The doors of Kedarnath Dham were opened for the devotees on Tuesday morning at 6.20 am. The Kedarnath temple has been decorated with 35 quintals of flowers on the auspicious occasion of Kapatodghatan. More than 10,000 devotees witnessed the auspicious time of Kapatodghatan. During this, flowers were showered on the devotees by helicopter. There, singers Roop Kumar Rathore and Sunali Rathore performed bhajans.

The process of opening the doors had started from 5 in the morning itself. Along with the discharge of religious traditions, the Panchmukhi Bhog idol of Baba Kedar reached the temple premises from Rawal Niwas sitting in Chal Utsav Vigraha Doli.

Here Rawal blessed the devotees. After this, the portals of the temple were opened by the administration in the presence of Rawal and Shri Badrinath Kedarnath temple committee officials. As soon as the doors opened, the Dham echoed with the cheers of Mahadev.

On the auspicious occasion of the opening of the doors of Kedarnath Dham, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami will offer prayers to Devadhidev Mahadev and wish for the prosperity of the state. On the eve of the opening of the doors, the Chief Minister reached Guptkashi on Monday evening and took stock of the travel arrangements.

The Chief Minister said that all necessary arrangements are being made by the state government for the auspicious journey of the devotees coming for the Chardham Yatra. All the devotees should get the facility of dev darshan with ease. Its effective arrangement has also been ensured. He has also prayed to Lord Kedarnath to fulfill everyone's wishes. The Chief Minister said that this time more devotees would come to the state to visit the Char Dham Yatra than last year and become partakers of virtue.