The Char Dham Yatra is going to start from 30 April 2025. Last year, where more than 48 lakh pilgrims traveled to Char Dham, this time more than 50 lakh devotees are expected to reach there. Online registration started from March 20, while offline registration started from 28 April. According to government data, so far 20 lakh pilgrims have also registered for Char Dham Yatra. Now let us know how to reach Char Dham, where to stay and how much will be spent on this journey.
Chardham Yatra will start from Wednesday, preparations complete
After the doors of Gangotri and Yamunotri temples located in the high Garhwal Himalayan region of Uttarakhand, after six months, the festival of Akshaya Tritiya will be opened again to the devotees on Wednesday. Officials gave this information on Tuesday. Officials said that this year’s Chardham Yatra will begin with the opening of the doors of Gangotri and Yamunotri temples, although the doors of Kedarnath and Badrinath will be opened on May 2 and 4 respectively. He informed that all other preparations have been completed from security arrangements regarding Chardham Yatra.
Officials said that there is immense enthusiasm among the devotees for the Chardham Yatra and till now more than 22 lakh devotees from India and abroad have registered themselves. The idol of Goddess Ganga in Uttarkashi district was sent to Doli for Gangotri Dham from her winter stay site Mukhba village at 12 noon on Tuesday afternoon. Traditional musical instruments Dhol Damau, the devotional tunes of the army band and the shouts of Maa Ganga, local villagers sent the idol of the goddess off to Gangotri with moist eyes like a daughter.
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Tirtha Purohit Rajesh Semwal said that after resting the night at the Bhairav temple in Bhairav Valley, Budhwa will reach Doli Gangotri Dham in the morning. He informed that the doors of the temple will be opened at 10:30 pm, where devotees will be able to visit the Goddess Ganga for the next six months. Somwal said that the Goddess of Goddess Ganga reaches Dham by walking for a total of 25 km. Yamunotri Temple Committee spokesperson Purushottam Uniyal said that the doli of Goddess Yamanua will leave for Yamunotri Dham from her winter stay site Khushamath on Wednesday morning and after duly worshiping, the doors of the temple will be opened for devotees at 11.55 am after offering prayers.
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Meanwhile, Uttarakhand Director General of Police Deepam Seth reached Rishikesh and took stock of the security system of Chardham Yatra. Seth told the media in Rishikesh that strict security arrangements have been made in the Chardham Yatra in view of the terrorist incident in Pahalgam in Kashmir. He said, “We will not compromise on safety to passengers.” The official said that for the safety of pilgrims, 6000 policemen, 17 PAC company and 10 company security forces sent by the Center have been made to deploy on Chardham and Yatra routes.
He asked the devotees to do pilgrimage without any concern. Seth said that the entire travel area is divided into 15 ‘Super Zones’ this time, in which more than 2000 ‘close circuit cameras’ have been installed. He informed that along with public safety, Uttarakhand Police will also be focused on smoothing the traffic system. The official said that intelligence agencies will also be active as a precaution and the suspects will be monitored. The Director General of Police interacted with passengers at the Transit Camp Rishikesh and took their response.
How to reach and where to stay?
If you want to travel Char Dham from your home, then you can talk to a travel agency about it. On the other hand, if you want to start this journey from Haridwar or Rishikesh, then you will get a lot of convenience. For the Char Dham Yatra, you get many options for Haridwar and Rishikesh, in which you can take a government bus or private taxi facility according to your budget. However, if you go by bus then this journey becomes quite cheap for you. The journey will begin with Yamunotri, for which both bus and taxi are available. As far as stay is concerned, you will find Dharamshala and hotels to stay in every dham. You will easily find these hotels around the temple. This whole journey from the bus will make you fall in about 6 thousand, while this journey from a taxi will make you for about 40,000 rupees.
Apart from this, the government also provides a helicopter facility for Char Dham, for which you may have to pay 6,000 to 8,000 rupees, that too for one side only in one dham. If the entire budget of the helicopter is seen, then the price of this package may be about 2.5 lakh rupees.
If you are going to ride a bike, you can also rent a bike from Haridwar and Rishikesh, whose rent can be Rs 1,500 per day.
You will find hotels and homestands to stay on the way to every Dham. Trains do not run on the mountains at night, so it will be better for you to find a hotel in the evening.
According to an estimate, the journey and stay of Yamunotri and Gangotri will cost around Rs 12,000, while Kedarnath’s travel and stay cost can reach Rs 15,000. At the same time, your expenditure in Badrinath can also be around 12,000 rupees. Remember that this cost is for buses and taxis traveling. The total expenses of devotees traveling by helicopter can be up to 2.5 lakhs.
