Kedarnath, June 03: There is a huge crowd of devotees going to Kedarnath. A large number of devotees are reaching Kedarnath to have darshan. Heavy jam in Sonprayag. One kilometer-long queue for the Darshan. The darshan of Kedarnath had to be stopped due to the crowd gathered in Sonprayag.
In the Chardham Yatra, a record is being made for the arrival of devotees on one side. At the same time, the death toll is also not taking its name to stop. 83 pilgrims have died within 24 days of the start of the Chardham Yatra.
On Thursday, 7 pilgrims died for the second consecutive day. So far more than 20 lakh pilgrims have registered for the yatra while more than 10 lakh pilgrims have visited the four dhams.
According to the data, in just 16 days since the beginning of Char Dham Yatra, 55 horses and mules have died due to severe stomach ache, while 4 horses and mules have died due to falling and one has died due to stone-pelting.
According to government figures, so far 1.25 thousand pilgrims have traveled by horse and mules, while other pilgrims have reached the Dham by helicopter and on foot.
