Dehradun, June 18 -- In the 48 days since the doors of Shri Kedarnath Yatra were opened, the number of devotees arriving for the pilgrimage as of Wednesday has crossed 11 lakh 40 thousand.

The Kedarnath Yatra doors for the year 2025 were opened for devotees on May 2.

According to an official release, local hotels, restaurants, traders, and small businesses like horse-mule, heli, and dandi-kandi services collectively did business of about three billion.

The local traders, women self-help groups, taxi operators, and people associated with any kind of business are getting full benefits of the pilgrimage, it added.

Chief Veterinary Officer Dr. Ashish Rawat said, "Till June 18, 2,27,614 pilgrims have reached for darshan through horses and ...