Over 45 lakh devotees register for Char Dham and Hemkund Sahib Yatra, details
Physical registration centres recorded 25,568 devotees signing up offline. The Rishikesh Transit Camp logged the highest daily turnout with 11,492 registrations, followed by Haridwar with 11,357.
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On Tuesday, June 2, Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board (UTDB) authorities stated that more than 45.31 lakh devotees have registered for the annual Char Dham and Hemkund Sahib Yatra so far. According to officials, total registrations across the five pilgrimage sites have reached 45,31,080.
This comes days after it was reported that the Yamunotri Temple Dham Committee attracted around 3.25 lakh devotees and generated revenue of Rs 23.5 lakh. The committee on May 22 added that Rs 15.5 lakh was collected from the donation box, while Rs 7.5 lakh was received through receipts.
The portals of the Gangotri and Yamunotri shrines reopened for devotees on April 19 on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya, marking the commencement of the annual Char Dham Yatra. Kedarnath and Badrinath temples were opened on April 22 and April 23, respectively.
As per the initial reports, Kedarnath Dham recorded the highest number of registrations with nearly 14.87 lakh pilgrim enrolments, followed by Badrinath with 13.48 lakh. Registrations for Gangotri stood at 8.06 lakh, while Yamunotri recorded around 7.78 lakh enrolments. Hemkund Sahib registered nearly 1.11 lakh pilgrims.
On Monday, physical registration centres recorded 25,568 devotees signing up offline. The Rishikesh Transit Camp logged the highest daily turnout with 11,492 registrations, followed by Haridwar with 11,357. The Rishikesh Gurudwara centre recorded 1,332 registrations, catering mostly to Hemkund Sahib-bound pilgrims, who accounted for 1,302 of the total. Nayagaun registered 859 pilgrims, and Herbertpur recorded 528.
This comes days after it was reported that the Yamunotri Temple Dham Committee attracted around 3.25 lakh devotees and generated revenue of Rs 23.5 lakh. The committee on May 22 added that Rs 15.5 lakh was collected from the donation box, while Rs 7.5 lakh was received through receipts.
On Thursday, May 21, the donation box placed inside the Yamunotri Dham temple premises was opened in the presence of members of the temple committee, Teerth Purohits (pilgrimage priests), officials from the revenue department, and police personnel. The money collected through donations was then counted. A temple committee official stated that the entire exercise was carried out with full transparency and tight security arrangements.
The portals of the Gangotri and Yamunotri shrines reopened for devotees on April 19 on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya, marking the commencement of the annual Char Dham Yatra. Kedarnath and Badrinath temples were opened on April 22 and April 23, respectively.