Dehradun: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s younger brother, Pankaj Modi, arrived on Friday to visit Badrinath Dham. He offered prayers at the temple and received blessings. The Shri Badrinath Kedarnath Temple Committee welcomed him and presented him with Lord Badri Vishal’s Prasad.
After the darshan at the temple, Pankaj Modi and guests paid a courtesy visit to Shri Badrinath Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) President Hemant Dwivedi and discussed the pilgrimage. The doors of Badrinath Dham will be closed for the winter season on November 25th at 2:56 pm. The closing date was announced on Vijayadashami on Thursday. The Pancha Pujas (five pujas) to be performed before the closing will begin on November 21st.
A program was held at the Badrinath Temple on Thursday. Dharmadhikari Radhakrishna Thapliyal, Vedpathi Ravindra Bhatt, and Amit Bandolia calculated the almanac and determined the date for the closing of Badrinath’s doors. Rawal Amarnath Namboodri, the chief priest of Badrinath, announced the date.
