New Year 2023: Over 50 lakh devotees likely to visit Ayodhya today
India | January 01, 2023 7:51 ISTNew Year 2023 in Ayodhya: On the New Year Day in 2022, 30 lakh people visited Ayodhya and the numbers are set to rise this year.
New Year 2023 in Ayodhya: On the New Year Day in 2022, 30 lakh people visited Ayodhya and the numbers are set to rise this year.
The incident took place when the chariot was being carried by the devotees during a festival at Veerabhadreshwara temple in Channappanapura village.
Bangladesh boat incident: Authorities said the boat was apparently carrying passengers beyond its capacity.
Amarnath Yatra 2022: The yatra will culminate on August 8 with the departure of ‘Chhari Mubarak’ from Shri Dashnami Akhara Poonch.
Sawan 2022: Today marks the onset of the holy month of 'Sawan' (Shravan), which is considered to be the most auspicious month of the year.
Amarnath Yatra 2022: Official sources said that 5,726 pilgrims left Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu for the Valley on Thursday in two escorted convoys.
The Uttarakhand govt, on May 11, announced its decision to increase the number of pilgrims by 1,000 each to Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath, and Badrinath.
Earlier, on the instructions of CM Pushkar Singh Dhami, the state Health Dept started facility of health screening at the entry and registration site of Char Dham Yatra.
The accident occurred near Gattamma temple when the car with six family members inside, rammed into the bus coming from the opposite direction.
The autorickshaw driver died in the accident while the truck driver fled the spot with the vehicle, he said, adding that a manhunt has been launched to nab him.
This year, the Chhath festival began on Nov 8 with 'Nahai Khai' ritual and will conclude on Nov 11 with devotees performing 'Usha Arghya'.
"Durga idol immersion procession was being taken out when a vehicle crossing over to MP dashed into it at Pathalgaon. One died, 2 critically injured, 15 received minor injuries," the SP said.
The victims were the residents of Bhavanpura village in Agra district, Uttar Pradesh,
Devotees celebrated 'Ganga Dussehra' in UP's Varanasi and Uttarakhand's Haridwar on June 20. They took holy dip in river Ganga on the occasion. As per the Hindu Puranas, Maa Ganga descended on the Earth on 'Ganga Dussehra'. "Usually a large crowd gathers here to perform the rituals. But this year because of COVID there is no such gathering," a devotee said. "The Ganga Dussehra is organised keeping in view the COVID protocols," said Uttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar.
Devotees in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district celebrated the 456th annual 'Urs' or the festival of the famous Sufi saint Hazrat Baba Hyder Reshi also known as Resh moul sahib.
The Chandan Yatra, which continued for three weeks at Jagannath Temple in Puri, ended on Saturday. Normally, thousands of devotees flock to witness this yatra every year. However, this year, the Yatra was carried out amidst strict Covid protocol.
'Ram Navami' is being celebrated across the country on April 21. Devotees visited Varanasi temple on the occasion. They were seen performing 'puja' at the temple. Amid COVID scare, devotees were seen following COVID SOPs.
COVID-19 cases continued to surge in Maharashtra and the state government imposed lockdown-like restrictions here. Religious places have been temporarily closed in Mumbai. Devotees were seen offering prayers from outside Mumba Devi Temple. Currently, Mumbai has 85321 active cases of coronavirus.
Large number of devotees celebrated Ugadi festival by offering prayers at prominent Sharana Basaveshwara Temple in Kalaburagi.
Uttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar on April 10 informed about the changes done in the ongoing Kumbh Mela amid rising cases of COVID-19.
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