Watch: Another massive avalanche hits mountains near Kedarnath temple

An avalanche, the second big one in less than two weeks, occurred behind the Kedarnath Dham in the Himalayan region of Uttarakhand on Saturday.

No damage was caused to the Kedarnath temple, reports said, while a video showed a huge mass of snow rolling down the rocky face of a mountain not very far from it

"An avalanche occurred this morning in the Himalayan region but no damage was sustained to the Kedarnath temple," Ajendra Ajay, President, Shri Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee told ANI.


Incessant rains had battered parts of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and north Uttar Pradesh for a few days during the last week.

Early reports said the giant glacier behind the Kedarnath temple was broken for the second time in two weeks. More details were awaited.

Earlier, on September 22, there was a massive avalanche in the catchment area of Chorabari Glacier at Kedarnath Dham.

Chorabari Glacier is situated at a distance of about 5 km behind the Kedarnath temple, between the Kedarnath summit to the north and the town of Kedarnath to the south, and covers an area of about 6 sq km. That avalanche had taken place after it rained heavily in the state for a few days.