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All the pilgrims set to embark on the Char Dham Yatra 2023 this year must follow an important advisory issued by the Uttarakhand government to avoid any health complications in the future.

Unregulated pilgrimage activities in increasingly eco-fragile sites in India have accelerated the retreating of glaciers. What can be done to mitigate the damage?

Move amid medical observations of an unusual spike in pilgrim deaths during 2022

Move amid medical observations of an unusual spike in pilgrim deaths during 2022

Char Dham Yatra: The Pushkar Singh Dhami-led Uttarakhand government has asked the health officials to collect the medical history of the pilgrims during the online registration process. -- aaa

Reports by eight central technical institutes behind the cause for the crisis in the holy town not released to public yet.

JOSHIMATH, India (AP) — For months, the roughly 20,000 residents in Joshimath, revered by Hindu and Sikh pilgrims, have watched the earth slowly swallow their community.

Joshimaths future is at risk, experts and activists say, due in part to a push backed by the Indian prime ministers political party to grow religious tourism in Uttarakhand, the holy towns home state.

Amid the news of a prescribed dress code, ban on Dakshina and mobile phones being spread amongst the devotees, the president of the Badri Kedar Temple Committee (BKTC) Ajendra Ajay has clarified and termed the news as misleading.

For months, the roughly 20,000 residents in Joshimath have watched the earth slowly swallow their community.