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Chardham Yatra concludes Tuesday

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November 26, 2025

Doors of Badrinath Dham close for winters

Chardham Yatra concludes Tuesday

The Chardham Yatra concluded Tuesday as the doors of the Badrinath Dham located in Uttarakhand’s upper Garhwal region closed for the winter season.

Officials of the Shri Badrinath Kedarnath Temple Committee said that after special prayers, the doors of Badrinath Dham were closed for devotees at 2.56 pm Tuesday. Despite cold weather conditions, a large number of devotees from India and abroad were present to have darshan of Badri Vishal.

They said that the process of closing the doors had begun in the morning. The last puja before closing was performed by Rawal Amarnath Namboodri, the chief priest of Badrinath temple.

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