<span style="color: #222222;">The Portals of Kedarnath Dham in Uttarakhand opened this morning. State Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami was present on the occasion. The portals of Badrinath shrine will open on Sunday.<br />''<br />''The Char Dham yatra began on 3rd of this month with the opening of portals of Gangotri and Yamunotri temples on the occasion of Akshay Tritiya.<br />''<br />''A record number of pilgrims are likely to visit Char Dham this year as it is for the first time since 2019 that the yatra has begun without the COVID-induced restrictions in force.</span><br />''<br />