Rare Himalayan vulture rescued in Odisha village
A rare and highly endangered Himalayan griffon vulture, one of the biggest birds in the Himalayas, was rescued on Sunday at Angulai village in Odisha’s Kendrapara district.
The sacred portals of Badrinath shrine in the Himalayas here will be thrown open to devotees on May 6.
The shrine is closed annually in October-November for around six months due to snow-bound conditions prevailing in the area during the peak of winter.
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Its doors will be opened at 4.15 AM on May 6 following an elaborate ceremony, Rajpurohit of erstwhile Tehri royal family K P Uniyal said.
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Tehri MP Mala Rajyalakshmi Shah, chief priest of the temple Ishwari Prasad Namboodiri and CEO Badrinath-Kedarnath temple committee were present when the date for reopening of the Himalayan temple was announced.
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