Offline registration for the Char Dham Yatra commenced yesterday, with 2,713 pilgrims physically registering for the pilgrimage on the first day. The manual registration process began ahead of the yatra, scheduled to start on Sunday. According to official data, 683 pilgrims registered for Yamunotri, 690 for Gangotri, 667 for Kedarnath, and 673 for Badrinath at the offline enrolment counters. Teams are also visiting various transit points to facilitate on-site registration for devotees.
Meanwhile, the online registration window that opened on March 6 remains active, with nearly 18.23 lakh devotees having signed up digitally so far. The combined figure for both online and offline registrations currently stands at 18.25 lakh. The pilgrimage will officially begin on April 19 on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya.
