Dharamshala, June 28 -- The Shrikhand Mahadev Yatra-2026 has been suspended until further orders by the Kullu district administration due to severe safety hazards along the trekking route.

Kullu district magistrate and deputy commissioner Anurag Chandra Sharma issued the order under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, based on the findings of a joint expert inspection team and the potential threat of natural disasters. According to the order, the yatra will remain suspended until further notice and all temporary camps, tents, ration shops and other structures set up for the pilgrimage must be removed within three days from the date of the order.

The Shrikhand Mahadev Yatra, which begins in the middle of J...