INDIA, December 22, 2022 (The Kashmir Monitor): The inner sanctum walls of the famous Kedarnath temple located in Uttarakhand have recently been gold plated. And since the 88 pounds of gold worth US$2 million is lying unattended in the temple during the winter months could attract the attention of thieves, 30 personnel from the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) will remain in vigil around the temple now. The high altitude temple town becomes almost empty during winter as permanent residents move to lower areas because of heavy snow. The task is a challenging one for the guards as the temperature at Kedarnath, at a height of around 11,755 feet, can dip to 5 degrees Fahrenheit. And there could be up to five to six feet of snow in the area.
As per reports, two ITBP personnel will guard each of the three doors of the shrine. On October 26 this year, a day before the temple closed, gold plating of the sanctum sanctorum was completed with around 88 lbs. of gold. Uttarakhand is called a Dev Bhoomi. It has a number of temples dating back to thousands of years. The most famous among them are the temples located in the four locations of Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri & Yamunotri, which are collectively referred as Char Dham which holds great importance and sanctity in the Hindu religion.
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