Brahma Kamals to greet pilgrims
DEHRADUN: Brahma Kamals with their light yellow buds swaying in breeze will greet pilgrims when they will visit Kedarnath next year. Known as ‘Dev Pushp’ (divine flower), the light yellow flower blooms at night. Ash smeared ‘sadhus’ (hermits) lost in deep meditation in the quiet of the Himalayan caves may also await pilgrims.
“When the annual (Chardham) yatra starts next year, several beautiful sights may greet pilgrims visiting Kedarnath. Plans are afoot to give a complete makeover to the shrine town,”rudraprayag district magistrate Mangesh Ghildiyal told Hindustan Times.
The beautification would be done under the Kedarnath reconstruction project — the foundation stone of which was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 20. The rebuilding began four years after it was struck by the flashfloods in 2013.
“Beautification will be carried out in tandem with its rebuilding,” he said, adding work would be carried out strictly in keeping with the vision of the Prime Minister. Elaborating, Ghildiyal mentioned the scheme would have two components.
“Under the first component, a complete landscaping of the area on the right side of the temple will be carried out,” he said adding, it was the area where rocks and boulders were left behind by the flashfloods. As per him, entire 7,500 sqm of area was spared for beautification.