As many as 36 pilgrims left for the Badri Dham pilgrimage from Bageshwar under the State Government’s 'Mere Buzurg Mere Teerth' scheme on Monday.
The batch of 36 pilgrims - 20 male and 16 female- was flagged off by the chairman of the District Panchayat, H S Aaithani, and district magistrate B S Manral, from Bageshwar tehsil campus on Monday.
According to the district administration, Bageshwar, out of 36 pilgrims, there are 15 pilgrims from Bageshwar tehsil, 18 from Garur tehsial and three from Kapkot tehsil in this batch of the pilgrims.
Mention worthy, this is a four day long pilgrimage that the state government started last year for senior citizens above 65 years of age in the state, free of cost.
On their way to the Badrinath Dham, the pilgrims would stay at Kaleshwar on May 11 while the following day they would reach Badrinath Dham, said the officials concerned of the Bageshwar district administration.
Similarly, on third day of the pilgrimage, the pilgrims would stay at Peepalkoti and they would return to Bageshwar on May 14, added the officials concerned.
The pilgrims above 65 years of age are being sent on Badrinath Dham pilgrimage after their thorough medical checkup, added the officials.