Heavy monsoon rain battered Uttarakhand on Thursday, triggering landslides, boulder falls and rising river levels that temporarily disrupted the Badrinath and Kedarnath pilgrimages.
The ongoing Char Dham Yatra has crossed the 40 lakh pilgrim milestone this season, with over 4,003,158 devotees visiting the Himalayan shrines and associated destinations till June 25, according to the State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC).
