Udham Singh Nagar, Feb. 15 -- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday performed "Jalabhishek" at Vankhandi Mahadev Temple at Chakarpur.

CM Dhami performed the revered rituals with full devotion and offered milk, water (Jal), flowers, and Belpatra to the self-manifested Shivalinga.

Speaking on the occasion, he said that the portals of the Kedarnath Temple are reopening on April 22, and the state government is working to ensure that the devotees remain safe during their religious visit.

"I would like to extend my best wishes to everyone on the occasion of Mahashivratri. May Lord Shiva give us enough strength so that we can work together and contribute to the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi of Viksit Bharat 2047. O...