Mussoorie/Haridwar, May 1 -- The Char Dham Yatra commenced on Wednesday with the ceremonial opening of Yamunotri and Gangotri Dham shrines in Uttarkashi district on the auspicious occasion of Akshaya Tritiya. More than 5,000 devotees attended the opening ceremonies. Both shrines were beautifully adorned with flowers, signifying the formal beginning of the annual pilgrimage season. The occasion was marked by the rhythmic beating of traditional drums, Vedic chants and flower petals being showered on the pilgrims by a helicopter during the opening of the portals at Gangotri. CM Dhami offered prayers to Ganga river....