The sacred Char Dham Yatra 2023 openig date in Uttarakhand only remains open to devotees for a short period of six months every year. The opening date of Char Dham Yatra 2023 is 22 April.

Every year, Kedar-Badri Mandir Samiti declared the exact dates of opening and closing for the CharDham Yatra opening date 2023 on the auspicious day of Maha Shivratri. The dates are decided after considering ‘Panchang,’ the holy Hindu calendar. The gates of the four sacred Char Dham are open only for six months every year, beginning from April/May and closing in October/November before the heavy snowfall cuts connectivity to temples

If you are a devout Hindu, the Chardham yatra is of immense importance. These four holy pilgrimage sites are opened for pilgrims only for a brief six months, which commences from the month of April and May. The dates are usually declared by the Char Dham temple committee, Kedar-Badri Mandir Samiti before the holy day of Akshaya Tritiya. A highly auspicious day for the Hindu community Akshaya Tritiya also known as Akha Teej is believed to bring good luck.It is said that, if Gold is bought on this day, it will never fade away and would continue to grow.

The Yamunotri Temple and Gangotri Temple open on the day of Akshaya Tritiya every year followed by the portal opening of Kedarnath Temple and Badrinath Temple after a couple of days.

Yamunotri and Kedarnath Dham close on Yama Dwitiya/Bhai Dooj whereas the Gangotri Dham closes on the day of Diwali. And the door of Badrinath temple closes on the day of Vijay Dashami.

The Yamunotri Dham is dedicated to Goddess Yamuna. The opening date of Yamunotri Temple in 2023 falls on Akshay Tritiya when the doors of the temple are opened to Yatris (pilgrims). The completion date of Yamunotri Dham is also related to the auspicious occasion of Bhai Dooj. Devotees can pray for peace and ask for blessings at Yamunotri Temple from September 22 april, 2023 to November 28 oct, 2023 this year.

It is recommended that the Chardham Yatra should be processed in a clockwise direction. Hence, the yatra is ideally started from Yamunotri towards Gangotri, thereafter to Kedarnath and ultimately concluding at Badrinath.

Gangotri temple is another dham dedicated to the goddess Ganga. The temple opens its doors to devotees of auspicious Akshay Tritiya. The opening date of Gangotri Dham this year is April , 22 2023, which has been changed due to the pandemic and will be closed on November 2, 2023, Diwali day in 2023.

The start date of Kedarnath Yatra 2023 is April 27, 2023.

The start date of Kedarnath Yatra 2023 is 28 April, 2023.

Another very sacred Dham in Uttarakhand is Badrinath temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu. In 2023, the opening date of Badrinath is May 8, 2023. The opening and closing dates of Badrinath temple are set at Basant Panchmi and Dussehra Eve (Vijaya Dashami) respectively. The temple stays open for six months and is closed the rest of the year due to heavy snowfall. Badrinath Temple 2023 ends on November 20, 2023.