Badrinath shrine opens on May 13

          Dehradun: The Badrinath shrine in the Himalayas will reopen on May 13 for pilgrimage after winter. The shrine is believed to be one of the four most important pilgrimage centres in India, the other three being Puri, Rameshwaram and Dwarka. Dedicated to the Lord Vishnu, Badrinath is situated at a height of approximately 3,133 metres in Chamoli district in the Indo- Tibet Himalayan border region. The shrine remains closed during the winter for nearly five months as the heavy snowfall makes the area inaccessible for pilgrims. Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims throng this shrine every year to pray and worship.
- Feb 14, 2005

Pandharpur: Pilgrims head for Maharashtra shrine

          Trimbekeshwar (Maharashtra): Thousands of devotees began their pilgrimage to the famous Pandharpur shrine in Maharashtra on Saturday. The one-and-a-half month long pilgrimage began from the holy Trimbekeshwar town, about 50 kilometres from main city Nasik, with devotees offering prayers at Nivritinath, the mausoleum of elder brother of a mystic saint Jnaneshvar. Jnaneshvar, whose teachings were non-dualist, was a great mystic and poetic genius of the state, who died at the age of 21 while in a state of ecstasy. Pilgrims would undertake a three-day stay at the shrine during which they will perform various rituals. Trimbekeshwar located on the banks of the River Godavari also plays host to a pitcher festival once every four years.
- Feb 5, 2005

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