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  Basant Panchami: Devotees take holy dip in Ganga River

  News | February 16, 2021 9:57 IST

  A large number of devotees took holy dip on the auspicious occasion of 'Basant Panchami'. In UP's Varanasi, people took holy dip in Ganga River on February 16. Basant Panchami, also known as 'Vasant Panchami', marks the arrival of the spring season in India. Devotees also lit 'diyas' on this occasion in the river. Devotees also took holy dip early morning in the pious city Haridwar. Associated with yellow colour, the festival of Basant Panchami also marks the start of preparation for 'Holika' and 'Holi', which occurs nearly 40 days later. Devotees also worship Goddess Saraswati today and serve 'bhog' (food offerings) to Almighty.

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  Watch: Devotees offer prayers at Siddhivinayak Temple on New Year

  News | January 01, 2021 12:57 IST

  As the country celebrated New Year 2021, Devotees offered prayers at Siddhivinayak Temple in Mumbai.

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  Watch: Devotees seek blessings at Golden Temple on first day of New Year

  News | January 01, 2021 12:52 IST

  Devotees in large numbers visited Golden Temple in Amritsar on January 01.

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  Odisha govt to set up facility to provide affordable accommodation to devotees visiting Puri Temple

  India | December 20, 2020 11:19 IST

  The Odisha government was in the process of establishing a huge facility for providing affordable accommodation to pilgrims visiting Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri, a senior official said.

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  Devotees go missing in Shirdi, Bombay HC questions Maharashtra Police

  India | November 26, 2020 23:10 IST

  Devotees visiting Maharashtra's pilgrim town of Shirdi going missing over the last few years has drawn the attention of the Bombay High Court. About 67 devotees have reportedly gone missing after they visited Shirdi.

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  Govardhan Puja: Devotees offer prayers at Mathura's Dwarkadhish Temple

  News | November 15, 2020 19:02 IST

  Devotees thronged to Dwarkadhish Temple to offer prayers on the occasion of Govardhan Puja on November 15.

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  Devotees offer prayers at temples in India as Navratri begins

  News | October 17, 2020 13:06 IST

  Devotees are offering prayers at temples across the country on the occasion of Navratri, a nine-day festival. Temples have put in place several measures, including installation of sanitisation tunnels amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  Vaishno Devi Shrine Board allows devotees to offer special puja

  Lifestyle | September 23, 2020 22:38 IST

  Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board is all set to welcome devotees from across the nation. They have allowed devotees to performing 'Sharda Suman Vishesh Puja' and 'Attka Aarti'.

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  Baidyanath temple to open only for devotees from Jharkhand

  India | August 26, 2020 19:27 IST

  Jharkhand government on Wednesday announced that the residents of the State will be allowed for darshan at Baidyanath Jyotirlinga temple in Deoghar.

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  Kerala's Padmanabhaswamy temple opens doors for devotees

  News | August 26, 2020 16:30 IST

  The Padmanabhaswamy temple of Kerala has been opened for devotees from August 26. It was closed in March due to COVID19 induced lockdown.

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  Devotees offer prayers on occasion of 'Radhashtami' in Amritsar

  News | August 26, 2020 16:16 IST

  Devotees offered prayers on the auspicious occasion of Radhashtami in Punjab's Amritsar on August 26. Celebrations took place at Shivala Bagh Bhaiyan Mandir in Amritsar.

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  'Sawan': Devotees offer prayers at Shiv Temples across India on last Monday

  News | August 03, 2020 18:40 IST

  The prayers were being offered to Lord Shiva by devotees across nation on August 03. Devotees offered prayers at Gauri Shankar Temple in Delhi's Chandni Chowk on the last Monday of 'sawan' month and Raksha Bandhan.

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  Devotees take holy dip at Sangam Ghat on Guru Purnima

  News | July 05, 2020 12:38 IST

  Devotees offer prayers and take holy dip at the Sangam Ghat on the occasion of Guru Purnima.

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  Devotees from nearby villages offer prayers at Badrinath temple

  News | June 12, 2020 12:18 IST

  Devotees from Mana and Bamni villages of Chamoli district offered prayers at Badrinath Temple as district administration allowed them to visit the temple.

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  Unlock 1.0: Devotees flock Golden Temple to offer prayers amid COVID-19 scare

  News | June 08, 2020 13:13 IST

  Devotees throng to Golden Temple Amritsar to offer prayers on June 08. Religious places have been permitted to reopen by MHA from today.

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  COVID-19: Jhandewalan temple remains shut on 'Maha Ashtami' amid lockdown

  News | April 01, 2020 13:16 IST

  Delhi's Jhandewalan Mandir remained closed on April 01 on the occasion of 'Maha Ashtami' for devotees amid lockdown on eighth day of 'Chaitra Navratri'.

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  Women gather in Thiruvananthapuram to celebrate 'Pongala Mahotsavam'

  News | March 09, 2020 15:40 IST

  Hundreds of women gathered in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram to celebrate Pongala Mahotsavam. Devotees cooked rice in small vessels and lined up to offer food to 'Attukal Devi'.

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  Coronavirus outbreak: Devotees screened for COVID-19 ahead of Kartarpur gurdwara visit

  India | February 24, 2020 17:52 IST

  The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Monday that devotees travelling to Kartarpur in Pakistan to pay obeisance at the Darbar Sahib gurdwara there were screened for novel coronavirus on the India-Pakistan border.

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  Lord Ayyappa Devotees brave rain to offer prayers at Sabarimala

  India | November 17, 2019 20:22 IST

  After chief priest A K Sudheer Namboothiri opened the sanctum sanctorum at 3 a.m and performed special poojas including 'Neyyabhishekam' among others, the hill shrine was thronged by a large number of devotees throughout the day

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  Lord Athithi Varadar emerges from underwater after 40 years, Kanchipuram temple to open for devotees from July 1

  India | July 01, 2019 11:23 IST

  The 12-foot idol of Aththi Varadar (made out of fig tree), lying in a silver casket underwater in the temple tank for the past 40 years, was taken out on Friday early morning.