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Badrinath, October 2: The Shri Badrinath Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) has announced the closure dates for the Himalayan shrines of Kedarnath and Badrinath for the upcoming winter season. The portals of Kedarnath Dham will shut on October 23, while Badrinath Dham will close on November 25 at 2:56 PM.The schedule was finalised on Vijayadashami during a traditional ceremony at the Badrinath temple. Dharmadhikari and Vedic scholars set the timings after Panchang calculations in the presence of BKTC officials. The Rawal of Badrinath Dham formally declared the dates.As part of the rituals, the ceremonial turban (Pagdi) for Bhandar Seva of the…