
With the onset of winter, the sacred portals of the Gangotri shrine in Garhwal Himalayas of Uttarakhand were closed on Friday amid Vedic hymns and elaborate rituals.Gangotri Mandir Samiti co-secretary
With the onset of winter, the sacred portals of the Gangotri shrine in Garhwal Himalayas of Uttarakhand were closed on Friday amid Vedic hymns and elaborate rituals.
Gangotri Mandir Samiti co-secretary Rajesh Semwal said the temple gates were closed at 11.45 a.m. The idol of Goddess Ganga was then taken on a palanquin decked with flowers for Mukhba village, her winter abode, he said.
Over 32,948 pilgrims visited Gangotri this season after the temple was opened for devotees in September amid COVID restrictions such as a limit on the number of devotees.
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