Last Updated on November 10, 2026 2:24 pm by INDIAN AWAAZ
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Gangotri Dham, located in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand, will be closed for the winter season today at 12:05 PM, on the occasion of the Annakoot festival. After the closure, the ceremonial palanquin of Goddess Ganga will proceed towards Mukhba amid the presence of devotees and the tunes of the Army band.
District Magistrate Prashant Arya said that all arrangements for the closure ceremony have been completed. Meanwhile, Satish Semwal, Convenor of the Panch Mandir Committee, said that after an overnight halt at the Markandeya Annapurna Temple, the ceremonial palanquin of Goddess Ganga will reach her winter abode at Mukhba on Bhai Dooj. Devotees will be able to offer prayers to Goddess Ganga at Mukhba for the next six months.
The portals of Kedarnath and Yamunotri shrines will be closed tomorrow on the occasion of Bhai Dooj, while Badrinath Dham will close on November 16.