Kedarnath Opening and Closing Dates
The Opening and Closing Date of Kedarnath Temple shrine in 2025
The opening date and time of Kedarnath Temple is depends on auspicious day of Akshay Tritya and declared on the Maha Shiva Ratri. The date of opening of Kedarnath shrine is decided by priests in Ukhimath’s Omkareshwar Temple after calculation of Panchang. The doors of the holy temple has been closed for the winter and will be open again on April-May 2025. The date of opening of doors of Kedarnath Dham for the year 2025 will be announced on Mahashivratri.
The closing date of Kedarnath is fixed i.e 2 days after Diwali when Bhai Dooj is celebrated. Kedarnath temple has been closed for winter after Pooja archana in morning and reopened on April-May 2025. Kedarnath Temple opening and closing date for 2025 will be updated soon.
Kedarnath Temple has a long ceremonial puja at the time of opening of Kedarnath shrine. Main Pujari Rawal of Kedarnath first takes blessing and view of lingam after opening of Kedarnath temple.
| Kedarnath Opening Date of 2024 | Kedarnath Closing Date of 2024 |
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| 10 May 2024 at 6:20 AM | 03 Nov 2024 |
Kedarnath Dham Opening & Closing Ceremony
Kedarnath Dham opening ceremony witness thousands of pilgrims. Kedarnath Kapaat opening day is one of the auspicious moment for many pilgrims visiting Kedarnath from all round the country and the world. The gates of Kedarnath Temple open after long hours worship by Rawal and Pujaris of Kedarnath Dham. Pilgrims could take darshan only after first opening Puja at Kedarnath Temple by priests.
Closing ceremony of Kedarnath Dham is also very grand celebration with Garhwal Bands taking Baba Kedar Doli to Winter Abode of Kedarnath i.e Omkareshwar Temple, Ukhimath.
Kedarnath in Winters
During Winters starting from the month of of November, there is heavy snowfall in Kedarnath and all the routes are closed. The shrine is also closed for 6 months. The holy statue of Lord Shiva, is shifted from Garhwal (Kedarkhand) to Ukhimath, and is reinstated at Kedarnath, in the first week of May. It is at this time, that the doors of the temple are thrown open to pilgrims, who gather from all parts of India, for a holy pilgrimage. The shrine closes on the week of Kartik, on the day of Bhai Dooj (October-November) and reopens after Akshay Tritya (April-May) every year. During its closure the shrine is submerged in snow and worship is performed at Ukhimath.
