By Arun Pratap Singh
Garhwal Post Bureau
Dehradun, 12 Mar: The devotees visiting Kedarnath and Badrinath throughout the upcoming Char Dham Yatra should pay increased fees for particular pujas this yr. The Badri Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) has determined to extend the payment for particular pujas between 10 to twenty per cent.
It could also be recalled that the Char Dham Yatra in Uttarakhand is about to start on 19 April with the opening of the portals of Gangotri and Yamunotri shrines. This shall be adopted by the opening of the Kedarnath temple on 22 April and the Badrinath temple on 23 April for devotees. The state authorities and the administration are at the moment engaged in preparations for the pilgrimage.
It could also be reminded right here that after the opening of the portals of the Char Dham shrines, the method of conducting particular pujas additionally begins at Badrinath and Kedarnath. Devotees are required to deposit a prescribed payment for taking part in these rituals. This yr, the BKTC has accredited a rise of 10 to twenty per cent within the particular puja fees.
In truth, the price range assembly of the BKTC was held on 10 March in Dehradun, throughout which the proposal to extend the particular puja fees was accredited. It could also be famous that no enhance had been made within the fees for particular pujas on the shrines over the previous two years.
Several particular rituals, together with Mahabhishek and Aarti, are carried out at Badrinath and Kedarnath temples. The devotees can ebook these pujas by the official web site of the BKTC by depositing the prescribed payment on-line. Different fees have been fastened for every particular puja.
At Kedarnath temple, particular pujas are primarily carried out throughout the morning and night aartis. At current, the fees for the morning pujas at Kedarnath are Rs 9,500 for the Mahabhishek puja, Rs 7,200 for Rudrabhishek, Rs 6,100 for Laghu Rudrabhishek, Rs 5,500 for Shodashopachar, Rs 950 for Ashtopachar, Rs 950 for Panchopachar and Rs 28,600 for the full-day puja.
Similarly, for the night rituals at Kedarnath, the fees are Rs 1,000 for Shiv Ashtotari Paath, Rs 2,000 for Shiv Sahasranam Paath, Rs 2,000 for Shiv Namavali, Rs 2,000 for Shiv Mahamanstrotam Paath, Rs 1,900 for Shiv Tandav Stotram Paath, Rs 2,000 for Shiv Parakshamastrotam Paath and Rs 2,800 for the whole night aarti. All these puja fees are more likely to witness a rise of round 10 to twenty per cent. The BKTC has not but issued the revised record of fees, which shall be uploaded on its web site earlier than the graduation of the Yatra.
Various particular pujas are additionally carried out at Badrinath temple at totally different instances of the day. For the morning rituals, the cost for Mahabhishek puja is Rs 4,700 and Rs 4,500 for Abhishek puja. Apart from this, the payment for a full-day puja is Rs 12,000, whereas Rs 51,000 is charged for Shrimad Bhagwat Sapt Paath.
The cost for Veda Paath at Badrinath is Rs 2,500 and for Geeta Paath it’s also Rs 2,500. During the night aarti, the fees are Rs 201 for Kapoor Aarti, Rs 401 for Chandi Aarti, Rs 501 for Aarti, Rs 401 for Ashtari Puja, Rs 701 for Vishnu Sahasranam Stotra Paath and Rs 601 for Vishnu Sahasra Namavali.
In addition, Rs 3,100 is charged for Shayna Aarti together with Geet Govind Paath at Badrinath shrine. However, all these fees are set to extend by 10 to twenty per cent this yr. Providing additional particulars, BKTC chairman Hemant Dwivedi mentioned that the fees for particular pujas at each the shrines had been elevated by 10 to twenty per cent.
Dwivedi mentioned that the BKTC is a self-sustained establishment and its fundamental sources of earnings are the donations and choices made by devotees. These funds are utilised for the upkeep and administration of the 47 temples that come beneath the BKTC. Therefore, throughout the board assembly it was determined to extend the fees for all pujas by 10 to twenty per cent. He added that numerous forms of particular pujas are carried out at Badrinath and Kedarnath temples and that the fees are normally revised as soon as each two to 3 years.
