Baba Kedarnath’s Winter Closure, Blessings Received by Assam CM

&NewLine;<p>November 15&comma; 2023 – On the auspicious occasion of Bhai Dooj&comma; the sacred festival&comma; the gates of the Kedarnath Dham&comma; one of the twelve Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva&comma; were closed at 8&colon;30 AM on Sunday&period; The closing ceremony took place in accordance with rituals and traditions&comma; with the Vrishchik Lagna &lpar;Scorpio Ascendant&rpar; and Jyeshtha Nakshatra&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Approximately&comma; more than 2500 devotees gathered amidst half a foot of accumulated snow at the shrine to seek the blessings of Lord Kedarnath after the gates were closed&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Following the closure of the gates&comma; the ceremonial idol of Baba Kedarnath embarked on a journey from its abode to the winter seat of Onkareshwar Temple in Ukhimath&comma; Ramnagar&comma; as part of the first-night sojourn&period; The ceremonial idol of Baba Kedarnath for the procession was prepared for the six-month winter worship at Panch Kedar Gaddi Sthan Onkareshwar Temple&comma; where all the necessary arrangements have been completed&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The special puja and rituals for Baba Kedarnath commenced at 4 AM on Wednesday&period; The main priest performed the adornment of the self-manifested lingam of Lord Kedarnath in the sanctum sanctorum&comma; offering dry flowers&comma; Brahmakamal&comma; Kumkum&comma; and ashes in meditative form&period; Other religious traditions were also observed&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Senior officials from BKTC &lpar;Badri-Kedar Temple Committee&rpar; and spiritual leaders were present at this event&period; After the completion of the meditation worship in the temple&&num;8217&semi;s sanctum sanctorum at 6&colon;30 AM&comma; other smaller temples in the temple complex were closed&period; Subsequently&comma; the southern and eastern gates of the Kedarnath Temple were closed in the Scorpio Ascendant and Jyeshtha Nakshatra&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>On this occasion&comma; the resonating cheers of the devotees and the jubilation of Baba Kedarpuri echoed with the praises of Lord Kedarnath&period; Simultaneously&comma; while circumambulating the Kedarnath Temple&comma; the five-faced doli &lpar;palanquin&rpar; of Lord Kedarnath left the temple for its winter seat&comma; Panch Kedar Gaddi Sthan Onkareshwar Temple&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Accompanied by the spirited tunes of the army band and the cheers of devotees&comma; Baba Kedarnath&&num;8217&semi;s procession reached Gaurikund via Rudraprayag&comma; Lincholi&comma; Rambada&comma; Bhimbali&comma; and Jungle Chatti&period; Here&comma; the devotees welcomed the grand doli with enthusiasm&period; From here&comma; the doli will reach Rudraprayag on its first night&&num;8217&semi;s halt&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>BKTSC &lpar;Badri-Kedar Temple Service Committee&rpar; media coordinator&comma; Dr&period; Harish Chandra Gaur&comma; informed that on November 16&comma; the doli would travel to Vishwanath Temple in Guptkashi&period; On November 17&comma; as part of the six-month winter worship&comma; the ceremonial idol of Lord Kedarnath will be placed at Panch Kedar Gaddi Sthan Onkareshwar Temple in Ukhimath&comma; as all preparations have been completed&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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