Thousands offer prayers to Shakuntala Kali
Thousands of devotees assembled to offer prayers to Goddess Shakuntala Kali at Konnagar, today.
Thousands of devotees assembled to offer prayers to Goddess Shakuntala Kali at Konnagar, today.
There was a queue of devotees at Hanumangarhi as well. The police administration had to struggle to control the crowd. The devotees who had entered the temple were being evacuated through the back route due to which many devotees got separated from their families.
According to officials, lakhs of devotees have thronged the temple since the consecration programme on January 22.
While a huge crowd of devotees thronged the gates of Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir on Tuesday, the first day the grand temple was thrown open to the devotees
On the occasion of the Makaravilakku festival, devotees gather at the famous Sabarimala temple to seek the blessings of Lord Ayappan.
People also flocked to Chhatarpur Temple to witness the early morning 'aarti' on the first day of Chaitra Navratri.
According to Hindu mythology, Lord Krishna visited his beloved Radha's town Barsana from Nandgaon in Mathura to celebrate the festival with her.
On the day of Ram Navami, special events are organized in the Ram Janmabhoomi temple and this time too Ramkot will be circumambulated and the lord will be worshipped on the day of Ramnavami.
Maha Shivratri is one of the most auspicious Hindu festivals which is celebrated across India.
A large number of devotees thronged the Prayag Ghat in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi and took a holy dip in the river Ganga on Sunday morning on the occasion of Magh Purnima, the full moon night in the Magha month of the Hindu calendar.