Rudraprayag: Despite persistent rain and treacherous weather conditions, the spirit of the Shiva devotees is not dampened a bit. Resultantly, Uttarakhand’s Kedarnath Dham continues to receive an overwhelming number of pilgrims this Sawan month.

Marking the sacred Sawan month, over 14 lakh devotees have visited the temple so far, with numbers surging dramatically over the past weekend.

Shri Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) President Hemant Dwivedi confirmed that the arrival of pilgrims has remained uninterrupted, bolstered by strong administrative and logistical support. While daily pilgrim numbers hovered around 2,000 to 2,500 during the previous week, the recent rise is striking: 6,432 devotees visited on Friday, July 18; 9,315 on Saturday, July 19; 12,534 on Sunday, and a staggering 15,996 on the second Somvar (Monday) of Sawan. The cumulative footfall in Kedarnath Dham reached 14,07,344 by late........

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