The Kedarnath Temple is being decorated with 13 quintals of flowers as the doors of Kedarnath Dham prepare to open this Friday. The idol of Baba Kedarnath will be brought to Kedarnath Dham on May 1, and the temple doors will open for devotees on May 2 at 7 am.

On Wednesday, the doors of Gangotri and Yamunotri Dham were opened to devotees on the auspicious occasion of Akshaya Tritiya, with Vedic chants and rituals. This marks the official beginning of the Char Dham Yatra 2025 in Uttarakhand.