Chief of the Indian Army, General Upendra Dwivedi, visited the sacred Kedarnath shrine on Sunday along with his family. During his visit, he offered special prayers to Lord Shiva and spent around half an hour in the temple premises, performing rituals with devotion and reverence.
The Kedarnath Teerth Purohit Samaj and the Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee welcomed the Army Chief and his family with traditional honors. The rituals were conducted with Vedic chants as the temple priests guided the puja ceremony.
After completing the prayers, General Dwivedi admired the spiritual aura and grandeur of the holy shrine. He remarked, “This abode of Lord Shiva is divine and extraordinary. Coming here brings immense peace to the soul.”
The Kedarnath Dham has seen a steady stream of high-profile visitors in recent days. On June 6, Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi offered prayers at the temple, and earlier on June 2, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta also visited the shrine.
It is noteworthy that the Kedarnath temple gates were opened for devotees on May 2 this year. Since then, the shrine has witnessed an overwhelming influx of pilgrims. So far, a total of 8,65,614 devotees have visited Kedarnath. On June 7 alone, 23,532 pilgrims performed darshan and rituals at the temple.
