The meeting to take a final call on the purification of Kedarnath shrine and fixing a date for resumption of regular prayers there will be held on August 2 and attended among others by Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati and the Rawal (head priest) of the Himalayan temple Bhimashankar Ling, Bahuguna told reporters here.
The opinion of officials engaged currently in cleaning operations at the shrine will also be taken before deciding a date, he said.
However, Bahuguna clarified that clearing the debris at the shrine and resumption of regular prayers are separate issues.
Efforts are under way to resume prayers at the shrine at the earliest, he said.
Accounting for the highest casualties, Kedar valley bore the brunt of the 'Himalayan Tsunami' that struck Uttarakhand on June 16-17 but the sanctum sanctorum of the Himalayan shrine remained unharmed.