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Snowfall In Higher Reaches Of Uttarakhand

While Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamuntori temples are already closed for the winter season during which they rem🍨ain snowbound, Badrinath is scheduled to be closed on November🔜 19. 

Snowfall in Uttarakhand
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The Himalayan templesಞ in Uttarakhand received fresh snowfall, leading to a further drop in temperature, the weather office said on Tue🤪sday.

Devotees at Badrinath offered prayers at the shrine amid snowfall, former Dharmadhikari of Badrinathꦍ temple Bhuwan Chandra Uniyal said.

While Kedarnath, Gangotꦡri and Yamuntori temples are already closed for the winter season during which they remain snowbound, Badrinath is sched💃uled to be closed on November 19. 

Apart from the Himalayan temples, the Nanda Devi National Park and Kedarnath Musk Deer Sanctuary also received snowf🌳all.  There was intermittent drizzling in the plains, including Dehradun aꦇnd Haridwar, causing a further drop in the temperature. 

(With PTI Inputs)