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Home / News / India News / Photos / IN PHOTOS: Kedarnath shrine receives fresh snowfall; IMD issues `orange alert

IN PHOTOS: Kedarnath shrine receives fresh snowfall; IMD issues `orange alert

Updated On: 23 January, 2026 08:39 PM IST | Divya Nair

High-altitude areas of Uttarakhand received the first snowfall of the year on Friday, ending a long dry spell and intensifying the cold wave across the state. The fresh snowfall has covered Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri, Yamunotri, Auli, Mussoorie, Chakrata, Dhanaulti, and Uttarkashi in a thick layer of white (PICS and TEXT/PTI)

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High-altitude areas of Uttarakhand received the first snowfall of the year on Friday, ending a long dry spell and intensifying the cold wave across the state. The fresh snowfall has covered Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri, Yamunotri, Auli, Mussoorie, Chakrata, Dhanaulti, and Uttarkashi in a thick layer of white (PICS and TEXT/PTI)

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High-altitude areas of Uttarakhand received the first snowfall of the year on Friday, ending a long dry spell and intensifying the cold wave across the state. The fresh snowfall has covered Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri, Yamunotri, Auli, Mussoorie, Chakrata, Dhanaulti, and Uttarkashi in a thick layer of white (PICS and TEXT/PTI)
<p>Snow also covered the Harsil Valley in Uttarkashi</p>

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Snow also covered the Harsil Valley in Uttarkashi

<p>Children play in the snow amid snowfall, in Mussoorie</p>

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Children play in the snow amid snowfall, in Mussoorie

<p>The change in weather has drawn tourists to various spots, with many posting videos of the snowfall on social media</p>

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The change in weather has drawn tourists to various spots, with many posting videos of the snowfall on social media

<p>The Meteorological Department has issued an `orange alert` for the state, predicting further snowfall in the mountains and rain in the lower regions</p>

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The Meteorological Department has issued an `orange alert` for the state, predicting further snowfall in the mountains and rain in the lower regions

<p>There is also a forecast of hailstorms accompanied by strong winds in some locations.</p>

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There is also a forecast of hailstorms accompanied by strong winds in some locations.

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