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Non-Hindus will now require an affidavit affirming faith in Sanatan Dharma to visit Badrinath and Kedarnath, according to the Badri Kedar Temple Committee.
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Non-Hindus will now require an affidavit affirming faith in Sanatan Dharma to visit Badrinath and Kedarnath, according to the Badri Kedar Temple Committee.


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Non-Hindus will have to submit an affidavit swearing faith to 'Sanatan' before they can pray at Badrinath and Kedarnath shrines, saidBadrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) chairman Hemant Dwivedi.
Dwivedi’s response came during a press conference held in Dehradun where he shared the recent proposal passed by the temple committee which bars entry of ‘non-sanatani’ into Kedarnath and Badrinath…
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Anyone who has faith in Sanatan Dharma is a Sanatani; anyone who applies vermillion on the forehead and can recite the Chalisa is a Sanatan, says BKTC chairman
