Gadughadi – April 22, the day of tiling of sesame seeds for Lord Badrinath. Auspicious day for the opening of doors on the occasion of Basant Panchami. The process of opening the doors of Joshimath Badrinath Dham started. Dimri Pujari Gadu Ghadi has reached from Pandukeshar. From where Narsingh Temple will depart for Dimmer. It is a tradition to decide the date of the opening of the doors of Badrinath Dham on Vasant Panchami. Let us tell you that after the worship of Badri Vishal’s doli, which reached the Gadu Ghadi Raj Darwaza on the 5th day i.e. on Basant Panchami, the day of the opening of the doors was fixed. With this, the journey of 2022 will also start.

The doors of Shri Badrinath Dham will open on Sunday 8th May at 6.15 am. Whereas the date of Gadu Ghada (Telkalash Yatra) is Friday, April 22. On the auspicious occasion of Basant Panchami at the Rajmahal located in Narendra Nagar (Tehri), the royal family, after performing the Panchag, Shri Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee, Shri Dimri Religious Central Panchayat, in the presence of the religious leaders, Shri Badrinath after the Panchag counting. The date of opening of the doors of the Dham was fixed. Kovid protocol standards were followed in the program. It is noteworthy that as soon as the date of opening of the doors of Shri Badrinath Dham is announced, the preparations for Uttarakhand Chardham Yatra 2022 have started.