Devotees

January 16, 2025 9:19 AM

Maha Kumbh: Devotees take holy dip at Triveni Sangam on the fourth day

Thousands of devotees took a holy dip at Triveni Sangam, a sacred confluence of rivers- Ganga, Yamuna and 'mystical' Saraswati, here on Thursday morning, the fourth day of the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh. Over 6 crore devotees have participated in the world's biggest religious congregation, over 3.5 crore on the occasion of Makar Sankranti on January 14. Meanwhile, given the massive influx of pilgrims, the Prayagraj administration has established an AI-based computerized lost and found centre. Shar...

January 13, 2025 9:27 AM

MahaKumbh 2025 begins: CM Yogi welcomes devotees to grand spiritual gathering commencing with ‘Shahi Snan’

Prayagraj witnessed a large gathering of devotees at Triveni Sangam as Maha Kumbh commenced with the 'Shahi Snan' on the auspicious occasion of Paush Purnima on Monday. A large number of devotees are arriving at the bank of Triveni Sangam - a scared confluence of rivers Ganga, Yamuna and 'mystical' Saraswati. Devotees took a holy dip and performed the sacred ritual on this auspicious occasion. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath extended warm greetings on the auspicious occasion of Pau...

October 3, 2024 8:54 AM

Devotees flock to temples across India to celebrate first day of Sharadiya Navaratri

As the festival of Sharadiya Navaratri begins, temples across the country witnessed a surge of devotees coming together to celebrate the first day of the nine-day festival dedicated to worshipping Goddess Durga. Devotees were seen standing up in queues to offer their prayers to Maa Durga on the first day of Navratri. In Delhi, the Shri Adhya Katyayani Shaktipith Mandir in Chhatarpur saw a vibrant Aarti ceremony, drawing a large crowd of worshippers eager to participate in the auspicious ritua...

September 16, 2024 4:02 PM

Devotees flock to Shiva temples across India on final Shravan Monday

On the last Monday of the holy month of Shravan, devotees across India thronged Shiva temples to offer prayers and seek blessings. In Gujarat, the historic Somnath Temple in Bilimora witnessed long queues of worshippers, including both Hindus and Muslims, who came together to seek blessings. The Somnath temple, which dates back over 1,600 years, is renowned for housing a 'Swayambhu' (self-manifested) Shivling, making it a significant religious site, especially during Shravan. Devotees from far ...

September 16, 2024 4:34 PM

Ujjain’s Mahakaleshwar Temple witnesses scores of devotees offering prayers on third Monday of ‘Sawan’

Prayers were offered at the Mahakaleshwar temple in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain on the third Monday of 'Sawan'. On the occasion, Bhasma Aarti was also performed at the temple. Prayers were also offered at Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Uttar Pradesh and Gauri Shankar Mandir in the national capital. On Friday, scores of devotees thronged Mahakaleshwar temple to offer prayers on the occasion of 'Sawan Shivratri'. On this occasion, the devotees also took a dip in the Ganga river. Sawan month is considere...

September 16, 2024 4:46 PM

Devotees throng temples to offer prayers on ‘Sawan Shivratri’

Devotees thronged the Gauri Shankar Temple in Delhi's Chandni Chowk to offer prayers on the occasion of Shivratri in the holy month of Sawan on Friday morning. The devotees flocked to the temple premises to present offerings to Lord Shiva and express their reverence and seek divine blessings in their lives. People can be seen performing the Jalabhishekam and offering curd, milk, honey, panchamruta Bel leaves, flowers and sandalwood paste to the Shiva Linga at the temple. Devotees also offered p...