Overview
- Gangotri and Yamunotri will reopen on April 19 on Akshaya Tritiya, and Badrinath will follow on April 23.
- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said preparations have begun and pledged measures to keep pilgrims safe.
- The Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee has started inspections of guest houses and offices to ready facilities for the yatra.
- The Panchmukhi Doli schedule is set: Bhairavnath worship on April 18, departure from Omkareshwar to Phata on April 19, halt at Gaurikund on April 20, and arrival at Kedarnath on April 21.
- BKTC named MT Gangadhar as Kedarnath’s chief priest for 2026, and officials reiterated compulsory pilgrim registration with GPS-based monitoring.