Modi Cave in Kedarnath soon to become a hub for spiritual tourist destination

Modi Cave that became famous overnight at the Kedarnath shrine is all set to become a spiritual tourist attraction. B.L Rana, General Manager of Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam (GMVN), referring to this development, said that the cave will be opened shortly for the visitors through online booking.

Popularly known as ‘Dhyan Kutia’ (meditation hut), it was rechristened as Modi Cave after PM Modi recently meditated there for nearly 17 hours. His photos of meditating inside the cave went viral, thereby leading to a large number enquiring about booking in the said cave.
The cave was developed by the GMVN, which is a government enterprise that promotes tourism in the state. Sitting at a height of over 12000 ft in the hills around the Kedarnath shrine, the cave comprises of a small area that has an attached bathroom and a window overlooking the temple.
Denying the reports that stated the cave comes with all luxuries, the GMVN official stated that the cave only has a bed, a bucket and a mug for bathing. Although there is power connection, the cave lacks network for mobile phones.
Currently, the bell system that connects the GMVN office with the cave is not working. The bell, in fact, helps the visitor in the cave to reach the GMVN office for help or enquiries at any time. The official mentioned that they are trying to restore the bell system, and will open the cave for bookings after it gets restored.

Earlier, for a day in the cave, one had to shell out INR 3000; the tariff has now been lowered to INR 990.