Rudraprayag, May 2 -- Over 30,000 devotees visited the Kedarnath Temple on Friday, according to official data.

As per the official data reported at 7 pm on May 2 -- 19,196 men, 10,597 women, and 361 visited the Kedarnath.

The Kedarnath Dham doors opened on Friday, and a band of the Indian Army's Garhwal Rifles played devotional tunes on the occasion.

The Uttarakhand Chief Minister, Pushkar Singh Dhami, also attended the Dham portal opening ceremony.

CM Dhami also distributed prasad to the devotees at the Mukhya Sevak Bhandara organised at the Kedarnath premises. He stated that the Badrinath doors will open on May 4.

"The state government is fully prepared to welcome devotees from all over the country," the minister remarked, adding, ...