Badrinath is located in the state of Uttarakhand and falls on the route to Hemkund Sahib. It is one of the holiest places in India and the route to Badrinath is covered in snow during the winter ...

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Gopeshwar (Uttarakhand), Oct 12 (PTI) The portals of the Badrinath Dham in Uttarakhand will be closed for the winter season ...

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A young man from West Bengal and an elderly woman from Uttar Pradesh died of cardiac arrests while traveling to Badrinath, raising this year's Char Dham Yatra death toll to 207. Most deaths are ...

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Dehradun: A 21-year-old man from West Bengal and an 88-year-old woman from Uttar Pradesh died from cardiac arrests while en route to the Badrinath temple on Saturday. With this, the death toll ...

Image Source : PTI (FILE) Pilgrims arrive at Badrinath Dham in Chamoli district. Uttarakhand news: The portals of the Badrinath Dham in Uttarakhand will be closed for the winter season at 9:07 pm ...

The Himalaya and adjacent regions (Pan-Himalaya) form a natural phytogeographical unit, from the Vakhan Corridor eastwards to the Hengduan Mountains via the Karakorum and the Himalaya. This region ...