The doors of Kedarnath Dham, which are included in the twelve Jyotirlingas, will be opened at 6:20 am on Tuesday. Shri Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee has completed all its preparations. The temple has been lavishly decorated with 35 quintals of flowers. More than seven thousand pilgrims have reached Kedarnath to witness the opening of the doors. At the same time, Baba Kedar’s Panchmukhi Chal Vigraha Utsav Doli Yatra also reached Kedarnath Dham from Gaurikund on Monday afternoon amid band tunes of the 6-Grenadier Regiment of the Army. The government welcomed the Doli Yatra to the Dham by showering flowers from the helicopter. On the other hand, the doors of Badrinath Dham will be opened on April 27 at 6:10 am. District Magistrate Mayur Dixit and Superintendent of Police Dr. Visakha are camping at Ashok Bhadane Dham. Due to the mood of the weather, there are no less challenges in the Kedarnath Yatra. The weather here is changing every day. Two to two and a half feet of snow on Dham and pedestrian path: Due to continuous snowfall since last one week, two to two and a half feet of snow has accumulated in Dham. Light snowfall continued on Monday as well. There is snow on the 5 km stretch of the pedestrian route between Lincholi and Kedarnath and there is a danger of avalanches at Bhairav ​​Gadera, Lincholi and Rudra Point. Snow is continuously falling here. Due to snowfall, the minimum temperature in Kedarpuri is coming down to minus five degrees Celsius. Despite this, the enthusiasm of those who reach Baba’s darshan is created on seeing it. Heli service will start today: With the opening of the doors, heli service will start for Kedarnath from Tuesday morning. Nine aviation companies will operate heli services from Jakdhar, Shersi, Phata, Narayankoti, Jammu and Sonprayag in Kedarghati. On Monday, trial flights were conducted from various helipads to the Dham. SDRF will ease the difficulties of the passengers on the Yatra route: The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) has made five halts on the Kedarnath Dham Yatra route to help the Yatris. These halts have been made at Kedarnath, Linchauli, Sonprayag, Agastyamuni and Ratuda. Two teams have been deployed at each stop. These teams will also patrol between one stop to another. Especially between Sonprayag, Linchauli and Kedarnath pedestrian routes, they will be especially active in helping the passengers. These teams have been provided with modern equipment including electronic snow remover for snow removal. Along with this, arrangements have also been made for medicines for first aid at the halting sites. Registration for 25th April : 16613 Heli Ticket Booking : 1200 Weather Forecast : Light rain and snowfall likely during next 24 hours in Chardham. There may also be showers with thunder at some places. ,

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