Mussoorie, Oct. 21 -- The closure dates for the sacred portals of Uttarakhand's prominent pilgrimage shrines, including Badrinath, Kedarnath, Yamunotri, were announced on Vijayadashami, following traditional astrological calculations and meetings between temple committees and priests on Tuesday. The portals of Kedarnath Dham will close on November 11 at 8.30 am, coinciding with Bhaiya Dooj, marking the conclusion of this season's Kedarnath Yatra, said Rajkumar Tiwari, president of Shree Kedar Sabha Teerth Purohit Samaj Kedarnath. The portals of Yamunotri Dham will also close on November 11 at 10.28 am. Purshotam Uniyal, spokesperson for the Yamunotri Temple Committee, said priests gathered at the temple on Vijaya Dashami to consult the Hindu almanac before declaring the winter closure schedule. Rishi Prasad Sati, vice-president of the Badrinath Kedarnath Temple Committee, announced that Badrinath Dham will close for winter on November 16 at 9.37 pm.The ceremonial palanquins (Dev Dolis) carrying the deities will begin their journey to their designated winter seats on November 17. Additionally, closure dates for the Panch Kedar shrines were released. The second Kedar, Madhyamaheshwar Dham, will close on November 16. As per the itinerary announced at Ukhimath's Omkareshwar Temple, the moving palanquin (Chal Vigrah Doli) will halt overnight at Gaundar on November 16, Ransi on November 17, and Giriya on November 18, before arriving at Ukhimath on November 19 for winter worship. The third Kedar, Tungnath Dham, will close on November 6, with the deity's 'doli' reaching its winter abode in Makkumath on November 8. Meanwhile, the portals of Gangotri Dham will close on November 10 at 12.05 pm, as announced earlier on Monday. Pilgrim footfall across the Char Dham shrines crossed the 6-million mark this season. According to a daily bulletin issued on Tuesday morning by the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) under the Uttarakhand State Disaster Management Authority (USDMA), a total of 60,10,068 pilgrims have visited the high-altitude shrines since they opened in mid-April....