Dehradun, Nov. 26 -- The Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri portals of the Badrinath Shrine were closed on Tuesday afternoon for the rest of the winter amid traditional Vedic ceremony by the priests. The deity will be worshipped at the alternate winter seat Pandukeshwar for the next six months before resumption of the Chardham pilgrimage in 2026.
The portals of Badrinath Shrine were closed for the winter season formally in the presence of a huge crowd of devotees who had arrived to take part in the closing ceremony.
Prior to this, on Monday, a special offering ceremony known as 'Kadhai Bhog' was organised at the Mata Lakshmi Temple as part of the five-day rituals 'Panch Puja' at the shrine premises.
As per tradition, chief priest of Badri...