The Shri Badrinath Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) has announced that non-Hindus will be barred from entering 45 temples under its jurisdiction, including the Badrinath and Kedarnath shrines.

A formal resolution will be passed to preserve the religious sanctity and age-old traditions of Uttarakhand’s "Devbhoomi”, BKTC Chairman Hemant Dwivedi said.

Details awaited

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