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Kedarnath temple's earnings jump 34 pc to Rs 71.06 crore in 2024-25

Kedarnath temple witnessed a significant financial surge, raking in Rs 71.06 crore in the 2024-25 fiscal year, a 34.32% jump from the previous year. This impressive collection, detailed in an RTI response, includes earnings from special pujas, donations, and helicopter services. The temple committee manages numerous shrines and facilities, with…

The Economic Times

7 Places Where Shiva Is Believed to Protect People From Death

"मृत्युञ्जयाय रुद्राय नीलकण्ठाय शंभवे। अमृतेशाय सर्वाय महादेवाय ते नमः॥" This ancient prayer to Shiva calls him Mrityunjaya, the one who conquers death. Across India, there are temples, caves, ghats, and sacred towns where people believe Shiva’s presence is so powerful that even death itself becomes less frightening. Some believe he…

Times Life

What Science Knows About the 2013 Floods, And What It Doesn’t About Kedarnath

In June 2013, Uttarakhand witnessed destruction on a scale that reshaped both geography and memory. Days of relentless rain triggered cloudbursts, landslides, and a sudden glacial lake outburst that sent a violent mix of water, rock, ice, and debris racing through the Mandakini valley. Entire settlements vanished. Roads and bridges…

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After Haridwar Ghats, Entry of Non-Hindus May Be Banned at Kedarnath and Badrinath Too

Dehradun: Following a proposal to restrict the entry of non-Hindus at 105 ghats in the Kumbh area of Haridwar, the Badrinath Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) is considering a similar move at the shrines under its control. The committee administers the Char Dham shrines of Badrinath, Kedarnath, and 47 other temples…

Times Life

5 Jyotirlingas Where Devotees Feel Shiva’s Living Presence

ॐ नमः शिवाय। नमः शिवाय शान्ताय कारणत्रयहेतवे। निवेदयामि चात्मानं त्वं गति: परमेश्वर॥ People usually turn to Shiva not in celebration, but in moments of weight and uncertainty. When life feels overwhelming, when words fail, and silence feels more honest than hope, Shiva becomes that presence which does not judge or…

Times Life

Shri Kedarnath Dham portals closed for winter season

The doors were closed with Vedic rituals and religious traditions amidst the chanting of Om Namah Shivay, Jai Baba Kedar and the devotional tunes of the Indian Army band. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Uttarakhand: Panchmukhi idol arrives at Kedarnath for final rituals

The sacred Panchmukhi Festival Idol of Baba Kedarnath reached the temple premises on Saturday, marking the traditional ritual before the temple doors close for the season. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Uttarakhand: Photography banned inside Kedarnath Dham Temple, violators to face legal consequences

Shri Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee on Monday announced a complete prohibition of photography and videography inside Kedarnath Temple premises. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Photography banned inside Kedarnath Temple; violators to face legal consequences

Shri Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee announced a complete prohibition of photography and videography inside Kedarnath Temple premises.

The Hindu

Uttarakhand: Badarinath Kedarnath Temple Committee seeks ban on making videos around temple area

The temple committee says that making such videos or reels on the premises has a negative impact on the religious sanctity of the place. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Shri Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee refutes "false" information being circulated on gold plating of sanctum sanctorum

Refuting the claims on social media platforms that the gold plating of the sanctum sanctorum of the Kedarnath temple is brass, Shri Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) termed it a "conspiracy". Read further on Dynamite News:

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Pilgrims will get better facilities at Badrinath soon: Uttarakhand govt

The Special Executive Officer in the Uttarakhand Tourism Department Bhaskar Khulbe on Saturday after taking stock of the reconstruction work at Badrinath Dham said that pilgrims would get better facilities in Badrinath soon. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Uttarakhand govt to appoint Finance Officer in Badrinath-Kedarnath temple committee

The Uttarakhand government has created a post of Finance Officer in Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) and will soon appoint an officer to the post for financial transparency. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Local priests protest against gold plates on sanctum walls of Badri-Kedar temple

Local priests on Monday protested against the Badri Kedar Temple Committee's (BKTC) decision to replace the silver plates covering the walls of the sanctum sanctorum of the Kedarnath temple with gold. Read more on Dynamite News:

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The Hindu

Gold makeover of Kedarnath temple’s sanctom santorum facing resistance from priests

“This temple was built by Pandavas. They had no less money even they could have made it with gold, silver or diamonds. But this place had a meaning. This renovation will change its purpose”

The Times of India

Priests oppose gold plating of Kedarnath walls

DEHRADUN: A section of priests in Kedarnath have opposed the gold plating of the walls inside the sanctum sanctorum of the Himalayan temple saying it amounted to tampering with its centuries-old traditions.

The Times of India

Uttarakhand to give Rs 1 lakh to kin of pilgrims who die in any of the Char Dham shrines

DEHRADUN: In a first in the state, the Badri-Kedar Temple Committee (BKTC) has announced a Rs 1 lakh insurance cover for pilgrims of the Char Dham yatra.

The Times of India

Temple body files complaint against Noida vlogger who took his pet dog to Kedarnath

DEHRADUN: The Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) has filed a police complaint against vlogger Rohan Tyagi who triggered a row earlier this week by taking his dog, a Husky, to the Kedarnath shrine and getting a priest to put a tilak (vermillion) on the dog’s forehead.

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