According to the official website of U.C.D.D.B., famous high altitude shrines have been opened for all pilgrims since July 25, 2020. The popup notification makes prior registration obligatory. Successful registrants should download Yatra e-pass. The pilgrims have to produce the pass at the shrines and along the routes.
The pilgrims from outside Uttarakhand must either complete mandatory quarantine prescribed in central or state government guidelines or produce negative report for reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test conducted 72 hours (3 days) before entering the State. The quarantine period in Uttarakhand stretches for 21 days for pilgrims from the places with high COVID rate and 14 days for those from other places.
The item 2 of the General Terms & Conditions for the Yatra e-Pass mandates test report for all pilgrims from outside Uttarakhand.
The items 10 and 13 specify validity and scope of the pass. The aforesaid pass is valid just for two days. The pass can neither be used for visiting nearby places nor for trekking.