Char Dham Yatra crosses 47 lakh pilgrims in 114 days

Every year, many people in India visit four special holy places in the state of Uttarakhand.

These four places are called the Char Dham, and they are Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri.

This year, more than 47 lakh people have visited them so far.

That is about 4.68 lakh more people than last year at the same time.

The season started on 19 April, when two of the temples opened their doors.

Badrinath was the most popular, with over 16 lakh visitors.

The weather this time of year can be rainy and dangerous, so the government is watching carefully to keep pilgrims safe.

Security personnel are posted near places where landslides can happen.

The leader of the state, Pushkar Singh Dhami, is checking the safety plans every day.

Sometimes the government stops the trip for a little while when the weather is very bad.