DEHRADUN: The Uttarakhand government has announced the formation of a Char Dham Yatra Authority to make the pilgrimage to the four shrines — Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri, and Yamunotri ...

The Uttarakhand government is making plans to promote the winter Char Dham yatra so that pilgrims can visit the temples of Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath shrines, reported TOI.

However, the winter Char Dham Yatra involves a pilgrimage to alternative shrines like Ukhimath, Pandukeshwar, Kharsali, and Mukhwa, according to the state's tourism department.