Source: beta.thehindu.com

INDIA, January 20, 2010: The portals of Badrinath temple, situated in Garhwal Himalayas at an altitude of 10,278 ft, will be reopened on May 19. The date of the reopening was announced at Narendra Nagar palace by the Raj Purohit on the occasion of Basant Panchami.

The portals of Badrinath shrine were closed for the winter period on November 19 during which time the statues of Lord Badri, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu, were carried to Narsimha Mandir in Joshimath area for the wintry sojourn.

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