Mussoorie, March 7 -- The online registration process for devotees planning to undertake the Char Dham Yatra began on Friday from 7 am, government officials aware of the matter said. On day one of the registration, 123,788 people registered for the Char Dham yatra, including 42,311 for Kedarnath Dham, 36,495 for Badrinath Dham. Gangotri and Yamunotri recorded 22,702 and 22,280 registrations respectively. The annual pilgrimage is scheduled to commence on April 19 with the opening of the portals of Yamunotri Temple and Gangotri Temple. The portals of Kedarnath Temple will open on April 22, followed by Badrinath Temple on April 23. Prajapati Nautiyal, officer on special duty for the Char Dham Yatra in the tourism department, said the government has initiated mandatory online registration through multiple digital platforms to ensure smooth management of the pilgrimage. "To facilitate a seamless process, the online registration for the Char Dham Yatra began at 7 am on Friday. We are compiling the data on the number of registrations received, which will be available by late evening or in the morning," Nautiyal said. Pilgrims can register using their Aadhaar cards through the official portal or via the Tourist Care Uttarakhand mobile application. Officials said devotees will not be permitted entry into the Char Dham shrines without registration. Foreign nationals can register through the email facility provided on the online registration portal. The government has also announced offline registration facilities to assist pilgrims who may not have access to digital platforms. These centres will start functioning from April 17, two days before the start of the pilgrimage. HTC...