Solar Eclipse 2022: Doors of Kedarnath, Badrinath temples to remain closed today

The doors of Kedarnath and Badrinath temples will remain closed on Tuesday in view of the partial solar eclipse After the eclipse a puja will be performed in the evening the Chief Administrative Officer of the Shri KedarnathBadrinath Temple Committee saidBadrinathKedarnath Temple Committee president Ajendra Ajay told ANI that the doors of the temple will be opened after the eclipse periodEarlier on Friday Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered prayers at Badrinath temple with Uttarakhand Governor Lt Gen Retd Gurmeet Singh and Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami accompanied the Prime Minister at the shrine Before arriving in Badrinath PM Modi visited Kedarnath Dham in Rudraprayag and offered prayers in a traditional pahadi outfit Chola Dora that was gifted to him by Himachali women during his tour to the state Kedarnath and Badrinath are among the most important Hindu shrinesMeanwhile due to the partial solar eclipse temples are closed in Prayagraj on Tuesday Devotees were seen taking a holy dip in the Triveni SangamThis time countries worldwide will witness a partial solar eclipse on Tuesday a day after the festival of Diwali The eclipse will begin before sunset in the late afternoon and will be visible from most areasAlso Read Solar Eclipse 2022 Surya Grahan date time visibility and all you need to knowA solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the sun and the earth obstructing the suns light from reaching the earth As a result the moon casts a shadow on the earth resulting in a solar eclipseEven for a short time viewing the eclipsed sun with the naked eye is not recommended Even if the moon hides the majority of the sun it will still cause lifelong eye damage and blindnessDuring the maximum eclipse the Moon will hide the Sun to a degree of around 40 to 50 per cent in the countrys northwestern areas The percentage coverage will be lower than the statistics indicated above in other parts of the countryAt the time of the maximum eclipse the Moon will cover around 44 per cent of the Sun in Delhi and 24 per cent in Mumbai From dawn to sunset the eclipse will last 1 hour 13 minutes in Delhi and 1 hour 19 minutes in Mumbai The eclipse will last 31 minutes and 12 minutes in Chennai and Kolkata respectivelyThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever