{"id":52451,"date":"2024-05-17T01:39:03","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T01:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/17\/char-dham-yatra-uttarakhand-govt-extends-ban-on-vip-darshan-till-may-31\/"},"modified":"2024-05-17T01:39:03","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T01:39:03","slug":"char-dham-yatra-uttarakhand-govt-extends-ban-on-vip-darshan-till-may-31","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/17\/char-dham-yatra-uttarakhand-govt-extends-ban-on-vip-darshan-till-may-31\/","title":{"rendered":"Char Dham Yatra: Uttarakhand govt extends ban on VIP darshan till May 31"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.etimg.com\/photo\/msid-110191560,imgsize-55158.cms?resize=600,450&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Char Dham Yatra: Uttarakhand govt extends ban on VIP darshan till May 31\" title=\"Char Dham Yatra: Uttarakhand govt extends ban on VIP darshan till May 31\" \/><\/div>\n<div data-brcount=\"17\">Dehradun: In view of the continuous surge in the number of <a data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/pilgrims\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pilgrims<\/a> visiting the <a data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/char-dham-yatra\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Char Dham Yatra<\/a>, the <a data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/uttarakhand-government\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Uttarakhand government<\/a> has decided to extend the ban on &#8220;<a data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/vip-darshan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VIP Darshan<\/a>&#8221; till May 31 this year. <\/p>\n<p><!--\/article_liveblog.cms?msid=107107653potime:1-->In a letter to all Chief Secretaries of the states, <a data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/uttarakhand-chief-secretary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Uttarakhand Chief Secretary<\/a> Radha Raturi said, &#8220;I would like to inform that this year, there is a continuous surge in the number of pilgrims visiting the Holy Char Dham in Uttarakhand. For better management, we have decided not to have any &#8220;VIP Darshan&#8221; till May 31, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Uttarakhand <a data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/chief-secretary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chief Secretary<\/a> said that in order to streamline the process of Darshan at the Dhams, state government has started a process of <a data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/definition\/registration\" rel=\"noopener\">registration<\/a> for <a data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/chardham-yatra\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chardham Yatra<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Registration is mandatory and <a data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/devotees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">devotees<\/a> must register for the Chardham Yatra 2024 on https:\/\/registrationandtouristcare.uk.gov.in\/. Darshan at the Dhams shall be allowed only to the devotees on the date for which they have registered,&#8221; the letter read. <\/p>\n<p>The elderly and those with pre-existing medical conditions should get themselves medically examined before commencing their Yatra and follow the guidelines issued by <a data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/deptt-of-medical-health-and-family-welfare\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deptt of Medical Health and Family Welfare<\/a>, Govt. of the Uttarrakhand which are available on https:\/\/health.uk.gov.in\/pages\/display\/140-char-dham-yatra-health-advisory <a data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/govt-of-uttarakhand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Govt. of Uttarakhand<\/a> is committed to provide a hassle-free Yatra experience to the devotees and seek your support in disseminating the above information to the public at large in your state\/UT, the letter read. <\/p>\n<p>Over 26 lakh devotees from all across the country and abroad have registered for the ongoing Char Dham Yatra.The Char Dham Yatra commenced in Uttarakhand on May 10. The Char Dham Yatra holds profound spiritual significance in <a data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/hinduism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hinduism<\/a>. This journey typically occurs from April-May to October-November.It is believed that one should complete the Char Dham Yatra in a clockwise direction. Hence, the pilgrimage starts from Yamunotri, proceeds towards Gangotri, onto Kedarnath, and finally ends at Badrinath. The journey can be completed by road or by air (helicopter services are available)<\/p>\n<p>The Char Dham <a data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/yatra\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yatra<\/a>, or pilgrimage, is a tour of four holy sites: Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath. In Hindi, &#8216;char&#8217; means four and &#8216;dham&#8217; refers to religious destinations. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/india\/char-dham-yatra-uttarakhand-govt-extends-ban-on-vip-darshan-till-may-31\/articleshow\/110191560.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dehradun: In view of the continuous surge in the number of pilgrims visiting the Char Dham Yatra, the Uttarakhand government has decided to extend the ban on &#8220;VIP Darshan&#8221; till May 31 this year. In a letter to all Chief Secretaries of the states, Uttarakhand Chief Secretary Radha Raturi said, &#8220;I would like to inform [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":52452,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/img.etimg.com\/photo\/msid-110191560,imgsize-55158.cms","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[602],"tags":[230,41691,44245,43419,51022,16082,52215,14320,44252,6068,3056,52217,52213,35833,30878,22625,20806,52216,44250,52214,16794,52212,4236],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52451"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52451"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52451\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52453,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52451\/revisions\/52453"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}