Char Dham Yatra picks up pace as monsoon retreats, over 20,000 pilgrims visit daily

Dehradun: As monsoon retreats, the Char Dham Yatra has picked up pace again with more than 20,000 pilgrims visiting the four Himalayan temples in a day. The pilgrimage slows down almost every year in the rainy season when landslides frequently block the roads to temples of Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri.

The Yatra has picked up pace again with the retreat of monsoon. More than 20,000 pilgrims are visiting the temples in a day on an average, officials here said.