Char Dham Yatra registrations cross 33 lakh mark

Dehradun: Over 33 lakh pilgrims registered for the Char Dham and Hemkund Sahib Yatra by Wednesday evening as Kedarnath continues to draw the highest interest among devotees, officials said.

Data released in the daily bulletin shows Kedarnath recorded 11,68,522 registrations, followed by Badrinath with 10,19,560 pilgrims. Gangotri and Yamunotri received 5,90,295 and 5,69,480 registrations, respectively, while Hemkund Sahib saw 48,428 devotees sign up.

The total registrations stood at around 33.96 lakh.


The state recorded 1.80 lakh registrations for the next two days, with 89,727 pilgrims scheduled for May 14 and 91,267 for May 15.

Physical registration centres in Uttarakhand registered 23,203 pilgrims today, with Haridwar recording the highest offline footfall of 12,326.

The Rishikesh Transit Camp registered 9,895 devotees, while Nayagaun and Herbertpur centres saw 684 and 298 registrations respectively.