Devotees
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Basant Panchami: Devotees take holy dip in Ganga River
News | Feb 16, 2021, 09:57 AM ISTA 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 | Jan 01, 2021, 12:57 PM ISTAs 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 | Jan 01, 2021, 12:52 PM ISTDevotees 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 | Dec 20, 2020, 11:19 AM ISTThe 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 | Nov 26, 2020, 11:10 PM ISTDevotees 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 | Nov 15, 2020, 07:02 PM ISTDevotees 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 | Oct 17, 2020, 01:06 PM ISTDevotees 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 | Sep 23, 2020, 10:38 PM ISTShri 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 | Aug 26, 2020, 07:27 PM ISTJharkhand 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 | Aug 26, 2020, 04:30 PM ISTThe 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 | Aug 26, 2020, 04:16 PM ISTDevotees 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 | Aug 03, 2020, 06:40 PM ISTThe 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 | Jul 05, 2020, 12:38 PM ISTDevotees 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 | Jun 12, 2020, 12:18 PM ISTDevotees 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 | Jun 08, 2020, 01:13 PM ISTDevotees 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 | Apr 01, 2020, 01:16 PM ISTDelhi'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 | Mar 09, 2020, 03:40 PM ISTHundreds 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 | Feb 24, 2020, 05:52 PM ISTThe 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 | Nov 17, 2019, 08:22 PM ISTAfter 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 | Jul 01, 2019, 11:23 AM ISTThe 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.