Dehradun, April 21 -- Garhwal Post Bureau

Dehradun, 19 Apr: Stae Tourism, Religious Affairs, Culture, Public Works, Irrigation, and Rural Construction Minister Satpal Maharaj extended his best wishes, today, on the opening of the portals of Gangotri Temple and Yamunotri Temple. He stated that the festival of Akshaya Tritiya marks the beginning of the Satya Yuga and Treta Yuga, and is considered highly auspicious. This year, the occasion coincides with Abhijit Muhurat, Krittika Nakshatra, and Ayushman Yoga, making the opening of temple portals especially sacred.

He said that after the ceremonial palanquins (dolis) of Goddess Ganga and Goddess Yamuna reached their respective shrines-from Bhairav Ghati to Gangotri and from Kharsali to Yamu...