Kedarnath: Almost three months after flash floods devastated the Kedarnath shrine in Uttarakhand, the deathly silence was finally broken with resumption of prayers on Wednesday morning.
The chanting of Vedic hymns as prayers could be heard shortly after the dawn. It was a welcome sight for the local devotes who had not witnessed prayers for as long as 86 days. The chief priest of the 6th century shrine, Rawal Bhima Shankar Ling Shivacharya, unlocked the portals of the temple and stepped into the sanctum-sanctorum to perform the puja. The prayers commenced on Sarwartha Siddi Yog, considered to be highly auspicious.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna, who was also scheduled to attend the prayers along with some of his ministerial colleagues, could not take off from Dehradun due to inclement weather.
The Kedar Valley is enveloped in a thick veil of fog and various media teams, which had to come here to cover the ceremony, are stuck in Guptkashi, some 22 kilometres from here, due to bad weather.
The Puja began with a “shuddhikaran” (purification) of the temple and “prayashchitikaran” (atonement for prolonged suspension of prayers at the shrine).
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The chanting of Vedic hymns as prayers could be heard shortly after the dawn. It was a welcome sight for the local devotes who had not witnessed prayers for as long as 86 days. The chief priest of the 6th century shrine, Rawal Bhima Shankar Ling Shivacharya, unlocked the portals of the temple and stepped into the sanctum-sanctorum to perform the puja. The prayers commenced on Sarwartha Siddi Yog, considered to be highly auspicious.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna, who was also scheduled to attend the prayers along with some of his ministerial colleagues, could not take off from Dehradun due to inclement weather.
The Kedar Valley is enveloped in a thick veil of fog and various media teams, which had to come here to cover the ceremony, are stuck in Guptkashi, some 22 kilometres from here, due to bad weather.
The Puja began with a “shuddhikaran” (purification) of the temple and “prayashchitikaran” (atonement for prolonged suspension of prayers at the shrine).
For More: http://www.enewspaperofindia.com
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