Mussoorie, June 26 -- The ongoing Char Dham Yatra has crossed the 4 million pilgrim mark this season, with more than 40 lakh devotees visiting the Himalayan shrines so far, even as the number of deaths linked to health-related ailments during the pilgrimage has risen to 201, according to official data.

According to data compiled by the State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC), a total of 4,003,158 pilgrims had visited the Char Dham shrines and associated pilgrimage destinations till June 25.

Officials said that on Wednesday alone, 37,617 pilgrims safely reached the four shrines. Badrinath Dham recorded the highest single-day footfall with 17,332 devotees, followed by Kedarnath Dham with 8,618 arrivals. Gangotri Dham received 3,674 pilgr...