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Badrinath Temple to close for winter on Nov 27

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Press Trust of India Dehradun
Last Updated : Oct 03 2014 | 9:50 PM IST
Badrinath Temple, one of the four Char Dhams, will close for winters on November 27 this year.
"According to the auspicious date fixed on the occasion of Vijayadashmi today, the temple will close at 3.35 PM on November 27 this year," said chief of Badrinath Kedarnath Temple Committee Ganesh Godiyal.
The three other dhams Yamunotri, Gangotri and Kedarnath will close this month only.
While Gangotri shrine will close the next day after Diwali, Yamunotri and Kedarnath temples will close on Bhaiya Dooj.
All the four dhams are closed for devotees every year in October-November due to heavy snowfall. They reopen in April- May.

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First Published: Oct 03 2014 | 9:50 PM IST

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