India, Oct. 22 -- The Char Dham Yatra has entered its final phase, with over six million pilgrims having visited the Himalayan shrines so far this season, officials said. The total footfall stood at 6,031,017 till Tuesday evening.

Last year over 5 million pilgrims had visited Char Dham Shrines, while in 2023 , over 5.6 million pilgrims had visited the four shrines. The yatra, which began on April 19, will conclude for the winter after the portals of Badrinath Dham are closed on November 16.

Officials said that Badrinath Dham remained the most visited shrine this season, recording 2,069,866 pilgrims, while Kedarnath Dham followed with 1,775,059 pilgrims, officials said.

Uttarkashi district magistrate Prashant Arya said the administratio...