Snowfall hit once again in Uttarakhand on Sunday. Light drizzle occurred in many areas along with thunderstorms in many districts since morning, but the snowfall in Kedarnath Dham issued advisory to pilgrims.
Rudraprayag: Snowfall hit once again in Uttarakhand on Sunday. Light drizzle occurred in many areas along with thunderstorms in many districts since morning, but the snowfall in Kedarnath Dham issued advisory to pilgrims. Uttarakhand police appealing to pilgrims coming to visit the temple to plan their journeys in accordance with weather forecasts.
The police also advised the devotees to carry umbrellas, raincoats and essential medicines.
Superintendent of Police (Rudraprayag) Vishakha Ashok Bhadane released a clip from Kedarnath that showed snow falling over the Himalayan temple.
In the video, Bhadane urged the devotees to proceed on their journeys only after taking weather updates and urged them to carry umbrellas, raincoats and essential medicines. Kedarnath and Badrinath have received frequent snow in May in what is an unusual weather phenomenon.
आज केदारनाथ धाम में फिर से बर्फबारी प्रारम्भ हो गयी है। SP रुद्रप्रयाग डाॅ0 Vishakha Bhadane सुरक्षा व्यवस्थाओं का जायजा लेने हेतु केदारनाथ धाम में मौजूद हैं, उनके द्वारा केदारनाथ धाम आने वाले श्रद्धालुओं से अपील की गई है कि…. pic.twitter.com/jMWjj6mu7J
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— Rudraprayag Police Uttarakhand (@RudraprayagPol) May 14, 2023
Kedarnath and Badrinath have received frequent snow in May in what is an unusual weather phenomenon.
However, the snowfall has failed to deter the pilgrims from visiting the revered shrines.
The two temples have received more than four lakh pilgrims in less than a month since the beginning of the Char Dham Yatra.
Kedarnath opened for devotees on April 25 and Badrinath on April 27.
