UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath attends closing ceremony of Kedarnath temple

PTI | Updated: Nov 16, 2020, 11:15 IST

Portals of Kedarnath temple closed at 8.30am today

GOPESHWAR: The sacred portals of the Himalayan shrine of Kedarnath were closed for the winter season on Monday amid a fresh spell of snowfall.
The gates of the temple, which houses one of the 11 jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva and attracts devotees from across the world, were closed at 8:30am after an elaborate ceremony.

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Uttarakhand chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, his Uttar Pradesh counterpart Yogi Adityanath, and officials of Devasthanam Board, among others, attended the ceremony.

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The two chief ministers arrived at the shrine on Sunday to offer prayers and take a look at the reconstruction projects underway at Kedarpuri.

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Snowfall accompanied by a drizzle began in Kedarnath on Sunday night and continued till the morning.