Dehradun, March 8: Businessman Mukesh Ambani's son Anant Ambani has been appointed as a member of Badrinath Kedarnath Temple Committee by Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat. Reports inform that Anant as the Ambanis visit the holy shrines every time something important comes up in the family. The Kedarnath Temple in Uttarakhand is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. Located on the Garhwal Himalayan range near the Mandakini river, Kedarnath is located in the state of Uttarakhand.

In 2018, the Ambani's had offered prayers at Kedarnath and Badrinath and sought the blessings of the presiding deities at the famous Himalayan shrine for the wedding of Mukesh Ambani's daughter Isha Ambani. Akash Ambani- Shloka Mehta Wedding on March 9: Will Ambanis' Surpass These Most Expensive Weddings in India?.

Due to extreme weather conditions, the temple is open to general public only between the months of April and November. Kedarnath temple is located at a height of around 11,755 feet above the sea level. It is closed for devotees annually during winter when it becomes snowbound. This year, the sacred portals of the Himalayan shrine of Kedarnath will be thrown open for devotees on May 9. The first glimpse of the wedding card is also expressing amass luxury!

According to reports, the gates of the famed temple dedicated to Lord Shiva will be opened at 5.35 am on May 9, Badrinath-Kedarnath Mandir Samiti official Harish Gaud informed. It must be noted that the Omkareshwar temple of Ukhimath is where an idol of Kedarnath is worshipped during his winter sojourn.

In 2018, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Kedarnath shrine where he offered prayers and reviewed the reconstruction of the shrine. During his visit, he also  overviewed of the progress of reconstruction projects at Kedarnath temple in Uttarakhand.

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