Record pilgrims for \u2018Adi Kailash\u2019 and \u2018Om Parvat\u2019 yatra in May this year<\/p>\n
B.D.Kasniyal<\/p>\n
Pithoragarh, June 1<\/p>\n
A record breaking 27911 pilgrims from all parts of the country, conducted pilgrimage of \u2018Adi Kailash\u2019 and \u2018Om Parvat\u2019 in one month’s time from May 1 to 31 this year, an increase of more than 150 percent, Pithoragarh district t administration sources said.<\/p>\n
“The number of pilgrims to \u2018Adi Kailash\u2019 in the month of May, 2025 was 10267, while the number in same month in\u00a0 the years, 2024 and 2023 was 9554 and 2858 respectively,” said Ashish Joshi, SDM, Dharchula.<\/p>\n
The number of pilgrims to \u2018Adi Kailash\u2019 and \u2018Om Parvat\u2019 increased\u00a0after Prime Minister’s visit to the holy place in October 2023. .<\/p>\n
“The \u2018Adi Kailash yatra\u2019 proved biggest source of local employment to people of this border region and helped in decreasing migration from border villages of this part of Indo-China and Indo- Nepal border, “said Pithoragarh District Magistrate \u00a0Ashish Bhatgai<\/p>\n
The \u2018Adi Kailash yatra\u2019 this year started on May 1, with opening of temples of \u2018Lord Shiva\u2019, at Jolingkong and it will continue till October depending on local weather conditions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Record pilgrims for \u2018Adi Kailash\u2019 and \u2018Om Parvat\u2019 yatra in May this year B.D.Kasniyal Pithoragarh, June 1 A record breaking 27911 pilgrims from all parts of the country, conducted pilgrimage of \u2018Adi Kailash\u2019 and \u2018Om Parvat\u2019 in one month’s time from May 1 to 31 this year, an increase of more than 150 percent, Pithoragarh …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":8853,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[92,33,1284,91,39,59],"tags":[3882,3853,3708],"class_list":["post-8852","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-international","category-international-political-national","category-national","category-tourism","category-uttarakhand","tag-adi-kailash-and-om-parvat-yatra-2026","tag-asish-joshi-dharchula-sdm","tag-pithoragarh-district-magistrate-ashish-bhatgai"],"yoast_head":"\n