In Uttarakhand, the prayers will begin tomorrow at the calamity-hit Kedarnath shrine, after flashfloods that left hundreds of people dead.

The sanctum-sanctorum of the Himalayan shrine has been spruced up under the supervision of a team of Kedarnath-Badrinath Committee and administrative officials.

Prayers will resume in the presence of a 24-member team of priests and temple committee officials after a sanctification and atonement ceremony.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna accompanied by his ministerial colleagues will participate in the prayers.