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Four Chardham Pilgrims Die in Separate Incidents Across Uttarakhand
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News18•03-10-2026, 17:30
Four Chardham Pilgrims Die in Separate Incidents Across Uttarakhand
- •Four pilgrims died in separate incidents over three days while visiting the Char Dham shrines in Uttarakhand.
- •Sridharan, 63, from Tamil Nadu, died after falling ill returning from Gangotri Dham in Uttarkashi district.
- •Three other pilgrims died on October 1 in Rudraprayag district while returning from Kedarnath Dham.
- •Harivansh Gurudatt Shukla, 68, from Maharashtra, collapsed near Sitapur and was declared dead.
- •Muddunuri Krishnamurthy Raju, 67, from Andhra Pradesh, and Gopal Gupta, 50, from Punjab, also died after their health deteriorated near Agastyamuni and Sonprayag, respectively.
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The four pilgrims died after their health suddenly deteriorated in separate incidents over a three-day period.
The pilgrim, 63-year-old Sridharan from Tamil Nadu, fell ill at Bhatwari while returning from Gangotri Dham and was declared dead at the nearest Community Health Centre.
The deaths were recorded in Uttarkashi district, where a pilgrim fell ill after visiting Gangotri Dham, and in Rudraprayag district, where three pilgrims died while returning from Kedarnath Dham.
