Badrinath Mandir Samiti Dharmadhikari Bhuvan Chandra Uniyal said due to lunar eclipse the doors of the famed Himalayan shrine will be shut at 8.20 AM on October 8 and reopened after over eight hours at five minutes past 6 PM on the same day.
Devotees will not be able to pay obeisance to Lord Vishnu at the shrine during the period, he said.
Lakhs of pilgrims from all over the country and abroad throng the temple for pilgrimage every year.
The temple becomes inaccessible during winter because of snow.
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