In Chardham Yatra 2023, the enthusiasm of devotees coming from all over the country and the world for the Chardham Yatra has created a new record of more than 56 lakhs devotees have visited all the Chardham Temples. More than 19.61 lakh devotees have visited Kedarnath Dham. Nearly 75 lakh pilgrims registered for the Chardham Yatra that ran from April 22 to November 18. In this, more than 56.13 lakh people visited Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri, Yamunotri and Hemkund Sahib. For the first time in the history of the Yatra, the number of devotees has crossed 55 lakh.
The state government was expecting more than 50 lakh devotees to attend the Chardham Yatra. The number of devotees coming for the yatra has proved to be correct. In the year 2022, 43.31 lakh devotees had reached Chardham and Hemkund Sahib Yatra. Earlier, during the Covid period in 2021 and 2020, Chardham Yatra could not be conducted completely. Only 4.33 lakh pilgrims had arrived in 2021 and only 3.30 lakh pilgrims had arrived in 2020. In the year 2019, more than 34.77 lakh devotees had come for the yatra.
The number of devotees visiting the Chardham Yatra and Hemkund Sahib Yatra of about four and a half months has set a new record. In the year 2022, maximum 35.22 lakh devotees came to visit Chardham and Hemkund Sahib. Which was the record for the highest number of journeys.
This year, the number of pilgrims has set a new record in the history of Chardham and Hemkund Sahib Yatra. The devotees who visited this year have broken the record of the year 2022. The number of devotees who visited Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri, Yamunotri Dham and Hemkund Sahib in 2023 has been counted as 56 lakhs. Currently, the doors of Chardham Yatra have been closed for 6 months. There are chances of opening the doors of Chardham Yatra in the month of May in 2024.
Since the opening of Badrinath Dham in 2023, 18,34,729 pilgrims visited the Badrinath Temple. Whereas in Kedarnath, 19,61,025 pilgrims took the blessings of Baba Kedar. In this, 92,949 pilgrims reached Kedarnath by heli service. 9,05,174 pilgrims visited Gangotri Dham and 7,35,244 pilgrims visited Yamunotri. And 1,77,473 devotees paid their respects at Hemkund Sahib.
| Char Dham | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badrinath | 1244100 | 155009 | 127307 | 1236555 | 1834729 |
| Kedarnath | 998956 | 135287 | 220481 | 1163661 | 1961025 |
| Gangotri | 529880 | 23736 | 32803 | 531720 | 905174 |
| Yamunotri | 465111 | 7717 | 32641 | 416927 | 735244 |
| Hemkund Sahib | 239910 | 8290 | 19909 | 173911 | 177473 |
| Total | 3477957 | 330039 | 433141 | 3522774 | 5613635 |
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