Dehradun, Oct. 18 -- Garhwal Post Bureau
Chamoli, 17 Oct: The portals of Rudranath Mahadev Temple, the Fourth Kedar among the Panch Kedars, were ceremoniously closed for the winter season today in an auspicious muhurat following due traditional rituals and chants. The Chief Priest of the temple concluded the final Vedic rites and worship during the Brahma Muhurta early this morning. The temple precincts echoed with the chants of devotees of Lord Shiva, who expressed devotion and hope for the reopening of the shrine in the next pilgrimage season. Some locals also have claimed that film actor Sara Ali Khan was also present at the temple to witness the closure of the temples and to offer her prayers.
Following the closure of the portals, the...