Archive · 25 Nov 2025
Badrinath Shrine Closes for Winter
The Badrinath Shrine has closed for the winter season.
The deities will be moved to their winter homes, like Pandukeshwar, for the next six months.
Before closing, special rituals like Panch Puja and Kadhai Bhog were performed.
The chief priest invited goddess Lakshmi to stay in the shrine during this time.
Other temples in the shrine were also closed with special prayers.
This is a traditional practice to ensure the deities are worshipped during the winter months.
Badrinath Shrine closed for winter on Tuesday afternoon with traditional Vedic ceremonies.
Deities moved to Pandukeshwar for six months before the 2026 Chardham pilgrimage resumes.
Chief Priest Amarnath Namboodiri invited goddess Lakshmi to the shrine for the winter.
Five-day rituals, Panch Puja, started on November 21, including Kadhai Bhog at Mata Lakshmi Temple.
Other temples within the shrine, including Ganesh Temple and Adi Kedareswar Temple, were also closed with special prayers.
- Who
- Chief Priest Amarnath Namboodiri and devotees
- What
- Closure of Badrinath Shrine for winter
- When
- Tuesday afternoon
- Where
- Badrinath Shrine, Uttarakhand
- Why
- Traditional winter closure and shifting of deities to winter abodes
Traditionalists
Modernists
Winter Closure
Traditionalists
Essential for preserving traditions and protecting deities during harsh weather.
Modernists
Could be reconsidered with modern infrastructure to allow year-round worship.
- Shrine
- Badrinath
- Closure Date
- Tuesday afternoon
- Winter Abode
- Pandukeshwar
- Chief Priest
- Amarnath Namboodiri
- Closure Time
- 2:56 PM
- Rituals
- Panch Puja, Kadhai Bhog
- Deities' Winter Seats
- Kedarnath: Omkareshwar Temple (Ukhimath), Gangotri: Mukhwa village (Harshil), Yamunotri: Kharsali
