Opening and Closing Date of Yamunotri Temple 2026

Yamunotri Temple Opening Date 2026 has been announced officially. The first shine of the Char Dham Yatra, the Yamunotri Temple, reopens for the devotees on April 19, 2026. Since we entered 2026, devotees all around the world have been eagerly waiting for the Char Dham Yatra Opening Dates. The presiding committee of the temples announces the opening date of Yamunotri, Gangotri, and Badrinath Temple Dham on the auspicious occasion of Basant Panchami.

Yamunotri Temple 2026 Opening Date

Dedicated to Goddess Yamuna, the second most sacred river after the Ganges, the Yamunotri Temple is located in the Uttarkashi District of Uttarakhand. The temple is a significant part of the Uttarakhand Char Dham Yatra and marks the starting point of the circuit. Every year, lakhs of devotees who are on their Char Dham pilgrimage visit Yamunotri Dham. Like other shrines of the Char Dham Yatra, the portals of the Yamunotri Temple remain open for the devotees six months a year. During winters, the idol of Goddess Yamuna is worshipped at her winter seat in Kharsali, which is just 6 km away from the temple.

Yamunotri Dham Opening Date 2026

Every year, the portal of Yamunotri Dham opens to devotees on the occasion of Akshay Tritiya, which falls on the third lunar day of the Baisakh month. However, the exact date is announced by the Char Dham Committee based on the Hindu Calendar, Panchang. In 2026, the Yamunotri Temple Kapat will open on 19 April 2026, when the palanquin of Goddess Yamuna is ceremoniously brought from her winter seat in Kharsali.
 

On the same day, the portals of Gangotri Temple also open for the devotees. From this day, the sacred Char Dham Yatra of Uttarakhand officially begins. The portal of the other two shrines, viz. Kedarnath and Badrinath open a few days later. Char Dham Yatra registration is a must for devotees to visit the Yamunotri Temple and the other dham of the circuit. The Char Dham Yatra registration date generally opens a month before the journey commences.

Yamunotri Temple Kapat Opening and Closing Date

Yamunotri Temple Closing Date 2026

Yamunotri Temple will be closed on the second day after Diwali, which is also celebrated as Bhai Dooj festival. It is believed that on this day, Yama visits his sister Yami's house, and hence the day is also known as Yama Dwitya. In 2026, the portal of the Yamunotri Temple is likely to be closed on 11 November 2026. Once the portals are closed, the palanquin of Goddess Yamuna is brought back to the Shani Dev Temple in Kharsali. Here, the Goddess is worshipped until the portal of Yamunotri Dham reopens next year.

Char Dham Yatra

• Char Dham Yatra Online Registration.
• Kedarnath Heli Registration.
• Hemkund Sahib Heli Registration Process.
• Opening and Closing Date of Badrinath Temple.
• Opening and Closing Date of Kedarnath Temple.
• Opening and Closing Date of Gangotri Temple.