Uttarakhand · May
Festivals in Uttarakhand in May
9 festivals this month
Badri-Kedar Festival
Joshimath
Festivities marking the annual opening of both Badrinath and Kedarnath temple doors, with the doli (palanquin) procession departing Joshimath for Badrinath.
Badrinath Temple Opening (Kapaat Kholna)
Badrinath
The sacred temple doors open for the season after winter closure, marked by elaborate Vedic rituals and the arrival of the deity's idol from Joshimath.
Chaukori Tea Festival
Chaukori
Festival at the Chaukori tea gardens — among India's highest at 2,010m — with tea-tasting sessions, plantation tours, and Kumaoni cultural performances against Panchachuli peaks.
Gangotri Temple Opening (Akshaya Tritiya)
Gangotri
The temple doors open for the pilgrimage season on Akshaya Tritiya with chanting, pujas, and the return of the sacred idol from Mukhba village.
Guptkashi Vishwanath Temple Festival
Guptkashi
Celebrations at the ancient Vishwanath Temple when the Kedarnath pilgrimage season opens, with the deity's winter-seat rituals and devotional gatherings.
Kedarnath Opening
Kedarnath
Temple doors open after 6 months of winter. First darshan of the season. Deity carried back from Ukhimath.
Tungnath Temple Opening
Tungnath
The world's highest Shiva temple opens after winter with ritثals and the return of the deity's idol from Makkumath village.
Tungnath Temple Opening
Chopta
The kapaat (doors) of the world's highest Shiva temple at 3,680m open with Vedic rituals,ثم the deity is carried in a palanquin procession from Makkumath winter seat.
Yamunotri Temple Opening (Akshaya Tritiya)
Yamunotri
The temple doors open for the Char Dham season with rituals at the hot springs and the sacred Divya Shila; pilgrims cook rice in the thermal water as prasad.