After the closure of the doors of Bhukunt Bhairav in Kedarnath Dham of Uttarakhand, now the doors of Gangotri temple in Uttarkashi district have been closed. The doors of the temple have been closed on the special occasion of Annakoot. The information about the closure of the doors has been given by the temple committee official. The doors of the Gangotri temple of Goddess Ganga were closed amidst chants of Har Har Gange, Jai Jai Gange. Havan-puja was also organized on this occasion. This temple is present at an altitude of 10 thousand feet.
Every year before the arrival of winter, the doors of Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri, Yamunotri located in the Himalayas are closed. After the doors are closed, no devotees come here for darshan till the whole winter. The doors of Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri, Yamunotri located in the Garhwal Himalayas will be opened for devotees next year after being closed before the arrival of winter.
When did the doors close?
After closing the doors of Gangotri temple in Uttarkashi district, the idol of Goddess Ganga was taken away in a palanquin. The idol of Goddess Ganga was kept in a palanquin and sent to Mukhba. He will be worshiped here during the entire winter. Today at 12:14 pm, as per the Muhurta, the doors of Gangotri temple were closed.
When will the doors of Yamunotri close?
The doors of Yamunotri temple will be closed on 17th November. The doors of Baba Kedarnath temple will be kept closed on 3rd November during the entire winter period. More than eight lakh devotees had come to Gangotri temple for darshan. Devotees from far and wide come to Uttarkashi to have darshan of Goddess Gangotri. Now after the doors open again in 2025, they can be seen.
